I Am ACRL
Beatrice Canales
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Life as an academic staff member has been an uphill hike. I convinced my college that I am dedicated to open education and open pedagogy
Becky Croxton
91´«Ã½
Put simply, I love being an academic librarian and the niche I've found in assessment. While it is exciting to see how assessment leads to
Bobby Reed
91´«Ã½
Most importantly, librarianship is about people, information, and managing the relationship between the two. No book or new technology can replace staff and faculty wisdom
Brandi Hart
91´«Ã½
While I have no experience working in an academic library yet, I have spent some of my fondest moments as an undergraduate doing research in
Brenna Cox
91´«Ã½
Being a librarian provides an incredible opportunity to shape how information is stored, distributed, and interpreted. I hope to push the boundaries on conventional forms
Brian Vetruba
91´«Ã½
Being an academic librarian is not just a job--it’s a calling to help people find information and resources they’re looking for. I fell into librarianship
Brianna Buljung
91´«Ã½
I have really appreciated the opportunity to co-edit the ACRL Scholarly Communications Cookbook with my colleague, Emily Bongiovanni. I have learned so much from our
Brie Baumert
91´«Ã½
Despite working in my college library as an undergraduate student, I never took advantage of the librarians, always feeling too intimidated or nervous to ask
Brittany Paloma Fiedler
I entered academic librarianship after careers as a high school English teacher and middle school librarian. Transitioning to a university library has been an exciting
Cara B. Stone
Academic libraries play a vital role in helping prepare students to be engaged and responsible global citizens in pursuit of meaningful personal and professional futures
Carissa Tomlinson
91´«Ã½
The best thing about being an academic librarian is that you can try on so many different hats. I've had jobs where I was an
Carla Myers
One of the things I love most about being a librarian is that there are so many opportunities to continue our education and expand our
Carla-Mae Crookendale
91´«Ã½
I meet a diverse array of people, and I'm constantly challenged to learn new things and keep an open mind.
Carmen Cole
91´«Ã½
Academic librarianship is my second career. I worked in clothing retail management for several years before I decided to pursue my MLIS. Although it took
Carrie Kruse
I believe it is important to examine all that we do in an academic library with a social justice lens. I think that we need
Carrie L. Forbes
91´«Ã½
Providing library services safely and effectively on a residential campus during the pandemic has been a difficult task! I've been so impressed with the resourcefulness
Cassandra Kvenild
91´«Ã½
Academic libraries have given me a chance to serve in multiple roles and take on lots of interesting projects. This job is never boring, and
Caterina M. Reed
91´«Ã½
I consider myself a lifelong learner and so librarianship is really an ideal profession for me. From cataloging to reference (not to mention emerging technologies
Catherine Cardwell
91´«Ã½
I have been an academic librarian for 25 years now. When I started, I couldn’t have imagined the variety of opportunities and experiences I’ve had
Catherine Manci
Before I was an academic librarian, I was a high school English teacher and my curriculum included at least one research essay per year. And
Chelsea Heinbach
91´«Ã½
I hope that as a field we can develop library cultures that support students in contributing more fully to our classrooms, spaces, and workplaces. Talk
Chelsea Nesvig
91´«Ã½
I am happiest in my work when I am interacting directly with students, which means that most of the time, this is a dream job
Chelsee Dickson
91´«Ã½
A common misconception about academic librarianship is that it's slow and stuffy when, in reality, it's the exact opposite. Academic librarianship is fast-paced, innovative, and
Cherry Williams
91´«Ã½
Life as an academic librarian, particularly working in special collections, not infrequently provides its own unique service opportunities to share, on occasion, life-altering experiences with
Chiméne E. Tucker
91´«Ã½
Have fun, be fair, act with integrity, be socially responsible and eat lunch; hangry is real! If we are not investing in our well-being, we
Christina Hilburger
91´«Ã½
I hope to encourage collaboration with faculty, ease library anxieties, and support the learning and research needs of my community. Academic libraries are at the
Christina Holm
91´«Ã½
Being an academic librarian has given me so many opportunities to grow and learn. I get to participate in and support so many different research
Christina M. Miskey
91´«Ã½
I enjoy my work as an academic librarian, and am grateful for the opportunity to use the experience that I have gained to help the
Christina R. Hillman
91´«Ã½
Being an academic librarian is great. It's allowed me to stretch professionally in ways I never expected when I began my career 10 years ago
Clara M. Chu
Academic libraries are experiencing a changing landscape, which has opened up new opportunities to work with and serve our communities. While the transformations in our