Academic Librarianship – Page 3

Grant Hurley

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Canadiana Librarian, Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library

Areas of expertise: rare books and special collections; archival description; cataloguing; collections development; Canadian studies; digital preservation tools, standards, policies, practices; service development/project management; digital storage/infrastructure; archives and records management more generally (have also worked in more standard archives/RM roles)
Can help with: Resumes and CVs; interview and job talk tips; imposter syndrome (not that I'm over it personally [crying cat face]); connecting with communities and good folks
Can speak: English
Can read: English
Contact: grant.hurley@utoronto.ca; granthurley.ca

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Coordinator of the Learning Commons & Library at CEGEP Vanier College

Areas of expertise: academic administration, library administration, collaborative management, performance improvement, message design, CEGEP network, information technology, digital strategies, and web development
Can help with: I would be happy to help with CV and cover letter reviews, preparing for an interview, as well as sharing my advice and experiences related to working for a CEGEP/College.
Can speak: English, French, Greek
Can read: English, French, Greek
Contact: kavalloh@vaniercollege.qc.ca

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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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Technology & Instructional Design Librarian, Wilson College

Areas of expertise: Instructional Technology
Instructional Design
Project Management
Teaching
Instructional Coaching
Learning Management Systems
Can help with: Interview Questions
Questions related to any of the areas listed in my "Areas of expertise."
Can speak: English
Can read: English
Contact: james.dannibale@wilson.edu

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Program Manager, Affordable Learning Georgia, University System of Georgia

Areas of expertise: •Initiative and program management
•Open Education and Open Educational Resources (OER)
•OER storage, discovery, and metadata
•OER grant program creation and administration
•State/system/consortial OER projects
Can help with: OER questions, program management questions, grant program questions, repository questions
Can speak: English
Can read: English
Contact: @jeffwgallant

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Open Access Librarian at UNC Chapel Hill

Areas of expertise: Open Access, Schol Comm, Knowledge Management, Project Management, E-resources Management, Non-profits, Vendors, Nontraditional Librarian Jobs
Can help with: academic library questions, schol comm, librarian/information science jobs outside of academic libraries, non-profits, project management
Can speak: English
Can read: English
Contact: jsolomon@unc.edu

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Department Chair, Library Services | Media Cataloger/Assessment Coordinator, Minnesota State University Mankato

Areas of expertise: mid-sized academic librarian doing media cataloging, assessment, administration (meetings and paperwork!), supervision, collection development and instruction for English. Research interests include critical social justice librarianship focused on disability advocacy.
Can help with: job applications, resumes, interview prep, general career advice, finding publishing opportunities, reviewing drafts of proposals, papers and/or conference presentations, navigating academic librarianship as a spoonie
Can speak: English
Can read: English
Contact: jessica.schomberg@mnsu.edu or @schomj

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Digital Repositories Librarian, University of Waterloo

Areas of expertise: repository management, metadata, cataloguing, GIS/map/data librarianship, scholarly communications, labour relations, research design, grant writing, media archives, digitization, digital scholarship, DSpace, OJS, cat petting
Can help with: CV and interview questions, surviving library school and the world beyond, making connections
Can speak: English
Can read: English
Contact: jordan.hale@uwaterloo.ca / @jordanclaire

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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