Library Technicians

Alex (Alexandrina) Hanam

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Senior Librarian, Knowledge Resources at Global Affairs Canada

Areas of expertise: special librarianship: how to do UX and assessment, outreach, training, programming
federal government librarianship
best practices for multilingual and transnational library services
Can help with: anything listed above!
advice on federal government job processes (applications, language testing)
resume/cover letter review
working in a multilingual and multicultural workplace
transitioning from library technician to librarian
Can speak: English, French
Can read: English, French
Contact: alex.hanam@gmail.com

they/them/theirs

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

she, her, hers

Areas of expertise: course reserves, digitisation/digitization, accessibility (AODA), Canadian copyright law, Creative Commons, Open licensing, Open Access, ARES, lesson planning, information literacy, professional development, open educational resources (OERs), supervising student assistants
Can help with: resume/cover letter review, advice/questions about the library technician diploma program, advice on engaging with the LIS profession as a library technician
Can speak: English
Can read: English
Contact: lbourdages@wlu.ca, @rendages

they/them

Assistant Director for Public Services, Colby College Libraries

Areas of expertise: Resource sharing, peer support, knowledge sharing, cross training, developing workflows, public and access services, general tech services knowledge
Can help with: CV review, academic library interviews - questions and presentations,
Can speak: English
Can read: English
Contact: mgbowman@colby.edu / @maxgbowman