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