Head Librarian/Associate.Professor- Elgin campus,
Austin Community College, Elgin Campus
Courtney Mlinar is an Associate Professor / Head Librarian at the Austin Community College (ACC) Elgin campus. She serves the college as ACC Copyright Officer and part of the Teaching and Learning Excellence Teaching Academy Task Force. Responsibilities within ACC Library Services include Instructive Reference Team, LibGuides/LibCal Administrator, Information Literacy Council, and the Library Leadership Team. She is currently serving on the ACRL Academic Librarians Standards and Guidelines Review Task Force and was a co-author for one of the ACRL Standards in 2017: Roles and Strengths of Teaching Librarians in Higher Education. Other works include the Library Professional Development blog and a 2019 book, Embedded and Empowered: A Practical Guide for Librarians, published by Rowman & Littlefield.