Collection Development 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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Head of eResources, Brown University Libraries

Can help with: general questions, job applications, resumes, professional development decisions, mitigating fear of moving, mock interviews, avoiding unicorn/clown car jobs.
Can speak: English
Can read: English
Contact: galvan.as@gmail.com , @panoptigoth

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Architecture Librarian at University of Waterloo

Areas of expertise: liaison librarianship (architecture, landscape architecture, urban design, and design); information and visual literacy; copyright/fair use, and creative commons licensing; citation management software; cataloguing; critical research methods; knitting and foraging
Can help with: CV review; job interview questions; mock interviews; career changes; academic and museum libraries; presentation preparation; professional associations
Can speak: English, Greek, easy French
Can read: English, French, easy Greek
Contact: evan.schilling@uwaterloo.ca

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Canadiana Librarian, Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library

Areas of expertise: rare books and special collections; archival description; cataloguing; collections development; Canadian studies; digital preservation tools, standards, policies, practices; service development/project management; digital storage/infrastructure; archives and records management more generally (have also worked in more standard archives/RM roles)
Can help with: Resumes and CVs; interview and job talk tips; imposter syndrome (not that I'm over it personally [crying cat face]); connecting with communities and good folks
Can speak: English
Can read: English
Contact: grant.hurley@utoronto.ca; granthurley.ca

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Senior Lecturer, University of Washington Information School

Areas of expertise: academic librarianship (four year and community college), collection development and management, scholarly communication, reference, instruction, liaison librarianship, outreach, digital humanities, licensing, vendor relations and negotiations, mentoring, professional development (for both early and mid-career)
Can help with: job search questions, interpreting job postings, gleaning hints about institutional culture, understanding/deciphering institutional politics, application letters and personal statements, resumes/CVs, interview preparation, online learning & skill-building.
Can speak: English
Can read: English, German, French
Contact: helenew@uw.edu, @bibliorogue h

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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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Librarian at Ryerson University

Areas of expertise: monograph selection, weeding, approval plans, demand-driven acquisitions, evidence-based acquisitions, materials budget management, acquisitions in the ILS
Can help with: demystifying collections work, CV review, general pep talks, cutting through the bullshit
Contact: jschmidt@ryerson.ca, @janeschmidt

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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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Head of Collection Strategies, University of Rochester

Areas of expertise: academic librarianship (four year), vendorbrarianship, data viz, collection development and management, blogging, scholarly communication, licensing, vendor relations and negotiations, mentoring, professional development (for both early and mid-career)
Can help with: networking, hustling, spoonie librarian questions, negotiations
Can speak: English, French
Can read: English, French
Contact: lindsay.cronk@rochester.edu, @linds_bot

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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