e-Resources / Acquisitions Librarianship

Anali Perry

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Scholarly Communication Librarian at Arizona State University

Areas of expertise: scholarly communication, open access, open education, copyright/fair use, licensing, collection development, acquisition, project management, productivity
Can help with: resume/CV/application review, academic library questions, professional involvement/service, tenure/continuing appointment, presentation preparation
Can speak: English
Can read: English
Contact: anali.perry@gmail.com, @grumpator

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Coordinator of Collection Development and Electronic Resources Librarian at Langara College

Areas of expertise: electronic resources licensing, acquisition, management, troubleshooting; vendor relationships; collection development; academic libraries; college libraries; liaison work; reference and instruction
Can help with: general questions, academic library questions, job applications, resumes
Can speak: English
Can read: English
Contact: elawson@langara.ca , @emmalawson

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Head, Collections and Content, University of Guelph

Areas of expertise: academic librarianship, collection assessment, licensing, open access, scholarly communications more generally, vendor relations/negotiation, budgets and budgeting
Can help with: general questions, job applications, resumes
Can speak: English
Can read: English
Contact: ian.gibson@uoguelph.ca , @iangibson11

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Electronic Resources Librarian at the University of Saskatchewan

Areas of expertise: academic librarianship, acquisitions, electronic resource management, license negotiation, library consortia, negotiations, vendor relations, project management, serials, A-Z list, authentication & proxy
Can help with: academic or public library questions, CV/resume/application review, general questions & advice, presentation tips/preparation, tips for when you become a supervisor and are wanting support, early career/tenure questions, impostor syndrome pep talks, small public library challenges, board management, public library legislation (specialty is SK), union management, budgeting, collection development for children/special formats
Can speak: English, ASL (American Sign Language)
Can read: English
Contact: jaclyn.mclean [at] usask.ca, @superjax

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Scholarly Resources Librarian, Scholars Portal, Ontario Council of University Libraries

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Open Access Librarian at UNC Chapel Hill

Areas of expertise: Open Access, Schol Comm, Knowledge Management, Project Management, E-resources Management, Non-profits, Vendors, Nontraditional Librarian Jobs
Can help with: academic library questions, schol comm, librarian/information science jobs outside of academic libraries, non-profits, project management
Can speak: English
Can read: English
Contact: jsolomon@unc.edu

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Acquisitions Librarian at University of California, Davis

Areas of expertise: acquisitions (monographs/serials, print/electronic), library accounting and campus purchasing, budgeting for collections, licensing and negotiation, library consortia, vendor relationships, project management, library systems migrations (esp. Aleph to Alma and integration with campus financial systems)
Can help with: academic library questions, CV/resume/application review, professional association involvement, general professional development questions, any domain area listed in the Expertise section
Can speak: English
Can read: English, French (fair)
Contact: lcspagnolo@ucdavis.edu, @lspags

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Academic Librarian, Algoma University

Areas of expertise: mental health, accessibility, collection & electronic resources management, information literacy, reference & research help, open access & open educational resources, knitting, tea
Can help with: CV & Resume review, academic librarianship questions, networking, work/life balance, career goals/paths, pep talks & morale boosts, anything that involves drinking tea
Can speak: English
Can read: English
Contact: lisl.schoner-saunders@algomau.ca / @lisl.bunhead

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Assistant Director for Public Services, Colby College Libraries

Areas of expertise: Resource sharing, peer support, knowledge sharing, cross training, developing workflows, public and access services, general tech services knowledge
Can help with: CV review, academic library interviews - questions and presentations,
Can speak: English
Can read: English
Contact: mgbowman@colby.edu / @maxgbowman

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Head, Collections & Content, University of Guelph Library, Guelph, Ontario

Areas of expertise: E-resources management, problem solving, vendor relationships, collection development, middle management, academic libraries, collection assessment and evaluation.
Can help with: general questions about academic librarianship, questions about above areas of expertise, job applications, interview preparations, career changes.
Can speak: English
Can read: English
Contact: pjacobs@uoguelph.ca , @pamelajacobs