Mann Library has welcomed two new staff members in the past year. We are
pleased to introduce you to:
Karina Hagelin, Outreach & Instruction
LibrarianKarina graduated from the University of Maryland with a BA in
American Studies and an MLS in Library and Information Science last year
with a thesis on “Gossip as a Site of Resistance: Information-Sharing
Strategies Among Survivors of Sexual Violence.” While there, they were a
digitization assistant at the Hornbake Library Digitization Center,
president of the iDiversity organization, active on student councils,
and the library and office manager for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and
Transgender Equity Center. They also helped organize the Conference on
Inclusion and Diversity in Library and Information Science at the
University of Maryland and the Radical Libraries, Archives and Museums
track at the Allied Media conference. Karina is the Cornell Library
Diversity Fellow, and is party of the Library’s Diversity, Inclusion
& Belonging Council. Karina is also part of the Mann Instruction
Team and is doing outreach and instruction for the mannUfactory
makerspace.
Shayla Harrington, Access Services & ILL ManagerShayla
Harrington is Mann's new Mann Access Services &
Inter-Library Loan (ILL) Manager. In this role, she oversees the
day-to-day operations and directly supervises the staff in the Access
Services and ILL departments. She also represents Mann Access Services
on various Cornell University Library-wide committees. Shayla has a B.S.
in Elementary Education from Nyack College and her NY State teacher
certification. She comes to Mann from Olin-Kroch-Uris (OKU) Libraries
where most recently she worked as a Reference Assistant and Lead Student
Supervisor. Prior to that, Shayla was an Access Services Late Night
Supervisor for OKU Libraries from November 2014 – October 2017.