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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Web Services and Usability Librarian, Washington State University Pullman Libraries

Areas of expertise: UX research, usability testing, digital accessibility, academic librarianship, training, project management, winding career paths
Can help with: resume/CV/application review, cover letters, academic library questions, transferable skills, job search process and being a new librarian
Can speak: English
Can read: English
Contact: barearick@gmail.com, @ferenjamin

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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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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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Academic Librarian, Algoma University

Areas of expertise: mental health, accessibility, collection & electronic resources management, information literacy, reference & research help, open access & open educational resources, knitting, tea
Can help with: CV & Resume review, academic librarianship questions, networking, work/life balance, career goals/paths, pep talks & morale boosts, anything that involves drinking tea
Can speak: English
Can read: English
Contact: lisl.schoner-saunders@algomau.ca / @lisl.bunhead

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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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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