I love being a librarian primarily because of the people it brings me into contact with, including students, colleagues, faculty, mentors, and collaborators. Being part

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My main job is to provide reference assistance and library instruction to the Pitt-Bradford Community. I serve as the liaison librarian to the biological &

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Life as an academic librarian for me is about listening, learning, and evolving. The challenges that students face are numerous and varied, and while I

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I have always enjoyed science, and for most of my childhood I wanted to be a marine biologist. Now as an academic librarian, one of

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As I'm writing this I'm struggling to find words about life as an academic librarian. We're being asked to stretch already too-thin budgets and making

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The university library is the heart of campus--often literally, but more often metaphorically. In my work as a professional librarian, I strive to create a

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I think librarians help shape their campus communities in meaningful ways by bringing together campus stakeholders and furthering dialogue around topics like textbook affordability, information

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I think librarians are well-positioned to make significant contributions to diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice on academic campuses, but we have to focus more

I have been privileged to witness the technological transformation of libraries and the revolution of how we discover and access information. I began working in

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I have had a wonderful career as an academic science librarian. Over the years, there has always been something exciting happening in science librarianship and

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When I decided somewhat on a whim to go to library school, I never could have imagined what an incredibly fulfilling career I would find

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Since becoming an academic librarian, I have been able to find my tribe. Finding belonging at one's place of work is a hard dream for

In research-based academic institutions, there is tremendous opportunity for instruction librarians-public service librarians, to evolve our efforts to include digital humanities endeavors within our pedagogy

One of my favorite parts of academic librarianship is the way in which it touches all areas of a campus – the beautiful way in

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This stuff is challenging. We get knocked down, but we get back up again--as the song says. We don't do this work for the money

If I could I’d probably put a Leslie Knope gif. To spend each day learning, enabling learning in others, and thinking creatively is a real

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As an academic librarian at this particularly unique university, we serve students who are hungry to learn, hungry to have a better life for themselves

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My love for books and for the written word has brought me to become a librarian. In my mind the world of libraries was quiet

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I love my job! My favorite part of my current position is mentoring my staff. I focus quite a bit of time ensuring that I

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As academic librarians we tend to focus on the functional aspects of our work, like learning new metadata standards, Open Access models, or active learning

Librarianship doesn't stop at the border, so why should I? That's been the phrase I've been using to drive myself to get outside of my

I come from China. I have earned a B.A. in International Trade and a Masters of Public Administration. My educational and work experiences are cross-cultural

If you had asked me ten years ago if was going to be the ACRL member of the week, I would have laughed you out

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My favorite thing about being an academic librarian is the opportunity to support and learn from first-year, first-generation, and prospective transfer students of color. Their

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My favorite thing about librarianship is that every day brings something new, either a new tool, a new person, or a new idea. The field

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As a result of recent social unrest, and systemic injustices that have been under greater scrutiny, I view my life as an academic librarian completely

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I constantly attune my leadership skills in our constant world of change, bracing uncertainty, and complexity with creativity to insure my success as librarian.

I’ve always loved the ebb and flow of the academic year, the core tenets of librarianship we practice, and the opportunities to innovate and collaborate

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I didn't know I wanted to be a librarian until I was halfway through a master's program in English literature. I was working full-time in

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As a visual art librarian, in thinking about generating and facilitating access to information for students, I am really interested in the places where art