Cultivating Collaboration Communities of Practice in Librarianship

Sandra Yvette Desjardins is Research and Instruction Librarian at the Texas Medical Center Library in Houston, Texa, USa

Laura N. Haygood, MLIS, AHIP is the Health Sciences Librarian for Public Health at Brown Universit, USA

Shannon D. Jones’ (pronouns: she/her/hers) career in libraries spans 20 years. She is the director of libraries for the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. Prior to her arrival at MUSC, Jones was the associate director for research and education at the Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) in Richmond. Shannon received her MLS from North Carolina Central University (NCCU). In addition to the MLS, Shannon also holds a BA in English from North Carolina State University, a MIS from NCCU, and a MEd in adult learning from VCU.

Tamara M. Nelson is the Director of Library Engagement & User Experience at the Medical University of South Carolina Libraries in Charleston, USA.