{"id":9340,"date":"2017-06-12T10:19:42","date_gmt":"2017-06-12T17:19:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/?p=9340"},"modified":"2017-06-12T10:31:58","modified_gmt":"2017-06-12T17:31:58","slug":"collins-library-welcomes-adriana-flores-archivist-special-collections-librarian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/collins-library-welcomes-adriana-flores-archivist-special-collections-librarian\/","title":{"rendered":"Collins Library Welcomes Adriana Flores, Archivist & Special Collections Librarian"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"CALLOUT_Adriana\"<\/a>We are excited to welcome back Adriana Flores as our new Archivist & Special Collections Librarian.\u00a0 Adriana will join us in mid-July as soon as she wraps up her current work at the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center at Boston University, where she serves as an Assistant Archivist for Acquisitions. \u00a0In this role she is responsible for a wide range of services including working with donors, managing collections, assisting researchers and working with faculty to promote the use of primary source materials in their classes.\u00a0 Adriana completed her M.S. in Library and Information Science from Simmons College in 2016 and is a 2013 graduate of Puget Sound.\u00a0 She has her B.A. in English with a Writing, Rhetoric and Culture Concentration.\u00a0 In 2014, Adriana was awarded a Mosaic Fellowship from the Association of Research Libraries and the Society of American Archivists. The Mosaic program promotes much-needed diversification of the archives and special collections professional workforce by providing financial support, practical work experience, mentoring, career placement assistance, and leadership development to emerging professionals from traditionally underrepresented racial and ethnic minority groups. In addition, Adriana has worked on a variety of digital projects as well as developed programs at Boston University.\u00a0 She is very engaged in professional development activities and currently holds a leadership position in the Students and New Archives Professionals Roundtable<\/em> of the Society of American Archivists.\u00a0 She is a frequent blog contributor and you can read her Year in the Life<\/em> posts:
\nYear in the Life Part 1<\/a>\u00a0 and\u00a0 Year in the Life Part 2.<\/a><\/p>\n

She has also contributed to the series Archivists on the Issues<\/a><\/em> with a blog post on mentoring. In addition, Adriana served as a digitization intern at Densho:\u00a0 The Japanese American Legacy project as well as at the Port of Tacoma. Adriana brings a love of Puget Sound, enthusiasm for the Library and a commitment to engagement.<\/p>\n

Learn more about Adriana in our interview below.<\/p>\n

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  1. What excites you about returning to Puget Sound?
    \n<\/strong>I\u2019m so excited to be returning to the campus I love. I look forward to reconnecting with past professors and staff supervisors, as well as working with plenty of fellow alums who have also returned to Puget Sound. I\u2019m also excited to reacquaint myself with the Archives & Special Collections materials and explore new ways to connect the collections with students, faculty, and staff.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    1. Tell us a bit about the work at the Gotlieb Archives and how that might translate to Puget Sound?
      \n<\/strong>I\u2019ve developed many skills at the Howard Gotlieb Center that will translate to Puget Sound. In my position I do a little bit of everything: I accession new materials, process collections, supervise student employees and interns, work with researchers, as well as plan and execute education and outreach events. Most importantly, I love working with Boston University\u2019s students and I know the same will be true at Puget Sound as well.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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      1. In 2014 you were appointed an Association of Research Libraries and Society of American Archivist Mosaic Fellow \u2013 can you provide some insights into this program?\u00a0 What did you learn?\u00a0 Did you make connections in the profession?
        \n<\/strong>The Mosaic Program is a wonderful opportunity for archival students from diverse backgrounds to receive academic and professional support during graduate school. The program provides an academic scholarship, a paid internship (which I did at the Howard Gotlieb Center), and funding to attend SAA\u2019s annual conference and ARL\u2019s Leadership Institute. The program provided me with multiple mentors and has supported me through every stage of my early career. Additionally, I made many lasting professional relationships in my cohort as well as the cohorts before and after mine. It\u2019s a great community to be a part of and I\u2019m so grateful that I was selected for the program.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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        1. Anything else you would like to share!
          \n<\/strong>In my free time, I love going to the movies, reading, playing tennis, and crafting. I’ve recently learned how to knit and I love exploring new ways to be creative and work with my hands.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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