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Rebecca Hedreen
Library Coordinator for Distance Learning and Sciences Librarian
Hilton C. Buley Library
Southern Connecticut State University
New Haven, CT 06515
Appointments - http://hedreen.youcanbook.me
"My job, a job shared by all academics who teach, involves helping students understand how information works – where it comes from, why context matters, how to make decisions when you encounter contradictions, and how to use information fairly and responsibly when trying to persuade others. That job is carried out all over campus, but at institutions that focus on undergraduate education, it’s explicitly what our libraries are for. The library is a lab or studio for creating new meaning using existing knowledge. (It’s also a place to study and take naps and socialize, but those are not why we build libraries.)” Barbara Fister, Inside Higher Ed, 8/11/16