I am an Electronic Resources and Instruction Librarian at Long Island University, Brooklyn. I work to connect students and faculty to library resources using a blend of traditional library service approaches (the reference desk and the library instruction classroom), as well as via digital technologies (Facebook, email, chat, etc.).
My research interests run on two tracks. First, I'm interested in intersections of critical theory and classification studies, with particular emphasis on gender and sexuality. Second, I explore the implications of composition theory for a more critically engaged library instruction. I recently completed an MA in English with a concentration in composition and rhetoric, culminating in a thesis project titled Teaching in Time: Toward a Kairos of Library Instruction. This thesis explores the idea of qualitative time and its potential for transforming library instruction.
I also write about what I ate for lunch and why.
Contact:
emily at emilydrabinski dot com
917-495-7433