Author: Ellery Bruns

Hello! My name is Ellery Bruns (she/her). I am a Master of Library and Information Science candidate at the Pratt Institute, who aims to work in collection development, reference, and instruction. My background in intersectional feminism, abolition, and carceral studies informs my passion for building community and identifying gaps in research and collections.

My research interests align in the intersections of collection development, critical librarianship, the Romance genre, and database design. In 2024, I published an article titled, "Archival Silences and Avenues to Address Them: A Literature Review," in The Serials Librarian. Currently, I am researching best practices in collection deselection for datasets and digital lending. As an information professional, I ground my praxis of librarianship in empathy, criticalities, and a firm belief in building equitable, inclusive, and accessible collections.