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Felicia A. Smith, Assistant
Librarian, Before becoming a librarian, Ms. Smith worked as a Criminal Defense Private Investigator in |
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Office Information: 208E Hesburgh Library
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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 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) |