Tristan Draper, MSLIS
Student Success & Engagement Librarian
- Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
- Email: drapert@beloit.edu
- Phone: +1 608-363-2246
- Schedule an Appointment
- Office: 208, Morse Library
Description / Biography
As as a Student Success & Engagement Librarian, I support the teaching, learning, and research of students, faculty, and staff. Using my experience from working in academic, public, and rare books libraries, I help students develop information literacy skills for classwork, research, and everyday life.
I have recently led class discussions on:
- Getting started with academic research
- Evaluating sources
- Reading and writing about scholarly articles
- Citation management & citation justice
- Creating zines
- Intellectual freedom (book banning and censorship)
- AI and ethics
- Scholarly voice
I am a co-host of the podcast Librarians Spill the Tea, which discusses scholarly drama and research ethics. I am also a member of the 2025 Class of American Library Association Emerging Leaders.
I spend my free time playing Dungeons & Dragons and board games, knitting an array of silly animals, and reading graphic novels.