Co-Sponsors & Team — 2023

Sponsored and organized by a collaborative team of library professionals.

  • Symposium Organizers
    • METRO Reference & Instruction Special Interest Group (SIG)*
    • Library and Information Literacy Committee (LILAC) – CUNY**
    • ACRLY/NY’s Information Literacy/Instruction Discussion Group***
  • Symposium Fiscal Co-Sponsors
    • New York University Libraries (Host)
    • ACRL/NY
    • Library Juice Press
    • Barnard College

Symposium Collaborative Team

Dianne Gordon Conyers ***
Associate Professor & Periodicals Librarian
LaGuardia Community College, CUNY

Emma C. Antobam-Ntekudzi **
Instructor/Librarian
Bronx Community College, CUNY

Hafeezah Hussein
Instruction Assessment Associate,
Undergraduate & Instructional Services, NYU

Hailey Byrd
Dual Degree Student MA Costume Studies, NYU Steinhardt
MLIS, LIU Palmer School of Library Science
External Engagement Intern, Division of Libraries, NYU

Hebah Emara
Librarian for Open Innovation
Bern Dibner Library, NYU

Lia Warner
Reference and Instruction Associate
Reference Services Department, NYU

Liam Adler *
Director of Collections Strategy, Access, and Engagement
Librarian for Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS)
Barnard Library & Academic Information Services, Barnard College

Linda Miles, MLS, MA, PhD * / **
Assistant Professor
Head of Reference and OER Librarian
Hostos Community College, CUNY

Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz *
Associate Dean, Teaching, Learning & Engagement
New York University Libraries
Visiting Asst. Prof., Pratt School of Information

Stephanie Margolin **
Associate Professor & Instructional Design Librarian
Hunter College, CUNY

Symphony Bruce
Critical Pedagogy Librarian,
Undergraduate & Instructional Services, NYU