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Allie Alvis

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Rare Book Cataloguer at Type Punch Matrix

Areas of expertise: special collections librarianship, social media, engagement, material culture, book history, illuminated manuscripts, communication, history of conservation, late 19th/ early 20th century bookbinding, natural history rare books, history of science, museum libraries, bookselling
Can help with: CV review, job interview questions, career advice, research
Can speak: English
Can read: English
Contact: alexandra.k.alvis@gmail.com / @book_historia

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Director of the Library, Olin College of Engineering

Areas of expertise: Strategic planning; change management; technology management; social justice in technology issues as they relate to the libraries; space planning; user experience and user-centered design
Can help with: CV and cover letter review; job interview prep; academic, public, or state agency/organization library questions; advice for new managers; conference presentation practice or advice
Can speak: English
Can read: English
Contact: callan.bignoli@gmail.com

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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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Librarian at Mount Royal University

Areas of expertise: Indigenous librarianship, information literacy instruction, Indigenous language revitalization, Wikipedia editing, decolonizing libraries, library building planning, building emotional capacity in research, research ethics
Can help with: Getting started with decolonizing libraries, using Wikipedia for instruction, reading scholarly work before you publish, or job shadowing in Calgary
Can speak: English, Cree
Can read: English
Contact: jloyer@mtroyal.ca, @jmloyer