Non-Traditional Librarianship – Page 2

Kate Mercer

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Liaison Librarian, University of Waterloo

Areas of expertise: Science, engineering, strategy. I also have a lot of experience with diverse career paths.
Can help with: CV review, interview questions, academic library environments, research, cross disciplinary collabora
Can speak: English
Can read: English
Contact: Kmercer@uwaterloo.ca

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Social Sciences Liaison Librarian, University of Toronto Scarborough Library

Areas of expertise: academic libraries, library consortia and consortial service delivery, coordination and project management, reference (traditional & virtual), liaison librarianship, training & instruction, mentorship, working with vendors
Can help with: Academic library questions, consortial library questions, CV and cover letter review, job interview questions
Can speak: English (native) & French
Can read: English (native) & French
Contact: kathryn.barrett@utoronto.ca

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Online Learning & Accessibility Librarian, Scholars Portal, Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL)

Areas of expertise: library consortia, leadership in higher education, developing and managing new services, high level research and development of toolkits and supporting research materials, external relations, copyright and accessibility, open education, OER
Can help with: mentorship and advice in areas of academic librarianship and leadership, strategies for effective interviews and cover letter writing, cutting edge librarianship competencies and female leadership in higher education.
Can speak: English, Russian
Can read: English, Russian, Ukrainian, German
Contact: katya@scholarsportal.info, @socialbrarian

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Public Lead CC Canada, founder Open Textbooks for Africa & UnCommonWomen

Areas of expertise: Creative Commons, OER, Open Licences, Open Access, Community Building , Funding applications, projects design, User Centred Design experience working in Global South
Can help with: Open licence questions, getting involved in CC, Volunteer advice, Non-traditional library work.
Can speak: English
Can read: English
Contact: kelsey@uncommonwomen.org, @bella_velo

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Curator of Digital Experience, University of Toronto Libraries

Areas of expertise: User Experience, Accessibility, Web Services Librarianship. Experienced with academic librarianship and nontraditional librarianship.
Can help with: informational interviews, mock interviews, career change support, job talk review, CV review.
Can speak: English
Can read: English
Contact: lillian.hogendoorn@gmail.com, @l_hogendoorn, lillian-hogendoorn.info

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Program Officer, Canadian Association of Research Libraries

Areas of expertise: I was a librarian for 8 years in a small, primarily undergraduate university setting, where I was involved in reference, instruction, outreach, and collections, but developed expertise primarily in the areas of copyright and scholarly communication.

I now work at a library association, juggling many projects, participating in some in a more administrative role and in others in a more direct, contributing role. Although I am a member of a team that collaborates closely, my work is currently done remotely (telecommuting).

Prior to becoming a librarian, I worked in film and TV production and at various Toronto film festivals.
Can help with: I am happy to talk to people who are:
- interested in finding a position in academic libraries (whether straight out of their Master's or moving from another type of library)
- moving from working in the arts to working in libraries
- bilingual, and interested in working in both French and English
- considering positions done via telecommuting
- interested in Scholarly Communications, Copyright, Open Education
- curious about library association work

...or whatever else you think I may be able to help you with!
Can speak: English, French
Can read: English, French
Contact: brinmobile@gmail.com

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Emergency Management Education Designer at the Alberta Emergency Management Agency

Areas of expertise: Project management, DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) work, curriculum development, instructional design, plain language writing, project proposals, curriculum development, instructional design, event planning and facilitation
Can help with: Embedded librarianship, resume and cover letter feedback, project planning, DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) work
Can speak: English
Can read: English
Contact: @megscellany, https://ca.linkedin.com/in/megansiu

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Institutional Repository Librarian at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Areas of expertise: institutional repositories, open access, digital publishing, university press publishing, project management, scholarly communications, web development, virtual reference, online librarianship
Can help with: resume/CV review, cover letters, academic library questions, for-profit library questions, vendors
Can speak: English
Can read: English
Contact: rkati@email.unc.edu

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Director of Services at the Ontario Colleges Library Service (OCLS)

Areas of expertise: library consortia, management, collaboration between libraries, working with vendors and partner libraries, budgeting & managing shared services, project management, Ontario college libraries
Can help with: academic library consortia questions, job applications, resumes, interview prep, international experience
Can speak: French, English, German
Can read: French, English, German
Contact: tguignard@ocls.ca, @timtomch