Engineering / Science Librarianship

Ali Versluis

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Research and Scholarship / Open Educational Resources Librarian at the University of Guelph

Areas of expertise: open education, open access, scholarly communications, systematic and research synthesis reviews, Engineering and STEM liaison work, college librarianship, conference and event planning (grassroots and association based), union work, hiring committee perspectives, mentorship, advocacy and organizing
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

STEM/Engineering Librarian at the University of Maryland, College Park

Areas of expertise: engineering and computer science reference, research assistance, and collection development; liaising with STEM departments; information literacy instruction for STEM and international student populations; managing student employees and paraprofessional staff; interlibrary loan and resource sharing; circulation and access services
Can help with: cover letter and CV feedback; tips for interviews; developing confidence within STEM librarianship when you have no STEM background; being your cheerleader!
Can speak: English
Contact: esoergel@umd.edu, elizsoergel@gmail.com, @elizsoergel

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User Experience Specialist

Areas of expertise: UX, Information Architecture, Taxonomies, Metadata, Information Management, Special Libraries
Can help with: Happy to talk through anything.
Can speak: English
Can read: English
Contact: jaratliff13@gmail.com / @Gameronomist

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Physical Sciences Librarian / Education and Outreach Librarian, Dartmouth College

Areas of expertise: STEM librarianship, academic librarianship, education and outreach in the sciences
Can help with: cv and cover letter review, interview prep, academic library questions, questions about Canadians working in the US
Can speak: English
Can read: English
Contact: katie.harding@dartmouth.edu

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Scholarly Communications & Data Curation Librarian

Areas of expertise: data management, open research, open government data, workshop planning, STEM librarianship
Can help with: general questions, professional development, being a team of one, working in a newly created position, CV/cover letter help, presentation rejection/acceptance support, working with anxiety/depression, being a STEM librarian without a STEM degree
Can speak: English
Can read: English
Contact: mjanz@upenn.edu / @MargaretJanz on twitter

Librarian for electrical engineering, computer science & research data, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Areas of expertise: engineering, computer science & physical sciences sources & collections; reference, liaisonship and outreach in the sciences and engineering; research data management reference & instruction; conference planning; open science, open access; Wikipedia.
Can help with: eng/cs/phys sci reference question advice; cover letters; Wikipedia questions; introductions at conferences, usually; advice about the University of California and/or MIT; time management sympathy; advice on running groups/conferences; making you sound like a superstar in academic-ese.
Contact: psayers@mit.edu, @phoebe_ayers

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Associate Director of STEM Libraries / STEM Data and Research Librarian

Areas of expertise: research data management, instruction, management/leadership
Can help with: review job application materials, networking, professional development, transition into academic life (first generation college graduate)
Can speak: English
Can read: English
Contact: rjulian@fsu.edu @Renaino

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Research librarian for life sciences and research metrics

Areas of expertise: liaison work, data management, reproducibility, academic librarianship, research impact and metrics, science librarianship, health science librarianship
Can help with: CV review, job interview question, academic library questions
Can speak: English
Can read: English, Spanish
Contact: tishamentnech@gmail.com, @tishamentnech