Liaison 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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Teaching and Learning Librarian at Huron University College at Western University

Areas of expertise: information literacy teaching/instruction and assessment, teaching and learning program planning and development, reference services, academic librarianship, research & publishing as an academic librarian, arts, humanities, and social sciences.
Can help with: job applications, resumes, interview prep, career planning
Can speak: English
Can read: English
Contact: caburges@uwo.ca , @CollaLibrarian

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Research and Instruction Librarian, College of Charleston (Charleston, SC)

Areas of expertise: Information literacy instruction and assessment, ACRL Framework for Information Literacy, lesson planning, reference services, embedded librarianship, liaison librarianship, academic librarianship, library instruction coordination, First Year Experience, humanities, social sciences, teaching online, and instructional design.
Can help with: CV and resume review, interview prep, academic library questions, instruction and information literacy questions, navigating the workplace, early career advice.
Can speak: English
Can read: English
Contact: etrodrig@cofc.edu / @elena_tere / http://blogs.cofc.edu/etrodriguez/

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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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Associate Librarian at the Michener Institute of Education at UHN in Toronto

Areas of expertise: liaison librarianship (especially business and health sciences), supervising student assistants, citation management software
Can help with: CV review, preparing for college and university job interviews, and just about anything else that relates to academic librarianship
Can speak: English
Can read: English
Contact: glavender@gmail.com / @gslavender

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Associate Librarian for Nursing & Health, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

Areas of expertise: information literacy instruction, reference, collection development, liaison work, embedded librarianship, student supervision, tutorial creation
Can help with: job search advice, including resume and cover letter review, interview advice and preparation; questions about academic librarianship; questions about health sciences librarianship
Can speak: English
Can read: English
Contact: hkraus@umassd.edu, @craftyhilary

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Deputy Chief Librarian, University of Toronto Libraries

Areas of expertise: Organizational coaching; team coaching; library administration; career discussions; work-integrated learning (WIL); internship program development; human Resources; recruitment; interview preparation; CV reviews
Can help with: I really enjoy chatting with people who are interested in entering academic librarianship or who are new to the profession. I am open to whatever topic people would like to bring. If I don’t know the answer, I will find someone who can!
Can speak: English
Can read: English
Contact: j.hannaford@utoronto.ca

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STEM and Data Librarian at Ontario Tech University

Areas of expertise: Academic librarianship, STEM/Data/Business librarianship, data and research data management, information literacy instruction, scholarly communications, liaison librarianship, collection development
Can help with: Happy to answer questions about academic librarianship (with particular focus on STEM, Data, and Business librarianship), early career librarianship, anything related areas of expertise listed above
Can speak: English
Can read: English
Contact: kaelan.caspary@ontariotechu.ca

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Liaison Librarian, University of Waterloo

Areas of expertise: Science, engineering, strategy. I also have a lot of experience with diverse career paths.
Can help with: CV review, interview questions, academic library environments, research, cross disciplinary collabora
Can speak: English
Can read: English
Contact: Kmercer@uwaterloo.ca

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Social Sciences Liaison Librarian, University of Toronto Scarborough Library

Areas of expertise: academic libraries, library consortia and consortial service delivery, coordination and project management, reference (traditional & virtual), liaison librarianship, training & instruction, mentorship, working with vendors
Can help with: Academic library questions, consortial library questions, CV and cover letter review, job interview questions
Can speak: English (native) & French
Can read: English (native) & French
Contact: kathryn.barrett@utoronto.ca