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Start Date
3-6-2024 2:05 PM
End Date
3-6-2024 2:30 PM
Presentation Summary
Applying knowledge acquired from previous roles as a librarian can be instrumental to fostering connections between library departments and other academic communities. Leveraging proficiency with platforms like Digital Commons, Camtasia, EndNote, and LibGuides, librarians can extend outreach beyond their job description and designated colleges to encompass other vital library departments and committees. Furthermore, this expertise empowers librarians to foster collaboration with entities such as the college of medicine, their library, and university committees, thereby facilitating interdisciplinary engagement and fostering meaningful knowledge exchange.
Presenters Bio
Joana Fernandez is a seasoned librarian with over two decades of diverse experience across academic, public, and medical libraries. She graduated from the University of Havana's five-year librarianship program in 2001, subsequently working in the Higher Education Room within the same university library. In 2011, she earned a Master’s in Library Sciences from the University of South Florida while gaining practical experience at the Miami-Dade Public Library and the University of Miami Libraries.
Joana then served as a campus librarian at Touro College South and as a Reference and Instructional librarian at Nova Southeastern University.
Transitioning to the medical field, she worked as a Medical Librarian at Baptist Health South Florida, focusing on medical research, publication support, and scholarship dissemination, while serving as a medical librarian supervisor.
Currently, in her Health Sciences librarian rola at FIU, Joana applies her extensive background to support research and education initiatives.
Keywords
Librarianship; Skill Utilization; Networking; Innovation; Adaptability
Learning Outcomes
Harnessing past experience for new professional challenges; Strategic skillset selection
Building New Bridges with Old Bricks: Leveraging Expertise from Prior Librarian Roles for Expanded Collaboration in a University Setting
Applying knowledge acquired from previous roles as a librarian can be instrumental to fostering connections between library departments and other academic communities. Leveraging proficiency with platforms like Digital Commons, Camtasia, EndNote, and LibGuides, librarians can extend outreach beyond their job description and designated colleges to encompass other vital library departments and committees. Furthermore, this expertise empowers librarians to foster collaboration with entities such as the college of medicine, their library, and university committees, thereby facilitating interdisciplinary engagement and fostering meaningful knowledge exchange.