Lisa Thornton
Library and Information Professional at Seton Hall University
Lisa Thornton discusses her journey from a library assistant to a technical services specialist, sharing how the support of her supervisors and the library staff played a crucial role in her career progression. Starting as a library assistant while homeschooling her children, Lisa fell in love with the library and pursued a career change by enrolling in the MI program. Her director encouraged her to explore different departments and eventually found herself drawn to technical services due to her attention to detail. Lisa also talks about the various learning opportunities she gained from her roles in libraries, including an internship at the Library of Congress and her current role in library health information services. She emphasizes the importance of gaining practical experience through internships, independent study projects, or jobs to complement theoretical knowledge. Lisa shares her experiences applying the skills she learned in her MI program to real-world projects, such as organizing health and wellness activities for her township and receiving a grant to continue a seniors fitness class. She advises MI students to take a little extra time to gain practical experience, as it will benefit both personal growth and employer appeal.
Cheyenne Riehl
STEM and Outreach Librarian
Cheyenne has a unique journey by taking the unknown road in figuring out where her journey took her. Cheyenne wanted to be an archeologist, and got her bachelors in Evolutionary Anthropology. But it was an experience out on the dig, moving dirt, that she realized this wasn’t for her that forced her to look inward and find out what made her passionate about this field. Cheyenne loved research, libraries and museums. This would prompt on her journey in the next chapter of her life by pursuing a Master of Library and Information Science here at Rutgers SCI, and an internship at the Penn Museum Library at the University of Pennsylvania in the Archeology and Anthropology section of the Museum. Blending both of those passions. She discovered her passion for libraries. She would then go on to work for Princeton University and work for a short time there. Now, she currently serves as the STEM and Outreach Librarian, in addition to collecting for the Anthropology department at Ocean County College.
Jamie Harvey
Research Librarian, Landmark College
Jamie Harvey is a Rutgers graduate from Rutgers University in 2019 with a Master of Information with a concentration in Library and Information Sciences. Here we get to learn about why Jamie loved the program so much, including the diverse backgrounds and professions of his peers. He currently works as the Research Librarian at Landmark College.