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TOPIC
Residencies & Fellowships
Our next chat will be on residences and fellowships led by a guest host, Amanda M. Leftwich. Amanda (@thelibmaven) is the Online Learning Librarian & Diversity Fellow at Montgomery County Community College. Leftwich has a Bachelor of Arts in Art History from Arcadia University and a Master of Science in Library Science from Clarion University of Pennsylvania. Her research interests include intersectional librarian identity, diverse collection development, and mindful practices/strategies in librarianship. She is the creator of @mindfulinlis - a Twitter account dedicated to mindfulness in librarianship.
Amanda has compiled a great list of additional resources on the topic for us all:
ACRL Residency Interest Group https://acrl.ala.org/residency/
Alston, J. K. (2015). Interns or professionals? A common misnomer applied to diversity resident librarians can potentially degrade and divide. In R. Hankins & M. Juárez (Eds.), Where are all the librarians of color? The experiences of people of color in academia. Sacramento, Calif.: Library Juice Press.
Alston, J. K. (2017). Causes Of Satisfaction And Dissatisfaction For Diversity Resident Librarians – A Mixed Methods Study Using Herzberg’s Motivation-Hygiene Theory. (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/etd/4080
Barrientos, Q. (2018). Finishing up a library residency: My final thoughts [Blog]. Retrieved May 15, 2018, from https://acrlog.org/2018/05/11/finishing-up-a-library-residency-my-final-thoughts/
Boyd, A., Blue, Y., & Im, S. (2017). Evaluation of academic library residency programs in the United States for librarians of color. College & Research Libraries, 78(4), 472–511.
Donaldson, K.S. (2018) Recruiting diverse librarians: Residency programs as an entry point to the academic librarian profession in the United States. Paper presented at: IFLA WLIC 2018 – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Transform Libraries, Transform Societies in Session 218 - Women, Information and Libraries SIG.http://library.ifla.org/id/eprint/2223
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Amanda has compiled a great list of additional resources on the topic for us all:
ACRL Residency Interest Group https://acrl.ala.org/residency/
Alston, J. K. (2015). Interns or professionals? A common misnomer applied to diversity resident librarians can potentially degrade and divide. In R. Hankins & M. Juárez (Eds.), Where are all the librarians of color? The experiences of people of color in academia. Sacramento, Calif.: Library Juice Press.
Alston, J. K. (2017). Causes Of Satisfaction And Dissatisfaction For Diversity Resident Librarians – A Mixed Methods Study Using Herzberg’s Motivation-Hygiene Theory. (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/etd/4080
Barrientos, Q. (2018). Finishing up a library residency: My final thoughts [Blog]. Retrieved May 15, 2018, from https://acrlog.org/2018/05/11/finishing-up-a-library-residency-my-final-thoughts/
Boyd, A., Blue, Y., & Im, S. (2017). Evaluation of academic library residency programs in the United States for librarians of color. College & Research Libraries, 78(4), 472–511.
Donaldson, K.S. (2018) Recruiting diverse librarians: Residency programs as an entry point to the academic librarian profession in the United States. Paper presented at: IFLA WLIC 2018 – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Transform Libraries, Transform Societies in Session 218 - Women, Information and Libraries SIG.http://library.ifla.org/id/eprint/2223
QUESTIONS
We post the questions here in advance of the chat so you can decide whether or not this topic is of interest to you and/or prepare your answers in advance.
Q1 What is a library residency or fellowship? What are your views on residencies and/or fellowships in libraries?
Q2 What strategies should one use when applying?
Q3 What are some practical tips for setting goals during the residency/fellowships?
Q4 What resources or advice do you have for future residents and fellows?
Q3 What are some practical tips for setting goals during the residency/fellowships?
Q4 What resources or advice do you have for future residents and fellows?
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