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Erin Fields is a Liaison Librarian in the humanities and social sciences and the Flexible Learning Coordinator at the University of British Columbia. She received her Master of Library and Information Science from the University of Western Ontario in 2006. Prior to becoming a librarian, Erin worked as teacher in K-10 environments and adult education. During her 8 year library career, Erin has worked in a number of academic roles focused on teaching and learning in a variety of contexts. Her current areas of interest include open education, the impact of open learning on learning pathways, community building, the intersection of information literacies and digital literacies and emerging roles and library transformation. At UBC Library, Erin provides library support for the Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice and the School of Library, Archival and Information Studies, and supports flexible learning projects across UBC.