Allison Rand

she/her/hers
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

Colleen Burgess

she, her, hers
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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Elena Rodriguez

she, her, hers
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/

Graham Lavender

he, him, his
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

Hilary Kraus

she, her, hers
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

Julie Hannaford

She/her/hers
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

Kaelan Caspary

she, her, hers
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

Kate Mercer

She/her
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

Kathryn Barrett

she/her
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