I am ACRL Member of the Week

Meet ACRL Member: Trent Brager

ABOUT

Trent Brager
Education and Social Sciences Librarian
University of St. Thomas
Minneapolis, MN

Describe yourself in three words

Collaborative, motivated, creative.

What are you reading (or listening to on your mobile device)?

I am reading Freire’s Pedagogy of the Oppressed and Library Service Design: A LITA Guide to Holistic Assessment, Insight, and Improvement by Joe J. Marquez and Annie Downey.

Describe ACRL in three words

Motivating, learning, community.

What do you value about ACRL?

I value the ability to connect and work with leading librarians across the country on issues that I face in my own work.

What do you as an academic librarian contribute to your campus?

As the Education and Social Sciences Librarian, I collaborate with faculty to teach and develop information literacy instruction for a range of undergraduate to doctoral students. My aim is to make the library and information literacy concepts accessible for all students and to ensure that they have a positive, impactful user experience.

In your own words

Making research an engaging and relevant process can be difficult but the rewards are entirely worth the work.