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Member Spotlight December 2020

LIBRAS Member Spotlight: Evan Kuehn

Posted on December 1, 2020 by admin

Evan KuehnPhD, University of ChicagoAssistant Professor of Information LiteracyNorth Park University What are your main duties at your library? I am an instruction librarian and subject liaison for the Health Sciences, Education, and the Division of Sciences. What do you like best about your job? I really enjoy being able to consult with students and …

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November 2020 Member Spotlight

LIBRAS Member Spotlight: Michael Karsten

Posted on November 2, 2020 by admin

Michael KarstenBachelors DegreeInterlibrary Loan CoordinatorLake Forest College What are your main duties at your library? The managing of Donnelley and Lee Library’s Interlibrary Loan department. What do you like best about your job? Supervising and working with my student workers. I am blessed with having student workers from all parts of the world. Learning about …

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October Member Spotlight

LIBRAS Member Spotlight: Miriam Heard

Posted on October 1, 2020 by admin

Miriam Heard BFA in Illustration, MLIS Head of Access Services Lake Forest College What are your main duties at your library? Main duties include supervising the student employees of the circulation desk, supervising the ILL Coordinator, and managing course reserves. What do you like best about your job? All the puzzles! Every day brings a …

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September 2020 Member Spotlight

LIBRAS Member Spotlight: Kristy Bowen

Posted on September 1, 2020 by admin

Kristy BowenBA. English & Theatre Arts (Rockford College)MA in English (DePaul University)MFA in Poetry (Columbia College Chicago)Access Services AssistantColumbia College Chicago Library What are your main duties at your library? My main responsibilities include processing Course Reserves and co-curating our Aesthetics of Research initiative, which explores the intersection between libraries and artistic practice/community. That involves …

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August 2020 Member Spotlight

LIBRAS Member Spotlight: Joan Hopkins

Posted on August 3, 2020 by admin

Joan HopkinsBA in French and Philosophy; MLSInstruction LibrarianBenedictine University What are your main duties at your library? As a member of our Outreach Services Team, my main duty is to “creatively design, adapt, plan, schedule, and conduct instruction sessions to encourage the development of students’ information literacy skills” which involves creating and maintaining over 150 …

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July 2020 member spotlight

LIBRAS Member Spotlight: Nathan Thebarge

Posted on July 1, 2020 by admin

Nathan Thebarge BA, Moody Bible Institute; MDiv, Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary Public Services Supervisor Trinity International University What are your main duties at your library? I oversee interlibrary loan, supervise the reference desk, serve as Alma administrator, and select resources to support our Bible and theology departments. What do you like best about your job? …

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LIBRAS Member Spotlight: Peg Cook

Posted on June 1, 2020 by admin

Peg CookMA (Performance Studies, Northwestern) MSLIS (Dominican)Interim DirectorElmhurst College What are your main duties at your library? I oversee management of the library staff and faculty. I manage the budget and make sure we are spending our funds wisely. Additionally I’m liaison to six academic departments including our freshman composition classes, and I still teach …

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LIBRAS Member Spotlight: Megan Ruenz

Posted on May 4, 2020May 22, 2020 by admin

Megan RuenzMSLIS, MS Organic ChemistryE-Resources Management LibrarianWheaton College What are your main duties at your library? E-Resources Management Duties: Provide access to all of Buswell Library’s online resources, including cataloging these resources, maintaining our link resolver system, and managing the library’s EZ Proxy system. Oversee our print journal collection, including cataloging, processing, and binding. Gather …

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