Academic Librarianship – Page 7

Olivia Miller

she, her, hers

Arts & Humanities Librarian, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

Areas of expertise: art librarianship, balancing many liaison duties (arts, humanities, and social sciences), small college librarianship, (recently) larger research university librarianship, information literacy instruction, for-credit course creation, critical librarianship, comics, campus outreach, professional development involvement.
Can help with: job applications, resumes, interview prep, conference proposals, book proposals, general career advice
Can speak: English
Can read: English
Contact: omiller@umassd.edu, @ohelmiller

Rebekah Kati

she/her/hers

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

Roger Gillis

he/him

Areas of expertise: Digital Humanities/Digital Scholarship, Archives, Copyright, Creative Commons/Open licensing, Digital Project Management, Library Publishing
Can help with: Academic libraries, Job application/interviewing advice, General career advice
Can speak: English
Can read: English
Contact: roger.gillis@gmail.com

Romany Craig

"she, her, hers"

Information Literacy Instruction Coordinator, Special Collections Librarian, University of Lethbridge Library

Areas of expertise: academic librarianship, information literacy, instruction, pedagogy, lesson planning, special collections, reference services, liaison librarianship, library instruction coordination, international librarianship
Can help with: Early career advice, academic librarianship, international librarianship, special collections, information literacy instruction, course instruction, instruction and information literacy planning and coordination
Can speak: English
Can read: English
Contact: romany.craig@uleth.ca

Sally Armstrong

she/her/hers

Entrepreneurship Librarian at the University of New Brunswick

Areas of expertise: project management, process improvement, market research, pitching, collection development, vendor negotiations, social activities
Can help with: CV review, interview questions, presentation review, first-time academic librarian, entrepreneurship / tech startups
Can speak: English
Can read: English
Contact: sally.armstrong@unb.ca / @sallyarmstrong

Samantha Schmehl Hines

She/her/hers

Associate Dean of Learning Resources, Peninsula College (Port Angeles, WA, USA)

Areas of expertise: liaison librarianship, distance education librarianship, branch campus library management, community college/professional & technical school library administration. Interested in: leadership development/training in librarianship and breaking down barriers to and biases in same, improving publishing and presenting opportunities, sane productivity measures
Can help with: productivity/time management, reviewing application documents, academic library questions, job hunting strategies, interview and hiring process, finding publishing opportunities, reviewing drafts of proposals, papers and/or conference presentations
Can speak: English
Can read: English, some German
Contact: Samhines@gmail.com; @shines (Twitter)

Scott R. Cowan

He, Him, His

Information Services Librarian, University of Windsor; Liaison Librarian, School of Creative Arts, Faculty of Education, Office of Open Learning

Areas of expertise: Academic Librarianship, Teaching and Learning/Instruction, Information Literacy, OER, Services to LGBTQ students and international students
Can help with: general advice for academic libraries, job applications/resumes
Can speak: English, intermediate/advanced French
Can read: English, French
Contact: scowan@uwindsor.ca, @cowanlibrarian

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Interim Director of Library Services and Collections Management Librarian, Wilson College / Government Documents Librarian, NOAA / Technical Services Assistant, Adams County Library System / Library Media Specialist, Montgomery County (VA) Public Schools

Areas of expertise: Collection management, collection development, cataloging, electronic resources management, acquisitions, systems, reference/instruction, information literacy, scholarly communication, digital humanities, administration and management, budgeting and finances.
Can help with: I'm happy to do CV/resume reviews, basic interview advice/prep, or just general questions about the profession. I'm currently working at a small academic library but also have experience as a federal contractor working for a mid-size federal library, public library experience, and I started my career as a middle school / high school librarian. So I have a varied background and am happy to answer any questions I can, or direct people to colleagues of mine who can answer questions that I can't.
Can speak: English
Can read: English
Contact: shollich@gmail.com / Twitter: @srhlib

Shawn Hendrikx

he, him, his

Collections & Content Strategies Librarian at Western University

Areas of expertise: Health & Medicine and STEM Collections, vendor negotiations, Evidence Based Acquisitions (EBA) (ebooks and video), serials review (journals and databases), Open Access and Article Processing Charges (APCs), systematic and scoping reviews
Can help with: Academic library questions, supporting Health & Medicine programs, working in a unionised environment, supporting systematic and scoping reviews
Can speak: English
Can read: English
Contact: shendri4@uwo.ca

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