Menlo College wishes a fond farewell to Anne Linvill, Research and Student Success Librarian. Anne will retire on October 6, 2023.
Anne has played a crucial part in Menlo College's success providing library instruction, reference and outreach services. During Anne's sixteen year tenure at Menlo College, she has experienced many changes and has always maintained an unwavering dedication to students and their academic success. She has left her mark on many students, faculty and staff.
Anne began her career at Menlo College in 2007 as a part-time librarian in Bowman Library and was quickly promoted to Access Services Manager. Over the years, she has served as a trusted mentor, teaching partner and academic guide to many students and faculty. During the pandemic, she served as Interim Dean of the Library.
Teaching and learning has been Anne's north star. As a member of the faculty senate, Anne has helped faculty design research projects, and integrate content, technologies and information skills into the research process. She has helped shape the College's academic programs bringing expertise in pedagogy, information discovery and access to various iterations of curriculum (re)design in the various disciplines. She served two consecutive terms on the faculty senate's Curriculum Committee and served as Chair of the Curriculum Committee for three semesters. Her areas of research and expertise include open access journal publishing, information literacy theory and practice, and library instructional collaboration.
Among the great accolades a librarian can receive in their career is an acknowledgement in an author's published work, and Anne has received numerous such honors. She provides in depth research consultations with undergraduates as they write their theses and is often acknowledged in their final projects.
Another rewarding aspect of our profession is the opportunity to run a library operation or an aspect of it. In that capacity, Anne has provided research and reference services to faculty, students and staff for several years. She is often one of the first people anyone sees as they walk in the library doors and many have built up long-standing relationships with her. Anne has supervised library student assistants, provided professional references, and collaborated over the years with the writing center, academic success center, student affairs, student clubs and other campus groups.
A person of many talents, languages, and lived experiences in global education, Anne has created outreach programs and high interest library events to engage our diverse academic community. In all of her practice, Anne demonstrates the values and ethics of librarianship, including an unwavering commitment to privacy, intellectual freedom and advancing information literacy.
It was just as we were emerging from the global Covid-19 pandemic (and as a candidate for the Dean of Library Services position), that I came to know Anne Linvill. Her colleagues in the Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium (SCELC), spoke very highly of Anne and of all of the librarians at Menlo College. She is a valued colleague within and beyond the College. The Library is, and continues to be, physically and intellectually central to the campus, in no small part owing to her dedication. Bowman Library is clearly loved, trusted and cherished by all, and Anne's commitment and leadership has enriched us all. She will be greatly missed, and we look forward to seeing her on campus from time to time for commencement and other celebrations.
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