Somaly Kim Wu is one of three candidates this year for ULS Member at Large. She is the Head of Library Technology & Innovation at the UNC Charlotte. Read this interview to learn more about Somaly as a candidate. Tell us more about yourself and how you became an academic...
Lorelei Rutledge is one of three candidates this year for ULS Member at Large. She is the Faculty Services Librarian at the University of Utah. Read this interview to learn more about Lorelei as a candidate. Tell us more about yourself and how you became an academic librarian. After I...
Leslie Sult is one of two candidates this year for ULS Vice Chair/Chair-Elect. She is the Research & Learning Librarian at the University of Arizona. Read this interview to learn more about Leslie and what her goals would be if elected as Vice Chair/Chair-Elect. Tell us more about yourself and how...
Michelle Demeter is one of two candidates this year for ULS Vice Chair/Chair-Elect. She is the Head of Instruction & Undergraduate Services at New York University. Read this interview to learn more about Michelle and what her goals would be if elected as Vice Chair/Chair-Elect. Tell us more about yourself and...
Congratulations to our newly elected 2018 officers. The total number of ballots posted for the University Libraries Section was 1,103. Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect (For a three-year term) Amanda Peters Member-At-Large (For a three-year term) Nancy S. Gibson Rachel Mulvihill For the full list of ACRL election results consult this pdf file: http://www.ala.org/acrl/sites/ala.org.acrl/files/content/aboutacrl/ACRL%202018%20Election%20Results.pdf
Tell us more about yourself and how you became an academic librarian. I tell people I’m a librarian in my blood. I’ve always enjoyed library research and finding the answers. In college I majored in Anthropology after struggling to narrow my focus. I wanted to study everything! I entered library...
Tell us more about yourself and how you became an academic librarian. I’ve been a librarian for over 13 years, all at a regional master’s university, and am looking forward to what the future brings! While I didn’t start out thinking I would be a librarian, much less an academic...
Tell us more about yourself and how you became an academic librarian. I have always been interested in librarianship as a vocation. However, it wasn’t until I was into my first career of teaching English that I finally decided to give library school a shot. After getting my MSLS in...
Tell us more about yourself and how you became an academic librarian. I’m a lifelong learner who’s always been interested in research, teaching, and sharing information. Like many people who grew up with a love of reading, I majored in English literature for my bachelor’s degree. I discovered linguistics at...
Tell us more about yourself and how you became an academic librarian. I have been an academic librarian at The University of Michigan for 18 (!) years. It really has flown by. I work primarily with undergraduates who are new to academic research; I love making those early impressions and...