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I like to think that I stumbled upon librarianship by accident because when I went to library school, I did not have a clear goal

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I might suffer from a mild case of what Fobazi Ettarh describes as vocational awe, but I'm trying to show our undergraduates the magic of

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Becoming an academic librarian has taught me a lot about myself as a librarian as well as what type of person I am. It has

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I've wanted to be a librarian since I was four and a half. We lived across the street from the library in our tiny rural

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The 21 years spent teaching in the K-12 school system in Alberta, Canada provided a strong foundation for my assessment practice. Upon completion of my

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Academic librarians have an incredibly important role to play in the education of students. They provide the tools and resources for students to succeed both

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While I knew that I wanted to be an academic librarian, I didn't realize how much I would enjoy it. Working with students at the

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My career as an academic librarian has been full of opportunities, challenges and blessings. In the last 18 years, I have the honour to serve

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It has been a very rewarding career in which I can pursue my diverse research and professional interests in information science, education, literary studies, computer

As I prepare to participate in the 2019 Emerging Leader program, I have been spending a great deal of time thinking about the library community

This is my dream come true and I am glad to finally be apart of a profession that has so many dynamic people in it

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While my daily work, like so many others, has changed over the years, what has remained steadfast is a commitment to values such as creating

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I became an academic librarian late in my overall career (which was mostly in the private sector, creating mapped data), without a degree in librarianship

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I absolutely love to research and go through the writing process. That helps me help students and faculty. For example, I have been part of

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Science librarianship has allowed me to indulge my intellectual curiosity everyday. Even better, I've been able to use that curiosity, and my own expertise, to

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There is so much room for growth and innovation in academic librarianship and in ACRL. It is a difficult but also rewarding time to be

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I hope someday to work in a library that subverts—or serves to dismantle—the systems of oppression—including ableism, anthropocentrism, capitalism, patriarchy, racism, surveillance, and more—that we

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Often viewed as a stepping stone to other more authentic or impactful careers in academia, I've made a home in the craft of Access Services

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It’s always resonated with me the way Lorcan Dempsey describes libraries’ shift from “outside-in” roles, where they gather broadly distributed external resources to bring them

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As a refugee from the corporate world, I took a leap of faith enrolling in library school over 20 years ago, never having worked in

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As an endlessly curious person who values the practice of throwing things against a wall to see what sticks, academic librarianship has provided me with

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I have been a community college librarian for 18 years, and three years ago I went back to grad school to earn a Masters in

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I’m humbled and excited that I have be chosen to be a new presenter for the one-day RoadShow Scholarly Communication: From Understanding to Engagement. I’m

I believe that much of academic library outreach is an investment in the long game. Beyond engagement to fulfill the requirements of our existing users

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As an academic librarian for the past 25 years, it has been my pleasure to play a role in helping students succeed and move forward

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One of my favorite things about being an academic librarian is how varied every single day can be. I may be reviewing the latest psychology

Having recently completed a doctoral degree in Latin and Roman Studies, with an emphasis on early modern Italy, I feel incredibly lucky to be in

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Academic librarianship embodies life-long learning and propels us to continue to grow, adapt, connect and engage with our students...and our colleagues. As an academic librarian

I decided I wanted to be a librarian after working as an undergraduate student assistant in a small branch library. The branch librarian was so

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Academic librarianship is the best way to continually learn because as I provide assistance to students and faculty I learn a little about everything they