What are Affinity Groups? Affinity Groups are meant to be a collection of members who have a shared interest in a particular area or similar subject. Our niche field of special libraries is actually quite broad, so we want to create a way for people to connect further. The 2023 Executive Board took inspiration from the SLA communities and sought member input on topics for the groups.
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Jenna Lloyd is the co-leader of the Arts and Museums Affinity Group and a second year MSIS student in the Archives and Records Management track. She is passionate about outreach projects, community archives, and special collections. In her first year as a grad student, Jenna served as the program coordinator on the SLA board which partly inspired the creation of affinity group liaisons. She has interned with State Archives of North Carolina and Durham County Library’s North Carolina Collection.
Sammie Killmer is the co-leader of the Scholarly Communications and Law & Government affinity groups. She has a background in political science which fueled her interested in special libraires related to law and government libraires as well as scholarly communications! She has been a vital part of keeping SLA running smoothly over the 2023-24 academic year. Sammie currently works at the Circulation desk in the Kathrine R. Everett Law Library and in the Classics Department Library.
James Onorevole is a third-year Master of Public Administration – Master of Science in Library Science dual degree student. He’s passionate about learning and helping others through public service and research. He’s proud to have done so for the Congressional Research Service in the Library of Congress this past summer. James enjoys leading the Law & Government affinity group with Sammie because it allows him to share his understanding of government and the guiding values of public administration with up-and-coming librarians.
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Three of our executive members serve as affinity group leaders as well. Simone Gillespie, 2023 Board Secretary severs as the co-leader of the Arts and Museums Affinity Group. Simone has interned with the State Archives of North Carolina and Baseball Hall of Fame Museum and Library. Collin Drummond, 2023 Board Treasurer, is the co-leader of the Scholarly Communications. Collin passion for open access flows into his work in the Scholarly Communications Office at Carolina. Nadia Merritt, 2023 Board President, lead the Health and Science Affinity Group. She is an inaugural intern at Wake Forest University School of Medicine Carpenter Library. Learn more about all of the 2023 executive board members here.
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