Two Sides of the Coin: Sharing Perspectives on Work and Identity between a Graduate Student and an Academic Library Manager

Abstract

In this joint chapter, we—Lingyu, a former academic library scholarly commu- nications graduate student specialist, and April, an academic library scholarly communications manager—reflect on our two years working together and the unique opportunities for learning, collaborating, and mentoring that have arisen. Following a conversational style, we discuss key points in our collaboration and relationship, including how we each came to enter the library and informa- tion science (LIS) profession, what noteworthy projects highlighted our work together, how we brought our identities into our work, and finally where we see our work going in the future as situated within broader professional and social landscapes.