Compiled By: Emma Wood and Cassandra Patterson
March’s Featured RIPS Member: Christy Sherbrook (Bradley, Arant, Boult & Cummings, LLP)
“Questions with Puron” is a social media series launched by the RIPS PR & Recruitment Committee to highlight the diverse views and professional strategies of the constituents of Research Instruction and Patron Services Special Interest Section (RIPS-SIS). Each month, our beloved penguin mascot will pose a series of questions to one of the many librarians who make up RIPS. This month, Puron talked with Christy Sherbrook, Research Services Coordinator at Bradley, Arant, Boult & Cummings, LLP.
Puron: What does instruction look like for you?
Christy: Instruction to me looks like bringing joy and laughter to the environment. I like to teach using a very low pressure approach interwoven with humor, as my end users have plenty of burdens, deadlines, and stress from multiple directions. If I can give them a smile and assurance that our Research Services will help them get the information/knowledge they need and that mistakes can be a regular part of growth, I believe that helps them trust the process a little bit better.
Puron: What’s a recent photo you took that makes you smile?
Christy: A recent photo I took that makes me smile is of my drummer daughter Veronica doing her interpretive Halloween-time tribute to Annie Lennox of the Eurythmics.
Puron: What is your favorite movie?
Christy: My favorite movie is Rocky or Rudy, as I love sports movies, and I love an underdog.
Puron: Do you have any advice for new or aspiring law librarians?
Christy: My advice to aspiring law librarians is to try and find a mentor or mentorship group early on in your studies and/or your career. I found both later in my career, and it makes all the difference. (Here’s looking at you, Lori Martin!)
We hope you enjoyed getting to know Christy. If you would like to hear from more members, join the conversation on our Twitter RIPS-SIS (@RIPS_SIS) and Facebook. The PR & Recruitment Committee will also be reaching out to select members for participation in this series. If you would like to be featured, or want to recommend someone, please email the committee at puronrips@gmail.com.
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