Getting to Know Liz Manriquez

 

1. Introduce yourself:

Hello!  I’m Liz Manriquez, Scholarly Communications and Reference Librarian at the University of Wisconsin Law Library.  I’ve been with UW for nearly 2 years, previously I was a Reference Librarian and Assistant Professor at the UNLV Boyd School of Law.

2. Does your job title actually describe what you do? Why/why not?

Yes!  In this position I divide my time equally between reference duties, such as working the reference desk and collection development, and managing our digital repository, while assisting with all things scholarly, such as citation metrics and improving the discoverability of faculty scholarship.  I work directly with faculty to enhance their online presence through scholar profiles and to ensure their scholarship is accurately represented within HeinOnline, SSRN, and ORCID.

3. What are you reading right now?

I usually read a few books at a time because my interest wanes, but have been reading much less since COVID began.  I’m currently reading Lady Killers: deadly women throughout history by Tori Telfer for a virtual book club.  I’m also working my way through the Cormoran Strike series by Robert Galbraith.  I’m about to break down and buy the latest, Troubled Blood, because the wait at my local library is 25 weeks!

4. If you could work in any library (either a type of library or a specific one), what would it be? Why?

Definitely the Giamatti Research Center, which is the library for the National Baseball Hall of Fame.  I enjoy all things data and statistics, so it’s only natural that baseball is my favorite sport.  Is there anything better than a sunny day at the ballpark?  One of my favorite memories as a child was going to Comiskey Park with my dad and filling out the scorebook, while we munched on hot dogs and peanuts.  I would love working to preserve the various medias and documents created by the league and its fans, making them accessible to future researchers and sports fans.