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" *Animated on Internet Explorer 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 the third Librarian-In-Residence at Notre Dame. Ms. Smith worked in Kresge Law Library, and taught a Research Skills class for academic credit in the Chemistry Library. Other rotations included Collection Development and Electronic Resources 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 is an invited panelist at the International Federation of Library's Annual Conference in Italy (2009) 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 a Spectrum Scholar as well as one of the first ALA Emerging Leaders. She frequently presents at workshops for Project Upward Bound. Additionally, she has created a Literacy Outreach Program for students at the Juvenile Justice Center as discussed in the library's Access newletter.	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)