Anslie began working at her current library, The Urbana Free Library, nearly nine years ago as a shelver: “I was a high school student and grateful that they were willing to hire me in one of my favorite places - a library. Throughout the years, I have taken my experience and knowledge and moved up to my current position.”
She also recognizes the way that SLIS helped her do that, stating “since I was working while getting my degree, I feel like I was able to immediately apply what I learned into my work. On the other hand, I was able to use my past experiences from my job to complete assignments and have meaningful discussions during class. Professor Logsden’s class “Public Libraries” was perfect for my position. We discuss book bans, policies, book talks, intellectual freedom and so much more.”
Anslie has also recently presented at her first library conference! She presented last year's annual Illinois Library Association conference, presenting on a panel of four catalogers “A Peek Behind the Technical Services Curtain: Cataloging for Non-Catalogers” where they discussed the relationship between cataloging and the work of desk staff. Later this year, she will be presenting again at the Reaching Forward South Conference in April, giving a presentation about the home delivery service at her current library.
"My most recent accomplishment was presenting at my first library conference. I attended the annual Illinois Library Association (ILA) conference and presented with a group of four catalogers. We did a panel presentation entitled: A Peek Behind the Technical Services Curtain: Cataloging for Non-Catalogers and talked about the relationship between cataloging and the work of desk staff.
Later this year, I will be presenting this panel presentation again at the Reaching Forward South Conference in April as well as a presentation about the home delivery service at my current library."
Anslie wants to remind current SLIS students to “go into each of your classes excited to learn and think about how your assignments, discussions, and even the smallest detail may assist in your present and future in libraries.”