Cynthia Akers' teaching philosophy focuses on flexibility and development. She sees herself as a teacher in all of her library roles through interactions with students, faculty, and patrons. Her approach is to plan instruction from the learner's perspective. She emphasizes continuous assessment and improvement through activities like LibQUAL+. Outcomes for the year include coordinating an information literacy course, creating rubrics to assess learning, investigating tutorials and videos for distance students, and revisiting LibQUAL+. She will also seek ways to better promote library services on campus and in the community through social media and relationships with other university offices. Additional goals are professional development, collection maintenance, and research opportunities.