I write on topics ranging from leadership and management in academic libraries, fostering collaborations across library departments, and project management.
Publications
Birrell, L., “Not Just a Copy/Paste: Writing Impactful Performance Reviews,” CR&L News, Association of College and Research Libraries, Vol 86, No. 6, June 2025, 244 https://crln.acrl.org/index.php/crlnews/article/view/26805.
Birrell, L., “Know When to Hold ‘Em, Know When to Fold ‘Em,” Journal of Advancement, Communication, and Development in Academic Libraries, Vol 1, No 1, 2025, https://libjournals.mtsu.edu/index.php/jacdal/article/view/2521.
Birrell, L., “Making Cents of the Budget: A Model for Empowering Library Leaders,” CR&L News, Association of College and Research Libraries, Vol 85, No. 7, July 2024, 309 https://crln.acrl.org/index.php/crlnews/article/view/26433.
Birrell, L, “Better Together: Building Relationships with Non-Academic Units,” in Critical Library Leadership: Managing Self and Others in Today’s Academic Libraries, Chicago, IL: Association of College and Research Libraries, 2024.
Birrell, L., “More Than Just Boxes and Lines on a Page: Stories from a Special Collections Department Reorganization,” Library Leadership & Management, Core, Vol. 37, No. 4, 2024 https://llm.corejournals.org/llm/article/view/7585.
Birrell, L. and Allen, A., “What is the New Normal? The Changing Nature of Academic Library Work in a post-COVID World,” College & Research Libraries, Vol. 85, No. 3, 2024 http://americanlibraryassociation.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0xMTQ4ODUwMCZwPTEmdT0xMTIwMDQ5NjYxJmxpPTEwODI3ODg4OQ/index.html.
Birrell, L., “I Must Be Going Now: Reflections on How to Leave a Job,” CR&L News, ACRL, Vol. 83, No. 9, October 2022 https://crln.acrl.org/index.php/crlnews/article/view/25640/33549.
Arch, X., Birrell, L., and Martin, K., “Hiring Better: Core Best Practices for Academic Interviews,” Hiring Librarians Blog, invited post, June 15, 2022, https://hiringlibrarians.com/2022/06/15/hiring-better-core-best-practices-for-academic-interviews/#comments.
Birrell, L. and Strong, M., “Creating Space: Retaining and Motivating Academic Librarians throughout their Careers,” Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, Vol. 17, No 1, 2022 94-121, https://doi.org/10.18438/eblip29971.
Flynn, K. and Birrell, L., “Reframing Professional Development Opportunities for Graduate Students: Launching a Speaker Series,” RBM: A Journal of Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Cultural Heritage, Vol. 22, No 2, 2021 71-84, https://doi.org/10.5860/rbm.22.2.71.
Katrina Windon and Lori Birrell, “Signed, Sealed, Delivered (with Clarity, Context, and Patience): Ethical Considerations for Deeds of Gift and Transfer Agreements,” in Archives and Special Collections as Sites of Contestation, Library Juice Press, 2020.
Lori Birrell, “Leaving the Stuff Behind: One Leader’s Approach to Managing Academic Archives,” Collections: A Journal for Museum and Archives Professionals, Vol. 15, Issue 4, 2020, 240-252, https://doi.org/10.1177/1550190619888919.
Lori Birrell, Developing the Next Generation of Library Leaders, Chicago, IL: Association of College and Research Libraries, 2020.
Lori Birrell, Book Review: Is Your Museum Grant-Ready? American Association for State and Local History, by Sarah Sutton. Collections: A Journal for Museum and Archives Professionals, Vol. 15, Issue 1, 2019, 90–91. https://doi.org/10.1177/1550190619832387.
Lori Birrell and Marcy Strong, “Creating Community: Drawing on Staff Expertise to Break Down Silos in Academic Libraries,” Collaborative Librarianship, Vol. 10, No. 2, 2018.
Collaborating for Impact: Special Collections and Liaison Librarian Partnerships, Edited by Lori Birrell and Kristen Totleben, Chicago, IL: Association of College and Research Libraries, 2016.
Lori Birrell and Marcy Strong, “Partners in Discovery: Collaboration in Special Collections,” Archival Practice, 2014. http://www.partnershipsjournal.org/index.php/ap/article/view/886/615.
Website Review. Grateful Dead Archive Online. March 2013. http://www2.archivists.org/sites/all/files/Grateful%20Dead%20Archive%20Online.pdf.
Birrell, Lori. “Remembering the Reformers.” Archival Outlook. November/December 2012.
Book Review. Primary Research Group. Trends in Rare Books & Documents Special Collections Management. Fall 2012.
Book Review. Theimer, Kate. Different Kind of Web. American Archivist. Winter 2012.
Birrell, Lori. Oral History Transcription. Society of American Archivists Oral History Commemoration Project, 2011- 2012.
Satter, Lori. You Want Me to Do What? Overcoming your fear of public speaking for new educators. http://www.lorisatter.com/public-speaking-for-educators/, 2010.
“The Intangibles: Tips for Job Hunting and Interviewing in the Archives Field.” NEA
Newsletter: New England Archivists. Vol. 37. No. 3, July 2010.
Review. Schlatter, N. Elizabeth. Museum Careers: A Practical Guide for Students
and Novices. American Archivist, Spring/Summer 2010.
Our Plural History, 2008.