Academic Librarianship

Allison Rand

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Pre-Sales Solutions Consultant at SirsiDynix

Areas of expertise: Academic librarianship, reference, instruction, instructional design, liaison librarianship, outreach, e-learning/online learning, information literacy, applying and interviewing for jobs (I've done it a lot!), transitioning out of academia, vendor relations, being a librarian outside of a library, non-traditional career paths
Can help with: Cover letter review, academic library questions, general job interview questions, questions about working in the private sector or working with/for vendors.
Can speak: English
Can read: English
Contact: allisonrand94@gmail.com, @allisonrandom on Twitter

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Assessment and User Experience Librarian, Thompson Rivers University

Areas of expertise: assessment--critical assessment, regular library metrics, various types of user studies,
liaison work--feminist and critical pedagogical approaches, English and humanities liaison,
e-resource management--troubleshooting, working with vendors, some copyright and licensing
web publishing--web usability, libguides
library labour--collective bargaining, interpreting collective agreements, collegial governance
Can help with: - general academic library questions--work environment, hiring process, ongoing and emerging issues, collegial governance
- job applications, resumes, cv help, interview tips
- professional development opportunities and mentorship--how to find and approach
- interpreting collective agreements
giving pep talks about imposter syndrome
Can speak: English, bad French
Can read: English, French
Contact: apaterson@tru.ca , @shalihavmydwarf

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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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eLearning Librarian at Southern New Hampshire University

Areas of expertise: asynchronous and scalable information literacy, improving accessibility in library resources, Springshare, HTML, CSS, Academic Libraries
Can help with: job interview questions, questions about academic libraries, eLearning librarianship, alternative course build structures and associated librarian support, chatting information literacy.
Can speak: English
Can read: English
Contact: r.jones2@snhu.edu, @librariananaya

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Scholarly Communications and Copyright Librarian, University of Winnipeg

Areas of expertise: Canadian Copyright, Open Access, Institutional Repositories, Scholarly Publishing Industry, Music and Copyright, Criminal Justice/ Abolitionist, Faculty Research Support, Author's Rights, Research & Scholarship
Can help with: general questions, CV review, practice interviews, presentation prep, research proposals, publication questions and publication agreement reviewing... happy to help however I can, really
Can speak: English
Can read: English
Contact: b.selman@uwinnipeg.ca

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Scholarly Communication Librarian at California State University San Marcos

Areas of expertise: scholarly communication, open access, open education resources, fair use, author rights, author contract negotiation, conference and event planning, serving on search committees, project management
Can help with: cover letters and CV review, academic library questions, sorting out work-life balance, networking
Can speak: English
Can read: English
Contact: cmitchell@csusm.edu @carmendarlene

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Library Director at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

Areas of expertise: Academic health sciences librarianship, instruction to graduate health sciences students such as medical students, pharmacy students, etc. Library administration, peer to peer coaching, team building, incorporating accessibility into instruction, strategic planning, health science programs accreditation, embedded librarianship, teaching online, active learning, systematic reviews.
Can help with: CV review, interview help, advice on how to enter and/ or navigate health sciences librarianship, Advice on development within librarianship
Can speak: English
Can read: English
Contact: Email: charlotte.beyer@rosalindfranklin.edu, Twitter: @referencediva

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Scholarly Communication Librarian for Research Infrastructure at University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Areas of expertise: Institutional repositories, Open Access, Research Impact, Reputation Management, Bibliometrics (metrics), Altmetrics, ORCID, Metadata, Data curation, Research Data Management, Citation tracking
Can help with: Academic library job interviews, interview presentations, CV review
Can speak: English
Can read: English
Contact: christina.miskey@unlv.edu / @VulcanLibrarian