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Welcome to the “Librarians Navigating Change” Oral History Project!  The 16 oral history interview transcripts in this collection (two of which are embargoed until 2/2/29) focus on changes in libraries, and particularly librarianship, over the past 40 years, as related by long-time University of California, Berkeley librarians.  The collection is comprised of more than 400 pages of transcripts, with narrators from a range of roles and services in this complex academic library setting, who were interviewed in April-May 2025 and May 2026.  In this collection you’ll find content related to:

·         Careers in librarianship

·         Changes in library service provision (especially the impact of COVID)

·         Technological change and adaptations

·         Changes in collection processes, publishing, and purchasing

·         Budgets, budgets, budgets

·         Organizational changes and their impact on collaboration and morale

·         Reflections on the rewards and difficulties of being a librarian

·         Advice for future generations of librarians, as the landscape changes dramatically

Feel free to contact retired UC Berkeley librarian Ann Glusker (gluskera (AT) gmail (DOT) com) with questions and/or feedback!

Cover page of Overview Document - June 2026

Overview Document - June 2026

(2026)

This document gives an overview of the “Librarians Navigating Change” Oral History Project on eScholarship.org. In particular, it serves as a means of conveying the decisions made and conventions established, for any who would like to replicate this process. Topics discussed are: project genesis and context; training in oral history methodology; selecting narrators; timeline and communications; developing agreements and approvals; interviewing and transcribing; transcription and editing conventions; depositing and outreach; and acknowledgements. There are also 12 appendices with supplemental material.

Cover page of D Eifler 7-April-2025

D Eifler 7-April-2025

(2026)

This is the transcript of an oral history interview, part of the "Librarians Navigating Change" Oral History Project on eScholarship.org

Cover page of DC Rowan 10-April-2025

DC Rowan 10-April-2025

(2026)

This is the transcript of an oral history interview, part of the "Librarians Navigating Change" Oral History Project on eScholarship.org

Cover page of M Phillips 14-April-2025

M Phillips 14-April-2025

(2026)

This is the transcript of an oral history interview, part of the "Librarians Navigating Change" Oral History Project on eScholarship.org

Cover page of R Brandt 16-April-2025

R Brandt 16-April-2025

(2026)

This is the transcript of an oral history interview, part of the "Librarians Navigating Change" Oral History Project on eScholarship.org

Cover page of M Sholinbeck 23-April-2025

M Sholinbeck 23-April-2025

(2026)

This is the transcript of an oral history interview, part of the "Librarians Navigating Change" Oral History Project on eScholarship.org

Cover page of L Castillo-Speed 24-April-2025

L Castillo-Speed 24-April-2025

(2026)

This is the transcript of an oral history interview, part of the "Librarians Navigating Change" Oral History Project on eScholarship.org

Cover page of S Edwards 28-April-2025

S Edwards 28-April-2025

(2026)

This is the transcript of an oral history interview, part of the "Librarians Navigating Change" Oral History Project on eScholarship.org

Cover page of C Lee 28-April-2025

C Lee 28-April-2025

(2026)

This is the transcript of an oral history interview, part of the "Librarians Navigating Change" Oral History Project on eScholarship.org

Cover page of J Silva 29-April-2025

J Silva 29-April-2025

(2026)

This is the transcript of an oral history interview, part of the "Librarians Navigating Change" Oral History Project on eScholarship.org