Felicia A. Smith, Assistant Librarian, is Notre Dame's FIRST EVER , OUTREACH LIBRARIAN!

Felicia is also the Latino Studies librarian, working with the Institute for Latino Studies.

Before becoming a librarian, Ms. Smith worked as a Criminal Defense Private Investigator in Chicago, Illinois specializing in homicide and narcotics. She carried a 357 Magnum, which fellow librarians think may be useful in this profession.

"Reflections of a Resident"

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Office Information:

208E Hesburgh Library
Notre Dame, IN 46556

Office:  (574) 631-2767
Fax:     (574) 631-6772

E-mail: fsmith3@nd.edu

Curriculum Vitae

 

 

 

She was Notre Dame’s third Librarian-In-Residence. Over the course of the residency at Notre Dame, Ms. Smith worked in Kresge Law Library, and taught a Chemical Information Research Skills class for academic credit in the Chemistry Library. Other rotations included Collection Development, Electronic Resources and Library Instruction in the main Hesburgh Library. Information about her residency is on her Librarian-in-Excellence Blog.

Ms. Smith has worked in different types of libraries (academic, medical, and public) in various departments within those settings.  She earned her B.A. in Communications from the University of Illinois at Chicago and her M.A. in Library and Information Science from Dominican University.

She was a panelist at Indiana Library Federation's Annual Conference (2006) and has published several articles including, J.A.W.S.: a Historical Prespective;" "The Pirate Teacher" and "Silent Librarian Syndrome" which describes her experience at the Tanzania Library Association Conference. She also worked on a marketing campaign and wrote the script for "Citation Cop". She was one of the first ALA Emerging Leaders.

Sample articles:

Pursuit of Employment in the New Millennium (2007)

 

Games for Teaching Information Literacy Skills (2007)

 

Weary Helper: From Private Investigator to Librarian (2006)

Spiritual Literacy: a New concept for a New Reality (2006)

Seldom Explored Minorities’ Stories: Eyes Wide Shut (2005)

Reflections of a Resident (2005)

Red Pill or Blue Pill article (2001)