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Join us for future ACRL OnPoint chats: September 23, 2009: Ph.D.s in Academic Libraries: The Role of the Scholar-Librarian
(10:00 a.m Pacific | 11:00 a.m. Mountain | 12:00 p.m. Central | 1:00 p.m. Eastern)
This discussion will address the hybrid figure of the ‘scholar-librarian,’ focusing on the role of Ph.D. recipients in academic libraries. Questions to be asked will include: How does the very specific knowledge gained during Ph.D. research apply in an academic library setting? What roles do Ph.D.-holders play in the future of librarianship? How are Ph.D-holders particularly poised to mentor student research? This month’s chat is convened by: Heather Waldroup, CLIR Postdoctoral Fellow, The Libraries of the Claremont Colleges; Gabrielle Dean, CLIR Postdoctoral Fellow, Johns Hopkins University; Amanda Watson, Research and Instruction Librarian, Connecticut College; Christa Williford, Project Coordinator, Cataloging Hidden Collections, Council on Library and Information Resources; and Patricia Hswe, Project Manager, NDIIPP Partner Projects, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
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