Author: lindaballinger
Abigail Goben
she/herAssociate Professor and Information Services & Liaison Librarian, Library of the Health Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago
- Areas of expertise
- research data management, librarian self- and continuing education in RDM, health science copyright KBA, data governance, open access, getting tenure thru OA journals, scholarly communication,
- Can help with
- general questions, cover letters & cv, advocating for Open access/data/education/research, navigating tenure in OA LIS journals, online presence
- Can speak
- English
- Can read
- English
- Contact
- agoben@uic.edu ; @hedgielib
Abigail Phillips, PhD
she/her/hersPostdoctoral Fellow, Department of instructional Technology and Learning Sciences, Utah State University
- Can help with
- teen services (particularly programming), resume/CV review, writing cover letters preparing for interviews, editing, marketing yourself within the library community
- Can speak
- English
- Can read
- English
- Contact
- abigail.leighphillips@gmai.com; Twitter: @abigailleigh
Alan Kilpatrick
he, him, hisReference Librarian at the Law Society of Saskatchewan Library, Regina SK
- Areas of expertise
- Reference & instruction, collections management, legal librarianship, legal research, copyright law, copyright for libraries, blogging, social media management
- Can help with
- Legal reference questions, legal research, general advice, job applications, mock interviews, resumes, professional development, library school questions, & anything else!
- Can speak
- English
- Can read
- English
- Contact
- alan.kilpatrick@lawsociety.sk.ca , @alan_kilpat, 306-569-8020 https://librarycanuck.wordpress.com/
Alex (Alexandrina) Hanam
she/herSenior Librarian, Knowledge Resources at Global Affairs Canada
- Areas of expertise
- special librarianship: how to do UX and assessment, outreach, training, programming
federal government librarianship
best practices for multilingual and transnational library services - Can help with
- anything listed above!
advice on federal government job processes (applications, language testing)
resume/cover letter review
working in a multilingual and multicultural workplace
transitioning from library technician to librarian - Can speak
- English, French
- Can read
- English, French
- Contact
- alex.hanam@gmail.com
Alex Kohn
she, her, hersHead of Office of Copyright Compliance at McGill University Library
- Areas of expertise
- copyright, OA, IRs, working in discipline-specific institutions (fine arts, social sciences
- Can help with
- general questions, academic library questions, CV review, advice on applying for jobs in the UK and Ireland
- Can speak
- English
- Can read
- English, French, Italian
- Contact
- alexandra.kohn@mcgill.ca , @lexkohn
Alexandra Wieland
she, her, hersProcessing and Reference Archivist, Simon Fraser University
- Areas of expertise
- I currently work in Special Collections at Simon Fraser University as a Processing and Reference Archivist. Prior to this (2016-2020), I was an Information and Privacy Archivist in the Archives and Records Management Department at SFU. I have held previous roles in government and crown corporations at a records manager.
Areas of specialty are: Archives, Protection of Privacy, Access to Information/Freedom of Information, records management
- Can help with
- I love providing comments on resumes or CVs. Happy to review cover letters and discuss potential interview questions for academic archives. You can contact me for informational interviews, or with questions about salary negotiation, getting involved in professional associations, or getting involved in faculty association
- Can speak
- English
- Can read
- English
- Contact
- awieland@sfu.ca, @viadiversi
Alexandra Yarrow
she/herManager, Alternative Services, Ottawa Public Library (bookmobile, homebound, kiosk, accessibility)
- Areas of expertise
- General public library advice, Quebec and Ontario PLs, programming, outreach, services for older adults, kids, readers’ advisory, HR/staff training and development, leading teams.
- Can help with
- Above plus interviewing!
- Can speak
- English, French
- Can read
- English, French
- Contact
- Alexandra.Yarrow@Ottawa.ca; @alexyarrow; https://ca.linkedin.com/in/alexandrayarrow
Alexandria Everitt
she, her, hersLegal Librarian at Harris & Company LLP, Vancouver BC
- Areas of expertise
- Legal research, law firm collection management, reference & instruction, solo-librarianship, law firm social media
- Can help with
- general advice, job applications, cover letter & resume, library school, mock interviews. Also legal reference questions/legal research and anything law related
- Can speak
- English
- Can read
- English
- Contact
- aeveritt@harrisco.com / 604-891-2207 (DL)
Ali Versluis
she, her, hersActing Head, Research and Scholarship Team at the University of Guelph
- Areas of expertise
- open education, open access, scholarly communications, conference and event planning (grassroots and association based), hiring committee perspectives, advocacy and organizing, middle management, union work, mentorship, systematic and research synthesis reviews, Engineering and STEM liaison work, college librarianship
- Can help with
- academic library questions, job applications, CV review, informational interviews, mock interviews and interview prep, presentation preparation, pep talks/general morale boosting
- Can speak
- English
- Can read
- English
- Contact
- versluis@uoguelph.ca , @aliversluis