User Experience / Assessment Librarianship

Amy McLay Paterson

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E-Resources and Assessment Librarian, Thompson Rivers University

Areas of expertise: assessment, liaison work, e-resource management, web publishing,
Can help with: academic library questions, job applications, resumes, giving pep talks about imposter syndrome
Can speak: English, bad French
Can read: English, French
Contact: apaterson@tru.ca , @shalihavmydwarf

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Service Design Librarian and Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University

Areas of expertise: project management, user experience, accessibility, instructional design, training, meeting management, academic librarianship
Can help with: project planning, generating buy-in, leading from the middle, tenure
Can speak: English
Can read: English
Contact: egerman@tamu.edu, @eligerman

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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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User Experience Librarian at Western University, Ontario

Areas of expertise: UX research methodologies, front-end development, cataloguing and metadata, being a US immigrant to Canada, being a new librarian
Can help with: discussing job-seeking process and challenges of being a new librarian.
Can speak: English
Can read: English
Contact: mbarry23@uwo.ca / @revanar

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Emergency Management Education Research Analyst at the Alberta Emergency Management Agency

Areas of expertise: networking, data analysis and synthesis, report writing, plain language writing, project management, information management, user experience, needs assessments, legal research for the public (using free tools and resources), event planning and facilitation (committees, meetings, workshops, fundraisers)
Can help with: Solo librarianship, non-traditional librarianship, strategies for job hunting/applications/interviews, resume and cover letter feedback, professional networking for introverts, career goal setting, project plans
Can speak: English
Can read: English
Contact: megan.k.siu@gmail.com, @megscellany

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User Experience Librarian at the University of Manitoba

Areas of expertise: UX, assessment, research methods, service design, interface design, usability, web accessibility
Can help with: study design, results analysis, describing research, academic library questions, job applications, resumes and CVs
Can speak: English
Can read: English
Contact: ruby.warren@umanitoba.ca , @rubeseatsinfo

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Digital Initiatives Librarian at Montana State University

Areas of expertise: UX, service design, participatory design, usability, accessibility, information architecture, user interfaces, user research, content strategy
Can help with: academic library questions, job applications, resumes and CVs, early career mentoring, tenure questions
Can speak: English
Can read: English
Contact: scottwhyoung.com, swyoung@montana.edu, @hei_scott

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Head, Library Publishing and Digital Production Services, University of Alberta

Areas of expertise: library publishing, open access, open education, digital repositories, web and user experience, project management, liaison librarianship, instruction, collective agreements / negotiating
Can help with: resume/CV/application review, cover letters, academic library questions, professional involvement/service, tenure/continuing appointment dossier prep
Can speak: English
Can read: English
Contact: sonya.betz@ualberta.ca, @sfbetz