Librarian Relations Group
Bridget MacMillan
Bridget is a Senior Librarian Relations Consultant for Illinois and Wisconsin. Previous to LexisNexis she was the Librarian for Marshall O'Toole Gerstein Murray & Borun. Before that Bridget was a Business Researcher for Ernst & Young, Center for Business Knowledge in Chicago, IL.
Bridget is active in many professional associations. She is a member of the American Association of Law Libraries, and served as a member of the Public Relations Committee 2004 – 2006. She is also a member of the Special Libraries Association, and served as the Chair of Programming for the Annual Conference for the Legal Division 2004 – 2005, and she was the Treasurer of the SLA Illinois Chapter 2003 – 2005. As a member of the Chicago Association of Law Libraries, Bridget served as a member of the Public Relations Committee 2002 – 2004.
Bridget has presented at local, regional and national conferences on topics like “Librarians without Space,” “Getting Things Done,” “Inspiration, Perspiration, Celebration!” “Speed Networking,” and “Patent Research.” She has also authored many articles, including “Finding Inspiration in the Oddest Places,” AALL Spectrum (Vol. 9, No. 8, June 2005), “A Little Imitation Can Go a Long Way,” AALL Spectrum, (Vol. 10, No. 2, November 2005), and “Ask the Experts,” AALL Spectrum, (Vol. 10, No. 5, March 2006).
Bridget received her B.A. in History from Xavier University in Cincinnati and her M.S. in Library and Information Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Getting to Know Bridget
The biography above details Bridget’s professional qualifications and experience. Now it’s time to get to know Bridget, the person. Bridget reveals a few cozier insights about herself in the questions below.
1. What is one thing you have learned about yourself while being an LRC?
I thrive in the home–office setting! I greatly enjoy the benefit of working from home, with the flexibility of a business center nearby for presentations and socializing with fellow colleagues. I can’t imagine returning to an office setting on a daily basis!
2. What technology has transformed your life, you can’t imagine living without it now, and why?
TiVo! I love being in command of what I watch, when I watch it. And fast forwarding through the commercials!
3. Tell me a song that when you hear it, you always get a smile on your face.
“Jane Says” by Jane’s Addiction. I blast it and sing along at the top of my lungs!
4. If you could be a super hero, who would it be?
“Buffy, the Vampire Slayer!” With the help of her friends she fights evil, and triumphs! And her actions are accompanied with a great soundtrack and pithy dialogue, perfect!
5. What are two of your favorite Web sites, and why?
dictionary.com because I am constantly checking on spellings and synonyms, this website is priceless.
imdb.com because I can immediately figure out what other shows an actor appeared in when I say to myself, “Why is that person familiar?”
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