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Its all about engagement; stay interested, keep an open mind, and keep on trying to bring people together to build something more than the sum

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Being an academic librarian is a really fun job! I have enjoyed the transition from public to academic librarianship; however, I wish there was more

I think the roles of an academic library have been expanding in the way that the library is a mediator for collaborations across colleges and

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Libraries have been a part of my life since I was a small child. Books were always available when I was growing up, and my

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My path to academic librarianship was a winding one. My undergraduate education was in Chemistry. I was a high school science teacher before going to

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In the academic world, I've learned to always be adaptable, to look for partners in unexpected places, and to learn when to say no. As

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As Services Coordinator for W.D. Jordan Rare Books and Special Collections Library, I have multiple job responsibilities and wear many hats, which makes for exciting

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

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I am a mid-career librarian and have worked in public and academic libraries. With each year that passes, my dedication to libraries and the communities

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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Being an academic/research librarian is like being a lighthouse in the vast ocean of knowledge. Each day, I guide students and faculty through the waves

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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