Category: Outreach
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The Importance of Flexibility
My position as a Health Sciences Outreach Librarian is entirely new, so I am able to design my work approach as I go along. I love that freedom, but as I’ve said before, it can also be challenging because I am essentially making things up as I go along. Sometimes my initial approach is successful,…
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A New Perspective
As part of my outreach efforts, I recently had the opportunity to staff an exhibitor table at a conference for a state health professional association. I have attended a few conferences in my day, so I thought I knew what to expect. As you may guess, my expectations were way off base. Manning an exhibitor…
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Into the Unknown
In approximately two weeks’ time, I will be starting my first real librarian job. As in, the word “librarian” is in the title. I will be the Health Sciences Outreach Librarian at a local college campus, a grant-funded position that I will be the first to hold at this particular institution. That is very exciting, since…
Kathryn Vela 