'It's my job': Accidental librarian teaches undergrads to unearth academic resources

Corliss Lee
Corliss Lee
BERKELEY — A former English major and a "perpetual grad student," Corliss Lee says she "fell into becoming a librarian." Lee has worked at Moffitt Library for nearly 20 years, beginning as an intern while she was earning a master’s of library science at Berkeley. "They never managed to get rid of me," Lee says. A. I spend most of my time doing instruction-related tasks — teaching, or providing research assistance to faculty and students, and creating instructional material. Recently, I was involved in revising the help screens for OskiCat, the library's catalog. I also provide research assistance on a drop-in basis — what’s known as reference assistance — either at physical reference desks or via our 24/7 chat service. A. Like a lot of the librarians here, one of the things I do is teach course-integrated library workshops, which involves working with instructors to introduce undergraduate students to doing research in the library.
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