Squashing the Stereotype

Elizabeth Brooks ’12 MLS

Elizabeth has only just graduated from our program, but she has already begun work in her new role as the Client Services Supervisor for the Advanced Reference Services Department at Infotrieve. Infotrieve facilitates and manages corporate information centers in more than half of the Fortune 500 companies located around the world.

Infotrieve encourages ingenuity in its employees. Elizabeth’s position was created upon her hiring, giving her the opportunity to develop and implement original workflow solutions. She was drawn to the position by her interest in innovative problem solving. Her education in the complex areas of Competitive

Intelligence and Knowledge Management has enriched her accomplishments. She hopes her work will encourage other librarians to use these techniques in addressing current information needs, wherever they may work. Elizabeth is a shining example of the ways in which librarians achieve far more than the stereotype would suggest.

Amelia Costigan ’11 MLS

In May 2011, Amelia graduated from DLIS as a member of the first cohort of the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian grant. After graduation, she began her career as an associate librarian at the Catalyst Information Center.

Catalyst is a non-profit organization that provides information to employers of women around the world so that women and their employers can succeed in business. Catalyst was the 2011 winner of the SLA’s annual Centers of Excellence Award.

As an associate librarian, Amelia does research and analysis for member companies on a variety of diversity and inclusion issues in the workplace, in addition to providing information to the media and research staff.

Amelia has incorporated her knowledge of graphic design into her librarian work. By transforming data into information graphics, she creates presentations that are far more user-friendly.

Currently, Amelia’s focus is on businesswomen working in India.

Amelia recently published a paper, The Case for Gender Diversity in India, that explores the benefits of gender diversity in the Indian workplace. She is writing The Legal Framework for Women and Work in India, a paper intended for human resource professionals who work for companies expanding into India.

If you will be attending the SLA Conference in Chicago this July, Amelia would be happy to meet you there. She will also be attending, and looks forward to meeting fellow DLIS alumni!