{"id":22,"date":"2017-06-08T16:23:08","date_gmt":"2017-06-08T16:23:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/seam\/about\/"},"modified":"2026-02-10T21:33:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T21:33:59","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/evening-research\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"Who We Are"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Evening research assistance is provided by graduate students who are librarians-in-training, currently enrolled in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.slis.uiowa.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">School of Library and Information Science<\/a>. Our graduate students work closely with Libraries staff and under the direction of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/undergraduate-engagement\/\">Undergraduate Engagement Department<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>GRADUATE STUDENT STAFF<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-788 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/evening-research\/files\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-06-13-at-11.18.44\u202fAM-1-300x272.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"245\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/evening-research\/files\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-06-13-at-11.18.44\u202fAM-1-300x272.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/evening-research\/files\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-06-13-at-11.18.44\u202fAM-1-1024x927.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/evening-research\/files\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-06-13-at-11.18.44\u202fAM-1-768x695.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/evening-research\/files\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-06-13-at-11.18.44\u202fAM-1.jpg 1076w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 245px) 100vw, 245px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Olivia Bishop<\/strong> (she\/they) is an undergraduate-to-graduate (U2G) student studying English and Creative Writing with a minor in ASL and Library and Information Science. Her research experiences consist of literature, children\u2019s stories, history, Deaf culture, and American Sign Language. She is passionate about accessibility and is ready to help you find what you need.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-789 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/evening-research\/files\/2025\/09\/IMG_3655-1-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"233\" height=\"311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/evening-research\/files\/2025\/09\/IMG_3655-1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/evening-research\/files\/2025\/09\/IMG_3655-1-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/evening-research\/files\/2025\/09\/IMG_3655-1-scaled.jpeg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><strong>Bel Lynch<\/strong> is a graduate student in the Master of Library and Information Science program and is also pursuing the certificate in Special Collections and Archives. 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