Tara Weekes

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Describe yourself in three words:

Intelligent, compassionate, adventurous.

What are you reading (or listening to on your mobile device)?

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I am reading "Daisy Jones & The Six" by Taylor Jenkins Reid. We're hosting a book club with this title to coincide with the new TV series, and it's been on my reading list for a while.

Describe ACRL in three words:

Organized collaborative colleagues.

What do you value about ACRL?

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That we are organized and collaborative colleagues with the collective abilities and passion to continuously improve the academic library profession and our impact on each individual and the world.

What do you as an academic librarian contribute to your campus?

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I strategically lead the development and daily operations of academic libraries and computer labs at four campuses in support of Greenville Technical College’s mission and student, faculty, staff, and community needs. This includes hiring, training, supervising, mentoring, and collaborating to plan, implement, and assess physical, electronic, and open education resource management and instruction, reference, resource sharing, copyright, and academic program review services. I also direct outreach, marketing, programming, and partnership initiatives to continuously improve and increase use of resources, services, spaces, and information and digital literacy instruction, and I negotiate, generate, and manage all budgets including planning and project management of capital upgrades.

In your own words

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I started my career as an academic library work-study student in 2004, and I have been blessed to obtain and apply nearly 20 years of education, experience, and network building since...

Credentials:MLIS, MSHR (she/her)

Title:Director of Learning Resources

Workplace:Greenville Technical College

Location:Greenville, SC