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Library Annex Assistant | Document Delivery, Stacks, and... | larmstr3@nd.edu (574) 631-8923 | 04/04/2022 | Lateka is a member of the Document Delivery, Stacks, and Annex Unit | Teaching, Research, and User Services Program. Focusing on Service Excellence, the team at the Hesburgh Libraries Annex is available to help the Notre Dame community with access to library physical resources and various other services. The Hesburgh Libraries Annex team facilitates access to materials located in the Annex via lending, delivery, and electronic scans for the Notre Dame community. In conjunction with Stacks Management objectives, Lateka performs item searches, carrel checks, collection shifts, and assists with space management planning to provide easy accessibility and shelving integrity of library material. | ||
Instruction & Reference Services... | User Education and Engagement Unit | 150B Hesburgh Library | lbaer@nd.edu (574) 631-1225 | 11/20/2018 | Degrees: M.L.I.S. Brigham Young University B.S. Brigham Young University As the Instruction & Reference Services Assistant, Lisa provides administrative support for instructional activities offered by librarians in the Teaching, Research & User Services Program. This includes scheduling library instruction sessions, helping to maintain and update print and digital materials that support teaching, and helping with planning and carrying out a variety of outreach activities. Lisa provides research assistance to students, faculty, staff, and visitors at our Ask Us desk, and helps at the Circulation desk as needed. She is a member of the Advanced Research Services Unit. | |
Engineering Librarian | Researcher Services and... | 142 Hesburgh Library | wbaer@nd.edu (574) 631-5070 | 07/01/2015 | ||
IT Systems Analyst | Support and Solutions Analysis | 271H Hesburgh Library | cbaile11@nd.edu (574) 631 8738 | 03/18/2015 | ||
Department Head | Digital Strategies and Technology | 271F Hesburgh Library | abales@nd.edu (574) 631-4035 | 08/17/1992 | As Systems Librarian, Aaron manages some of the core library management, discovery and delivery applications for the Hesburgh Libraries and the Michiana Academic Library Consortium. ### Discovery System - Configure and maintain [OneSearch][1] and the [ND Catalog][2], using the Primo Discovery System (from Ex Libris). - Load records from the library management system and other internal and external sources. ### Library Management System - Configure and maintain the Aleph 500 Integrated Library System, which is used for acquisitions, cataloging and circulation of library materials. - Support integration of the management system with the discovery system, interlibrary loan and other related systems. ---------- MLS, Indiana University; A.B., Philosophy, Harvard University [1]: http://onesearch.library.nd.edu/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=NDU [2]: http://onesearch.library.nd.edu/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=NDU&tab=nd_campus | |
Sr. Metadata Technician | Cataloging and Collection... | 402Y Hesburgh Library | pbales@nd.edu (574) 631-7620 | 07/29/1998 | Paula is a member of the Collection Processing Unit in the Metadata Services Program. This unit serves the Libraries' by processing physical scholarly resources added to the Libraries' collection in support of teaching, learning and research. Paula locates appropriate bibliographic records, prepares or updates local holdings records, and performs complex record editing to improve and enhance bibliographic data according to national and local cataloging standards. Paula also provides original cataloging for ETDs in science and engineering, contributes name authority records to the LC/NACO authority file, and submits literary author call number proposals to the Library of Congress. | |
Advisor to the Dean | Office of the Dean | 284E Hesburgh Library | abates2@nd.edu (574) 631-5796 | 06/20/2018 | Alicia Bates, Ed.D., joined the Hesburgh Libraries as the Advisor to the Edward H. Arnold Dean, Hesburgh Libraries and University of Notre Dame Press in September 2022. As de facto chief of staff, Dr. Bates advises and supports the Dean in all aspects of the administrative and executive operations of the Hesburgh Libraries and University of Notre Dame Press. Her responsibilities include advising the Dean about and managing relationships and activities within the Hesburgh Libraries and for myriad stakeholders; serving as a conduit between the Office of the Dean and external University stakeholders; managing special organizational- and University-level projects on the Dean’s behalf; and collaborating to lead, manage, and assess the Hesburgh Libraries’ strategic framework process. Bates has more than a decade’s worth of experience in higher education through expanding roles that have developed her expertise in several areas including strategic planning, assessment, leadership training, University partnerships, and stakeholder engagement. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for the National Association for Campus Activities where she helps to lead association strategy, establish educational priorities, and promote student learning and staff development. | |
Digital Repositories Librarian | Library Application Management | 271G Hesburgh Library | kblalack@nd.edu (574) 631-9145 | 07/01/2023 | Kate Blalack is a librarian, and a nationally certified archivist and digital archives specialist. She joined the Hesburgh Libraries as the Digital Repositories Librarian in July 2023. She brought with her 20 years of experience in various roles of librarianship, including academic, public, archival, and museum settings. Kate currently serves as a teacher and mentor and is passionate about creative innovation and human connections. Her research is primarily focused on social connections through technology, in the areas of international human relations, artificial intelligence, and neurodiversity. With a service-first approach, Kate serves as a collaborative team leader and is responsible for advancing the Hesburgh Libraries’ overall strategy for the management, discovery, and integration of digital collections and assets through HL digital collections platforms, including the institutional repositories and the digital exhibit systems. She serves as a cooperative link between various library units and has primary authority to guide the development of a successful, interoperable ecosystem of tools that support and showcase our collections; to leverage repository services to enable and support a robust and sustainable scholarly communications ecosystem; and to advance multiple and equitable modes of access to the Libraries’ repository-based collections. She also leads stakeholder communications and workflow development and provides guidance in the digital advancement of the Hesburgh Libraries. Kate has served on professional committees in state, national, and international organizations, including the Society of Southwest Archivists, the Society of American Archivists, and the International Council of Archives. | |
Manager | Document Delivery, Stacks, and... | 161C Hesburgh Library | tblewett@nd.edu +1 574 631 4566 | 06/01/2018 | Tim is a member of the **User Services Unit** | **Teaching, Research, and User Services Program**. Focusing on Service Excellence, the team at the Hesburgh Libraries Annex is available to help the Notre Dame community with access to library physical resources and various other services. The Hesburgh Libraries Annex team is facilitating access for the Notre Dame community with materials located in the Annex via lending, delivery, and electronic scans. In conjunction with Reserves and ILL Lending Subunit objectives, Tim helps maintain access to all materials at the Annex and processes ILL Lending Requests. Tim's expertise in high-density storage management, Interlibrary Loan Lending, and Document Delivery service contributes to the mission of Service Excellence by providing access to faculty, staff, and students in their teaching and research endeavors. With quality patron service being our goal, Tim coordinates the Hesburgh Libraries Annex service to provide speedy and accurate delivery of all materials located in the Annex. Contact Tim for assistance with any of the services mentioned above. | |
Interim Department Head | Distinctive and Academic... | 102 Hesburgh Library | Rachel.Bohlmann.2@nd.edu (574) 631-1575 | 08/01/2015 | Rachel Bohlmann is American History Librarian and Curator of North Americana. She is the subject specialist for American history, American Studies, journalism, and Gender Studies. She has an undergraduate degree from Valparaiso University; an MTS in religion from Harvard Divinity School; an MS in library and information science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; and PhD in American history from the University of Iowa. | |
Interim Team Lead | Rare Books and Special Collections | 102 Hesburgh Library | gbond2@nd.edu (574) 631-1952 | 02/01/2022 | Greg Bond is the Sports Archivist for Hesburgh Libraries and the Curator of the [Joyce Sports Research Collection][1]. He has appointments in Rare Books and Special Collections and in University Archives. He is also the subject specialist for Sports Studies, and he is Affiliated with the [Sport, Media, and Culture Minor][2]. He received both his PhD in American History and his MLS from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. His research focuses on the history of American sports with a particular focus on the history of the sporting experiences of African Americans. [1]: http://%20https://rarebooks.library.nd.edu/collections/sports/ [2]: http://%20https://smacminor.nd.edu/ | |
Original Cataloging and Authorities... | Cataloging and Metadata Services | 402C Hesburgh Library | rboyd@nd.edu (574) 631-6243 | 09/29/1986 | Rachel Boyd is responsible for original and complex copy cataloging of humanities materials in a variety of languages, including resources designated for Rare Books and Special Collections. She handles post-processing of materials from two of our outsourcing vendors. Rachel also creates and updates name authority records for the LC/NACO authority file and submits literary author call number proposals to the Library of Congress. Rachel is a member of the Metadata Initiatives Unit of the Metadata Services Program. | |
Systems Librarian | Library Application Management | 271H Hesburgh Library | Boze.1@nd.edu (574) 631-8708 | 06/01/1991 | Andy is the Special Projects Librarian within the IT Program, working with others in the delivery and management of digital library content and services, and assists in the research and development of new library technologies. ###Discovery System - Configures and maintains OneSearch and the ND Catalog, using the Primo Discovery System. - Member of the Primo Central Working Group. - At this time, learing a lot about Primo. ###Global Gateway Libraries - Manages the implementation and ongoing support of the Koha ILS for Notre Dame's Global Gateway libraries in Rome, Jerusalem and London. - Configures and maintains the Koha ILS, which is used for acquisitions, cataloging and circulation of library materials in the gateway libraries. Andy earned his MSLIS (1989) from the University of Illinois (where his favorite classes were cataloging and reference) and BA Linguistics (1977), also from Illinois, with a particular interest in modern European languages. | |
Interim Team Lead | Archival Collections and Management | 1136 Hesburgh Library | jbrcka@nd.edu (574) 631-2008 | 07/17/2000 | Jennifer works across the University Archives and Department of Rare Books & Special collections to support archival processing and archival metadata quality and strategy. She is responsible for appraisal, arrangement, description, and management of archival materials in all formats. She also helps ensure the integrity of archival description across Library and cooperative platforms. Jennifer provides support for questions and problem-solving related to processing procedures, archival standards and schemas, and ArchiveSpace functionality and workflows. Jennifer holds an MLIS with a specialization in Archives from Wayne State University. | |
Manager | Reserves and Interlibrary Loan... | 161B Hesburgh Library | britton.7@nd.edu (574) 631-3993 | 05/26/1998 | As manager of the Reserves & Interlibrary Loan Services Unit within the Teaching, Research & User Services Program, Sheila manages and coordinates course reserve requests for print and electronic resource delivery to Notre Dame students, staff and faculty in accordance with university guidelines on fair use and copyright. Processes materials for reserve in the integrated library system, orders books and videos not owned by the library, tracks orders to ensure material is available before deadlines, scans print materials, troubleshoots issues that arise with course reserves and streaming services, and updates item statuses as needed across multiple platforms. As manager of the Interlibrary Loan Services Unit, Sheila is responsible for the day-to-day management of lending requests for both print and electronic resource sharing using a variety of systems. Problem solves issues such as scan quality, citation errors, copyright limitations, licenses on e-resources, shipping, and billing. Sheila hires, coaches and trains staff in the Reserves and ILL Lending Unit and coordinates and improves workflows to provide consistent service levels for Reserves and ILL lending while also strengthening resource sharing relations. Bachelor of Arts, Saint Mary’s College | |
Executive Administrator to the Edward... | Office of the Dean | 284K Hesburgh Library | mbudak@nd.edu +1 574-631-2158 | 01/15/2022 | Michelle Budak, MBA candidate, joined the Hesburgh Libraries as the Senior Administrative Assistant to the Edward H. Arnold Dean after serving in an interim capacity for nearly three months. Ms. Budak’s primary responsibilities include managing the dean’s appointment calendar and travel arrangements, working with the Advisor to the Dean to help manage executive projects and priorities, and working with the communications director to help develop and distribute executive communications. With her appointment in February 2022, Budak became a member of the Hesburgh Libraries Executive Team, the first time that the Senior Administrative Assistant has been a member of the Libraries’ senior management team. Prior to joining the Hesburgh Libraries she worked in Notre Dame’s Office of Institutional Equity. | |
Serials Cataloging Librarian | Cataloging and Metadata Services | 405 Hesburgh Library | abullin3@nd.edu +1 574-631-2587 | 01/01/2024 | As Serials Cataloger Librarian, Amanda is responsible for the creation, maintenance, and enrichment of catalog data for both general collection and rare materials serials. She performs title changes, publication frequency updates, and other bibliographic and holdings maintenance for all serials, including print and electronic serials. Amanda is a graduate of the University of South Carolina and holds a master’s degree in library & information science and a bachelor’s degree in experimental psychology. | |
Program Director | Operations | 154 Hesburgh Library | rburton3@nd.edu (574) 631-7703 | 09/28/2017 | Reporting to the Director, Hesburgh Libraries Organizational and Personnel Development, the Facilities Program Director is responsible for the management and coordination of all elements of facility operations for the Hesburgh Libraries, including general physical maintenance of the Hesburgh Library building, representing the Libraries on all major facilities and equipment projects, space use and management within the Hesburgh Library, promoting safety and security for our facilities, and supervision of our facilities staff. The Facilities Program Director is a critical position for ensuring access to the Hesburgh Library for our many student, faculty and staff stakeholders, as well as other visitors. A nationally recognized building, Hesburgh Library sees over 1 million visitors per year. | |
Library Assistant III | Rare Books and Special Collections | 102 Hesburgh Library | jcachey@nd.edu (574) 631-5636 | 06/01/2010 | ||
Reference and Instructional Services... | Researcher Services and... | 150A Hesburgh Library | hcawley@nd.edu (574) 631-4039 | 07/13/2015 | As the Reference & Instructional Services Assistant, Helen: Supervises the Ask Us Desk at the Hesburgh Library: - Recruits, hires, trains, schedules, and supervises student employees - Coordinates and maintains the schedule of backup librarian assistance - Provides high-level research assistance to faculty, students, and staff - Provides library technology assistance, including printing, computer, and scanning help - Conducts library research consultations, including for the Academic Services for Student-Athletes Collects, reports, and analyzes reference and library consultation statistical data for the Hesburgh Libraries. Provides backup for the Circulation Desk, performing most circulation duties as needed. Provides evening and weekend assistance, support, and supervision for the Hesburgh Library, Circulation Desk, and library IT department. Coordinates the St. Joseph County Public Library Leisure Reading Collection and the SJCPL One Book, One Michiana Program. **M.L.I.S, Brigham Young University** Archives and Academic Library focus **Honors B.A., University of Utah** English Literature and Medieval History | |
Preventive Conservation Specialist | Preservation and Conservation | 011 Reyniers Life Building | nchase1@nd.edu +1 574 631 4077 | 08/29/2016 | Neil coordinates preventive conservation measures that ensure access to the Libraries rare and unique collections. His work includes performing preventive treatment interventions, building custom protective enclosures, mounting collections for exhibition, and coordinating environmental monitoring of collection storage areas. Neil holds an MLS with a Specialization in Rare Books and Special Collections, and a BA in English, from Indiana University. | |
IT Systems Analyst | Support and Solutions Analysis | 271G Hesburgh Library | jcheatwo@nd.edu +1 574-631-2937 | 06/17/2023 | ||
Library Assistant III | Reserves and Interlibrary Loan... | 149 Hesburgh Library | kclark@nd.edu (574) 631-1062 | 10/23/1995 | Kristie is a member of the **Reserves and ILL Lending Subunit | User Services Unit | Teaching, Research and User Services Program**. Focusing on *Service Excellence*, this team is available to help the Notre Dame community with access to library physical resources and various other services. In conjunction with Patron Services, Reserves and ILL Lending Subunit objectives, Kristie processes materials for print and electronic reserves in accordance with university guidelines on fair use and copyright, provides circulation services, ILL requests, and assists with process management planning to provide better services to our users. Contact Kristie if you have questions about Reserves or Interlibrary Loan Lending services. | |
Preservation Specialist | Preservation and Conservation | 402U Hesburgh Library | kcolbert@nd.edu (574) 631-6169 | 10/06/1997 | Kathy processes monographs and serials for commercial binding and assists with spine labeling. She also works in the conservation lab, where she builds custom protective enclosures for rare and unique collections and performs preventive treatment interventions. | |
Manager | Cataloging and Metadata Services | 402AB Hesburgh Library | jcolli14@nd.edu (574) 631-6043 | 05/01/2015 | Jared Collins manages the Collection Processing Unit in the Metadata Services Program. This unit serves the Libraries' by processing physical scholarly resources added to the Libraries' collection in support of teaching, learning and research. Additionally, Jared and his team are committed to creating and enriching metadata according to nationally approved and locally adopted standards. They participate extensively in data remediation projects and Jared serves as co-curator of the Libraries' Government Documents collection. The work of this unit directly impacts patron discovery of resources and ensures solid patron services centered on access to the Libraries' general collections. Jared holds a B.S. in Geography from Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, and a M.S. in Zoology from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. | |
Sr. Software Engineer | Web and Software Engineering | 271AG Hesburgh Library | edahl@nd.edu (574) 631-7696 | 05/01/2023 | ||
Procurement Analyst | Operations | 402AM Hesburgh Library | sdavis1@nd.edu (574) 631-5271 | 10/15/1990 | Salem is primarily responsible for the procurement activities of the Library, reviewing expense reimbursement activity in the TravelND system and non-computer purchases in BuyND. He also assists the Director and the Senior Accounting Specialist with accounting activities. ###TravelND - Audit all expense reports submitted by faculty and staff. - Assist some faculty and staff with entering their expenses into TravelND. - Answer questions about expense reimbursement, including issues with expense reports submission. - Help assemble and submit expense reports for the senior leaders in the Library Administration office. ###Procurement /BuyND - Purchase all non-computer equipment and furniture for the libraries. - Purchase many miscellaneous items for faculty and staff. - Research and locate items for procurement that employees need but cannot easily find on their own. - Coordinate purchases with many different departments on campus, working closely with the Controller’s Group, especially the Procurement Office. - Ensure Library purchasing activities follow University guidelines and procedures, as communicated by the Controller’s Procurement Office. ###Accounting - Update the Information Technology Budget Report on a quarterly basis. - Act as Accounts Payable for most of the Library’s expenses (that are not related to materials acquisitions, resources deliver, or Interlibrary Loan services. - Answer general questions related to budgets, expenses, and account code (FOAPAL) use. | |
Archives Specialist | Archival Collections and Management | tdavis26@nd.edu | 12/01/2022 | |||
Acquisitions Assistant | Academic Collections and Services | 402H Hesburgh Library | bdean1@nd.edu (574) 631-5629 | 10/15/1992 | As a member of the Resource Acquisition & Access unit, the Acquisitions Assistant works collaboratively to support the life-cycle of physical and electronic scholarly resources including order placement, receipt, initial record creation, and process preparation. Barb is responsible for acquiring a wide range of requested materials, including print monographics and electronic books. Additionally, Barb manages the receipt process for these materials. | |
Associate University Librarian | Office of the Dean | 284C Hesburgh Library | mdehmlow@nd.edu (574) 631-3092 | 08/13/2001 | Mark Dehmlow has spent more than 25 years working in higher education technology across several functions; he became the associate university librarian for the Digital Strategies and Technology division at the Hesburgh Libraries in August 2023. As chief of the Digital Strategies and Technology division, Dehmlow serves as the Hesburgh Libraries' chief technology officer, managing a division that specializes in library applications, web and software engineering, support and solutions analysis, enterprise systems, and digital scholarship. He leads diverse and talented teams to develop and sustain effective technological and pedagogical solutions that advance teaching, learning, and research. In his role, Dehmlow partners with both library and campus stakeholders to make key service and resource decisions and solve multi-faceted, enterprise-wide problems. Strategic threads throughout Dehmlow’s experience have been his commitment to a cohesive, intuitive user experience, robust cross-organizational collaboration, and technology advancement in alignment with library and institutional goals. Since joining Notre Dame and the Hesburgh Libraries in 2001, Dehmlow has held several management and leadership roles in the web, software, information technology, and digital services arenas of the research library. Prior to joining the Hesburgh Libraries, Dehmlow worked at the University of Maine in the University IT services and in the Fogler Library. Dehmlow’s 25 years of publishing and professional service have earned him a national and international network of research library and technology colleagues. He formerly sat on the International Group of Ex Libris Users steering committee, is a member of the National Information Standards Organization (NISO) Information Discovery and Interchange Leadership Committee, and serves as the president of the Academic Libraries of Indiana. His University service work includes University Council for Academic Technologies Subcommittee on Academic Software, Smart Storage Program, Campus Wireless Planning Committee, Campus IT Governance, and Academic IT Directors. Most recently, Dehmlow was a member of the Hesburgh Libraries Strategic Planning Liaison Team which developed the libraries’ new strategic framework. Dehmlow earned bachelor of the arts degrees in mathematics and English with concentrations in comparative literature and creative writing from the University of Maine, as well as a master of science degree in library and information science from the University of Illinois. His current research interests are trends in information technology, technology standards, technology management, mentorship, and digital scholarship. | |
Business Librarian | Branch Libraries | L001D Mendoza College of Business | mdeike@nd.edu (574) 631-1450 | 01/01/2021 | ||
Sr. Archivist | University Archives | 600 Hesburgh Library | Erik.Dix.4@nd.edu +1 574 631 8669 | 09/01/1998 | As the Senior Archivist for Audiovisual Materials, Erik Dix manages a vast array of analog audiovisual collections within the University Archives. His work spans collection care and management as well as preservation assessment and technical conservation treatments as necessary. He provides expertise in the area of digitization and reformatting of analog formats to digital audio and video codecs and file containers. Also, he supports reference and research services for a variety of administrative departments and academic offices, faculty, scholars and local, national, and international production companies. | |
Department Head | Distinctive and Academic... | 005 Reyniers Building | ldube@nd.edu (574) 631-4643 | 09/14/1998 | As head of the Libraries’ services to preserve access to physical collections in support of teaching and research, Liz leads unit staff and collaborates with colleagues across the Libraries and campus to assess vulnerabilities, weigh priorities, and implement strategic preservation solutions. Liz holds an MLIS with a Certificate of Advanced Study in Library and Archives Conservation from the University of Texas, an MS in Mental Health Counseling from Indiana University, and a BA in English Literature with a Peace Studies minor from the University of Connecticut. | |
Electronic Resources Associate | Electronic Resources | 402L Hesburgh Library | Megan.Elsen.2@nd.edu (574) 631-1655 | 11/12/2014 | As a member of the Resource Acquisition & Access unit, the Electronic Resource Associate works collaboratively to support the life-cycle of electronic scholarly resources with an emphasis on one-time purchases, including electronic book packages, datasets, and digital primary resource collections. Megan provides patron support for electronic resource issues and communicates with library vendors regarding one-time acquisitions, trial management, licensing, and product performance. | |
Coordinator | Branch Libraries | L001C Mendoza College of Business | kferraro@nd.edu (574) 631-7438 | 06/13/1994 | Kim is a member of the **Circulation Services Unit** of the Hesburgh Libraries. With a strong focus on customer service and connecting people to knowledge, Kim serves as an embedded library staff member in the Mahaffey Business Library located in the Mendoza College of Business. Kim interprets complex information and requests to connect faculty, staff, and students of the College of Business with appropriate library resources and services in support of their teaching and research endeavors. Contact Kim for assistance with library services such as course reserves, inter library loan requests and access to on line research databases or services. | |
Communications and Digital Engagement... | Communications and Marketing | 284H Hesburgh Library | bfields2@nd.edu +1 574-631-5071 | 01/08/2024 | Bryan Fields joined the Hesburgh Libraries communications team as communications and digital engagement specialist in January 2024. In this role, he promotes library services and engages diverse audiences by finding the spark in each story to increase impact and drive traffic. Bryan communicates key initiatives, signature events, and valuable resources to students, faculty, staff, alumni, and the larger community through multiple channels, including social media, digital signage, and other digital media. Bryan works with the larger communications team to elevate the libraries’ brand and advance its mission and vision. Before joining Notre Dame, Bryan worked in healthcare marketing at Beacon and Saint Joseph Health Systems, where he created and published content across all channels for external and internal audiences. Prior to that, he served as senior copywriter and creative concept developer for two advertising agencies, helping national organizations reach diverse customers in a wide variety of industries. Bryan earned a bachelor of arts degree in journalism from Michigan State University. | |
Manager | Digital Strategies and Technology | 271 Hesburgh Library | rfox2@nd.edu (574) 631-3353 | 09/01/2002 | Rob is the manager for the Web and Software Engineering Unit for the Hesburgh Libraries. In this role, he is responsible for providing leadership and consultative services regarding how the library can take advantage of web based technologies, while managing a highly skilled team of software developers and specialists in the areas of design, user experience, analysis and change management. As a hands on manager, Rob is also involved in the design and development of applications in his role as a member of the software engineering team. ### Managerial - Lead and manage a team of four software engineers, a user experience specialist, web analyst, and web developer - Overall responsibility for the majority of the library web assets and services - Responsible for the training and development of unit staff in order to promote growth, efficiency, innovation and continuous improvement ### Software Engineering - Consultation regarding the overall strategy for the integration and development of library software projects - Promote the use of software infrastructure and web standards - Works with the broader software engineering team in order to design and implement software that best fits the strategic needs of the library - Develops sustainable and reusable software components and module service oriented architecture ### User Experience - Provide direction for implementation of proper search engine optimization features - Guide the design and implementation of user interfaces for the library's web properties - Ensure that user interfaces are implemented in an accessible manner following industry standards | |
Department Head | Digital Strategies and Technology | 406 Hesburgh Library | kgetz@nd.edu (574) 631-4406 | 09/01/2021 | Kelli Getz is an associate librarian and head of the Continuing and Electronic Resources Unit in the Collection Strategy and Acquisitions Program. In her role, Kelli provides leadership and operational management in a team-based environment for license negotiation, resource acquisition, access, and technical support of print serials and electronic resources. The Continuing and Electronic Resources Unit serves the Libraries and University community by managing electronic resources and print serial lifecycles, including establishing trials, licensing, acquisition, activating electronic resources, knowledgebase management, and end-user support. Kelli holds a B.A. in History from Saint Mary's College in Notre Dame, Indiana, and an M.L.S. from Indiana University - Bloomington. | |
Library Assistant III | Academic Collections and Services | 402R Hesburgh Library | mgiles@nd.edu (574) 631-4496 | 08/04/1987 | Maggie Giles is a member of the Continuing & Electronic Resources Unit. As a member of the CER Unit, Maggie contributes to the daily print serials operations including check-in, claiming, and title changes. Maggie is also responsible for the physical maintenance of the Leisure Periodical Collection. As a member of a cross-functional team, Maggie assists the Resource Acquisitions and Access Unit with monograph and DVD ordering and monograph approval plan management. | |
Music Librarian | Branch Libraries | 310F O'Neill Hall | tgillasp@nd.edu (574) 631-1597 | 09/06/2016 | Tiffany Gillaspy is responsible for music collection development, associated instruction and assistance to users of the music collections, and related professional contributions. She performs and oversees the cataloging of music scores and recordings in cooperation with original and copy catalogers. Tiffany is a member of the Metadata Initiatives Unit of the Metadata Services Program. | |
Department Head | Distinctive and Academic... | 414 Hesburgh Library | mgriesi2@nd.edu (574) 631-3197 | 01/01/2019 | Peggy Griesinger is a faculty librarian and head of the Metadata Initiatives Unit in the Metadata Services Program. Peggy and her team leverage their combined expertise to describe and make accessible the Libraries' resources. They are responsible for complex metadata work, implementation and maintenance of controlled vocabularies, and metadata stewardship and governance. Their work includes subject analysis and authority work, original descriptive and specialized cataloging, digital collection metadata description, metadata design, crosswalk development, metadata transformation, and support for assigned OCLC services. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Peggy has an M.L.S. and a B.A. in Classical Studies, both from Indiana University Bloomington. | |
Media Digitization Specialist | Digital Collections Services | 203 Hesburgh Library | agulley@nd.edu (574) 631-8694 | 01/27/2014 | Amanda Gulley is the Media Digitization Specialist. Her primary focus is producing digital surrogates from a variety of still image, text, and other formats according to established standards to meet Hesburgh Libraries' goals for digitizing internal resources. She consults on digital projects especially involving logistical concerns related to digital files (masters, primary, access), and accompanying structural and technical metadata. She is the primary user of the Libraries’ Kirtas APT book scanner and would be happy to give you a demonstration. Amanda has a Master's in Library Science and a Bachelor's in Sociology from the University of Missouri-Columbia. | |
Curator | Rare Books and Special Collections | 102 Hesburgh Library | dgura@nd.edu (574) 631-6489 | 08/01/2010 | ###Education### - Ph.D., Greek and Latin, The Ohio State University - M.A., Greek and Latin, The Ohio State University - B.A., Greek and Latin with distinction in Classics, The Ohio State University ###Current Research Interests### - Commentaries of Arnulf of Orléans - Medieval Reception of Ovid's *Metamorphoses* ###Works In Progress### - A critical edition of Arnulf of Orléans's grammatical and allegorical commentary to Ovid's *Metamorphoses*. - Descriptive Catalogue of the Greek Manuscripts of the University of Notre Dame. ###Edited Volumes## - co-editor with Harald Anderson, *Between the Text and the Page: Studies on the Transmission of Medieval Ideas in Honour of Frank T. Coulson*. Toronto: Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, 2020. ###Monographs## - *[A Descriptive Catalogue of the Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts of the University of Notre Dame and Saint Mary's College][1].* Notre Dame, Ind.: University of Notre Dame Press, 2016. xxxiv + 716 pp. + 8 color plates. ###Articles & Book Chapters## - “New Manuscript Evidence for Adenet le Roi’s Berte as grans piés,” *Medium Aevum*, 89.1 (2020): 50-77. - “A Prose Summary of Ovid’s Metamorphoses from Fourteenth-Century Italy: Vatican City, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Ross. 228,” in *Between the Text and the Page: Studies on the Transmission of Medieval Ideas in Honour of Frank T. Coulson*, eds. H. Anderson – D. T. Gura, 165-207. Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, 2020. - "A Ninth-Century Fragment of Basil of Caesarea's *De Spiritu sancto* and a Lost Majuscule Codex," *Byzantion* 89 (2019): 243-274. - "The Ovidian Allegorical Schoolbook: Arnulf of Orléans and John of Garland Take Over a Thirteenth-Century Manuscript," *Pecia* 20 (2017): 7-43. - K.V. Manukyan, B.J. Guerin, E.J. Stech, A. Aprahamian, M. Wiescher, **D.T. Gura**, Z.D. Schultz, “Multiscale X-ray Fluorescence Mapping Complemented by Raman Spectroscopy for Pigment Analysis of a 15th-century Breton Manuscript,” Analytical Methods 8 (2016): 7696-7701. - “Living with Ovid: The Founding of Arnulf of Orléans' Thebes,” in *[Manuscripts of the Latin Classics 800-1200][2]*, ed. Erik Kwakkel. 131-166. Leiden: Leiden University Press, 2015. - “A Hitherto Unknown Book of Hours from the *Amiénois*: Notre Dame,Saint Mary’s College, Cushwa-Leighton Library, MS 3: or the Le Féron-Grisel Hours,” *Manuscripta* 56 (2012): 227-268. - “From the *Orléanais* to Pistoia: the Survival of the Catena Commentary,” *Manuscripta* 54 (2010): 171-188. ###Exhibitions & Installations### - Hellenistic Currents: Reading Greece, Byzantium, and the Renaissance, Hesburgh Library, University of Notre Dame (August-December, 2019) - Vestigia Vaticana, Hesburgh Library, University of Notre Dame (May-August, 2016) [http://collections.library.nd.edu/2fb06059c8/vestigia-vaticana][3] - Hour by Hour: Reconstructing a Medieval Breton Prayerbook. Snite Museum of Art, University of Notre Dame (January 18–March 16, 2015). Review with video: [http://www.medievalists.net/2015/04/08/a-broken-book-of-hours-saving-a-medieval-manuscript/][4]. Digital companion: [http://publications.snitemuseum.org/hrhr/][5] - Sacred Music at Notre Dame: the Voice of the Text. Hesburgh Library, University of Notre Dame (February 2–August 3, 2015). Review: [http://news.nd.edu/assets/165084/ndworks_june_2015.pdf][6] - Hour by Hour: Reconstructing a Medieval Breton Prayerbook. Hesburgh Library, University of Notre Dame (January 10–August 19, 2013). Review: [http://www3.nd.edu/~ndworks/2013/2013_07_25_Vol%2011_No%201.pdf][7] ###Upcoming Courses ### - Medieval Latin (Summer 2020) - Greek Paleography (Fall 2020) [1]: https://undpress.nd.edu/9780268100605/a-descriptive-catalogue-of-the-medieval-and-renaissance-manuscripts-of-the-university-of-notre-dame-and-saint-marys-college/ [2]: http://www.press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/distributed/M/bo22227062.html [3]: http://collections.library.nd.edu/2fb06059c8/vestigia-vaticana [4]: http://www.medievalists.net/2015/04/08/a-broken-book-of-hours-saving-a-medieval-manuscript/ [5]: http://publications.snitemuseum.org/hrhr/ [6]: http://news.nd.edu/assets/165084/ndworks_june_2015.pdf [7]: http://www3.nd.edu/~ndworks/2013/2013_07_25_Vol%2011_No%201.pdf | |
Sr. Systems Administrator | Enterprise Systems | 271 Hesburgh Library | hanstra@nd.edu (574) 631-4686 | 08/23/1994 | As a Sr Systems Administrator, Tom provides core systems infrastructure management and some server based programming support for the Hesburgh Libraries. Tom administers a wide variety of commercially licensed and open source technologies and software and is responsible for the configuration, management, function, availability, and security for those systems. ###Systems Administration and Support - Advanced Linux systems administration including virtualization, user administration, backup and recovery, security, package maintenance, networking, file systems, and high availability server configurations. - Compilation, installation, and configuration of commercial and open source software. - Maintain files systems, back ups, firewalls, monitoring systems, and locally developed application environments. - Administration of high volume relational database systems such as MySQL and Oracle. Collaborate with software engineers to provide a customized, high availability systems infrastructure that is tailored to locally developed application needs. ###Collaborate with the OIT - Work with the OIT to identify and integrate core technology services services provided by the OIT, such as, networking, identity management, authentication systems, active directory, Operating System computing images. - Collaborate on scheduled system outages and coordinate system down time to ensure graceful system transitions. - Report core service outages and manage communication with key library stakeholders on technology infrastructure problems. ###Research, Evaluation, and Documentation - Research, evaluate, and implement new technology infrastructure components for the Libraries. - Document infrastructure and systems changes. | |
Emerging Technologies Librarian | Researcher Services and... | 158 Hesburgh Library | rharriso@nd.edu (574) 631-0312 | 02/01/2015 | <p><strong>Ph.D., Rhetoric and Technical Communication</strong><br>Michigan Technological University</p> <p><strong>M.A., Rhetoric and Writing</strong><br>San Diego State University</p> <p><strong>B.A., English</strong><br>San Diego State University</p> <p><br/>As the Emerging Technologies Librarian for the Hesburgh Library, Randy assists users with the identification, evaluation, and use of emerging technologies in the creation of a variety of media-rich projects, explores innovative online tools and related services, and identifies learning and engagement opportunities to support student research and promote student success.</p> | |
Digital Projects Specialist | Navari Family Center for... | aheet@nd.edu (574) 631-3371 | 07/28/2008 | As Digital Projects Specialist (DPS), Adam contributes significantly to the development, creation, supervision, planning, and ongoing management of digital collections within the Hesburgh Libraries. The Digital Projects Specialist reports to the Supervisor for the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship. Adam provides oversight for the development of three-dimensional services, including 3D printers, software modeling and evaluation of applications that emerge in support of the 3D field as the technologies apply to strategic initiatives within the Libraries. Adam also provides instructional outreach service/course integration as well as workshops and instruction on 3D modeling and other visual software applications, including VR. The Digital Projects Specialist collaborates with digital project stakeholders and software developers and teams within the Hesburgh Libraries to ensure access to the collections. The DPS is responsible for creation and documentation of metadata and digitization standards related to collections and exhibits developed in consultation with metadata and technical experts. Internal staff training to support creation, description and management of the digital surrogates is expected. | ||
Academic Advancement Assistant Director | Office of the Dean | aherkey@nd.edu +1 574-631-8689 | 05/28/2024 | Amber Herkey is a seasoned project manager with a proven track record of aiding vulnerable populations through service delivery, advocacy, and program management. She excels in strategic communication, storytelling, systems analysis, and research—a dedicated operations specialist devoted to promoting inclusion and cultural sensitivity. Joining Notre Dame in 2021 as a leader in the Center for Social Concerns Justice Education program, Amber served as both an instructor and program administrator on topics ranging from educational equity and community health to sustainability and climate action. Before her time at Notre Dame, she worked with L'Arche International as a creative producer in Italy, Ukraine, Poland, Japan, India, Australia, Kenya, Argentina, Honduras, Canada, Côte d'Ivoire, and Northern Ireland. Amber earned a degree in anthropology from the University of Notre Dame and a Master of Arts degree in Global Studies from the University of California, Berkeley. | ||
Sr. Archivist | University Archives | 608 Hesburgh Library | ehogan2@nd.edu +1 574 631 9201 | 08/15/2005 | As the Senior Archivist for Graphic Materials, Elizabeth Hogan preserves, provides access, and facilitates discovery to photographic materials housed within the University Archives. Her includes collection care and management as well as digitization and metadata creation for a wide range of photographic material. Also, she supports reference, outreach, and research services for a variety of administrative departments and academic offices, faculty members, and local, national, and international audiences. | |
Associate University Librarian | Office of the Dean | 284D Hesburgh Library | ehosselk@nd.edu | 09/01/2016 | Erika Hosselkus has spent more than a decade working in the academic core of higher education; she became the associate university librarian for the Scholarly Resources and Services division in August 2023. As chief of the Scholarly Resources and Services division, Hosselkus leads Hesburgh Libraries’ largest division of faculty and staff. Her portfolio includes research collections, special collections and archives, public and user services, metadata, and preservation. She oversees partnerships and services that support Notre Dame’s commitment to providing an elite undergraduate education, its growing emphasis on rigorous graduate education, and research on and beyond campus. Prior to her associate university librarian appointment, Hosselkus served as strategic planning implementation project manager and special collections curator for Latin American, Iberian, and Latino/a collections. She is also a fellow of the Kellogg Institute for International Studies and the Nanovic Institute for European Studies. Hosselkus joined Notre Dame Hesburgh Libraries in 2016 as a Rare Books and Special Collections curator, developing a world-class Latin American collection for this fast-growing area of study. Since then, she has taken on expanded roles in the Libraries and created partnerships in teaching and learning across campus. She has collaborated with Notre Dame faculty to connect students with rare books and manuscripts and teaches courses on Spanish paleography and the history of collecting. She has also curated several major physical and digital exhibitions of Latin American and early modern European materials, making Hesburgh Libraries’ distinctive collections accessible to campus and a global research community. She served on the University Committee on Women Faculty and Students and, most recently, was a member of the Hesburgh Libraries Strategic Planning Liaison Team, which developed the Libraries’ new strategic framework. Before joining Notre Dame, Hosselkus served as an associate professor of history with tenure and coordinator of Graduate Studies and Latin American Studies at Southeast Missouri State University. Hosselkus holds a Ph.D. in history and an M.A. in Latin American Studies from Tulane University. Her current research interests include strategic planning in academic research libraries, the development of print culture in colonial Latin America, and nineteenth- and twentieth-century histories of collecting and exhibiting. Her most recent publication explores the origins and movements of components of the Hesburgh Libraries’ impressive José Durand Peruvian History Collection. | |
Sr. Preservation Services Specialist | Preservation and Conservation | 402V Hesburgh Library | dhuyvaer@nd.edu (574) 631-6360 | 07/11/1989 | Debbie coordinates digital preservation reformatting of brittle books, commercial library binding, spine labeling, and mass deacidification services. Debbie works directly with specialized preservation vendors, and coordinates broadly with staff throughout the Libraries in order to accomplish her work. Debbie holds a BS in Education from Indiana University. | |
Co-Interim Director | Research, Teaching and User... | 250C Navari Center for Digital Scholarship, Hesburgh Library | djohns27@nd.edu (574) 631-3457 | 08/01/2015 | Daniel Johnson is subject specialist for English literature and digital humanities. He has graduate degrees in English from Wake Forest University (MA) and Princeton University (PhD), where he specialized in literature of the long eighteenth-century. | |
Special Collections Conservator | Preservation and Conservation | 010 Reyniers Building | jhuntjoh@nd.edu (574) 631-7754 | 12/01/2017 | As Special Collections Conservator, Jen plans and executes conservation treatments to stabilize and preserve at-risk rare and unique collections in support of active teaching, research, digitization, and exhibition programs. Her work principally involves the design and execution of specialized treatments to stabilize individual items and collections of items. Jen holds an MA, CAS in Art Conservation from Buffalo State College, an MFA in Interdisciplinary Book and Paper Arts from Columbia College Chicago, and a BFA in Illustration from the University at Buffalo. | |
Records Management | Archival Collections and Management | 607G Hesburgh Library | sjoswick@nd.edu (574) 631-4028 | 08/12/2013 | As Archivist for Records Management, Sarah engages in complex records management consultation services to support a wide range of campus stakeholders, faculty, and students. She meets with University departments to assess current record handling procedures, identifies and preserves archival records, and provides guidance on records management and records related issues such as filing, retention and security. She also works collaboratively to create and provide updates to the record retention and disposition schedules as well as builds consultation services for the records management program and manages the paper-based shred program. In collaboration with the records management team, she develops outreach initiatives and activities in the form of orientation sessions, presentations, and tutorials. | |
Archives Specialist | University Archives | 607 Hesburgh Library | jkauffm3@nd.edu (574) 631-6506 | 09/29/2022 | As Archives Specialist, Jason is responsible for the appraisal, transfer, arrangement, description, and management of archival collections in the University Archives. He also supports digital preservation and records management functions and works with campus partners and other stakeholders to broaden the understanding of the University Archives. Jason is a Certified Archivist and holds a Ph.D. in history from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. | |
Global Affairs and Sociology Librarian | Researcher Services and... | 141 Hesburgh Library | jkayongo@nd.edu (574) 631-5176 | 08/22/2002 | Jessica Kayongo is the Global Affairs and Sociology Librarian. As the subject liaison, she provides library instruction and library research assistance and manages the library's resources and collections in these areas. | |
Interim Department Head | Research, Teaching and User... | 151 Hesburgh Library | tkenjock@nd.edu 574-631-4548 | 12/19/2016 | As the Undergraduate Community Engagement Librarian, Tara collaboratively develops learning and engagement opportunities to support the educational and instructional needs of Notre Dame students and faculty, with an emphasis on First Year students, first-generation students, and diverse student groups. Tara is a graduate of Indiana University and holds a bachelor's degree in anthropology and a master's degree in library and information science. | |
Digital Archivist | University Archives | 607 Hesburgh Library Notre Dame, IN 46556 | skirycki@nd.edu (574) 631-7955 | 12/01/2017 | As the Digital Archivist at Notre Dame, Scott Kirycki develops and implements policies, procedures, and workflows for records retention and the appraisal, ingest, and preservation of born-digital University records. Scott holds a Master of Science in Information degree from the University of Michigan School of Information. His specialization is Archives and Records Management, and he studied Preservation of Information as well. Previously, Scott worked for a company that made computer databases for lawyers. He also holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Calvin College and a Master of Arts degree in English from Clark University. | |
Irish Studies Librarian and Curator | Rare Books and Special Collections | mknight2@nd.edu +1 574-631-8779 | 09/01/2024 | |||
Manager | Digital Strategies and Technology | 271 Hesburgh Library | rkolic@nd.edu (574) 631-0932 | 04/01/2011 | Rob is the manager for the Library IT Support Unit of Hesburgh Libraries (LIB-ITS). In his role, he is responsible for providing leadership and consultative services for current and future IT-related hardware, software, services, training, and budgets for the Libraries. LIB-ITS staff of four support well over 1000 IT hardware devices including Mac and Windows PCs and peripherals, printers, open-book scanners, plotters, etc. The unit is also responsible for VoIP phones. ###Managerial - Lead and manage a team of four IT Support Coordinators who provide a wide variety of IT services - Overall responsibility for providing "Service Excellence" to Library faculty, staff, and students - Collaborate with OIT and other IT units across campus in networking, software images, security, CWP, Pharos printers, and rollout of new products such as Google. ###IT Budget - In collaboration with Program Director and Finance Group, develop ongoing annual IT budget - Based on budget, manage purchases, maintenance, and replacement of IT hardware and software ###Training and Development - Support LIB-ITS staff as they learn and innovate in order to provide new and better services to Libraries - Develop training opportunities for Library faculty and staff to improve their IT skills and embrace new software and technologies ###IT Support - As a working manager, Rob is frequently "in the trenches" providing direct support to faculty and staff - As a manager, he monitors progress on existing support tickets and emerging issues | |
Theology and Philosophy Librarian | Academic Collections and Services | 146 Hesburgh Library | akrieger@nd.edu (574) 631-6663 | 09/01/1983 | As the Theology/Philosophy Librarian, Alan is responsible for the development and management of the theology and philosophy collections in all formats, including book, serial, electronic, microfilm, and photographic. He selects theology and philosophy materials for acquisition, performs advanced reference services, and provides subject bibliographic instruction, as well as selecting and organizing web resources in theology and philosophy in order to help expand Notre Dame's digital programs and services. | |
Coordinator | Facilities | 156 Hesburgh Library | slevy1@nd.edu (574) 631-2907 | 04/25/2022 | The Facilities Coordinator for the Hesburgh Libraries is responsible for a broad array of organization-wide services and operational support, including: - Coordinating the workflows and central processes for the Hesburgh Libraries mailroom. - Working with internal units to ensure proper processing and distribution for both incoming and outgoing books, journals, and other materials. - Ensuring the timely pickup and delivery of important materials to and from branch libraries, information centers, Preservation Lab, and the off-site annex. - Assisting with work orders and maintenance issues throughout all Hesburgh Libraries facilities. | |
Russian and East European Studies... | Rare Books and Special Collections | 102 Hesburgh Library | nlyandre@nd.edu (574) 631-3009 | 11/01/2001 | Natasha Lyandres is the head of Rare Books and Special Collections Department. She is also the Russian and East European Studies librarian. Natasha studied Art History at Moscow State University before receiving a Master of Library and Information Science degree from San Jose State University. | |
Acquisitions Assistant | Academic Collections and Services | 402J Hesburgh Library | mmackey1@nd.edu (574) 631-8136 | 10/16/2011 | As a member of the Resource Acquisition & Access unit, the Acquisitions Assistant works collaboratively to support the life-cycle of physical and electronic scholarly resources including order placement, receipt, initial record creation, and process preparation. Mary Sue focuses on special collections purchases and coordinates the logistics for large acquisitions. | |
Library Assistant II | Document Delivery, Stacks, and... | 150H Hesburgh Library | dmakinen@nd.edu | 03/25/2014 | Dana is a member of the **Document Delivery, Stacks, and Annex Unit | Teaching, Research and User Services Program**. Focusing on *Service Excellence*, the Document Delivery and Stacks Management Subunit is available to help the Notre Dame community with access to library physical resources and various other services. The Document Delivery and Stacks Management Subunit is responsible for lending and delivery of Hesburgh Libraries circulating materials to the Notre Dame community. The Document Delivery service also provides electronic article scans to the Notre Dame faculty, administrators and Grads. In conjunction with Stacks Management objectives, Dana pulls requested items from the Stacks, performs item searches, carrel checks, collection shifts and assists with space management planning to provide easy accessibility and shelving integrity of library material. Contact Dana if you have questions about Document Delivery or Stacks Management services. | |
Communications Specialist | Communications and Marketing | 284H Hesburgh Library | bmalewit@nd.edu +1 574-631-3403 | 09/18/2023 | Becky Malewitz joined the Hesburgh Libraries Communications team as a Communications Specialist in September 2023. As a communications specialist, Becky uses storytelling to highlight the Hesburgh Libraries’ expertise, services, resources, and spaces across Library and University content channels. In addition, she shares stories that feature the Libraries’ impact on student and faculty success and the integral partnerships throughout all stages of the teaching and research lifecycles. Prior to working at Notre Dame, Becky worked in communications at the Community Foundation of St. Joseph County and as an arts and entertainment reporter and multimedia journalist for the South Bend Tribune. She has also worked at newspapers in Kansas, Iowa and Montana. She graduated from Valparaiso University in 2007 with a bachelor of arts degree in communications with a minor in new media journalism. She earned a master of arts degree in journalism with a concentration in photojournalism from the University of Montana in 2010. | |
Sr. Administrative Assistant | Office of the Dean | 284 Hesburgh Library | cmarkle2@nd.edu (574) 631-5252 | 10/01/2023 | ||
Visual Resources Curator | Digital Collections Services | 1136 Hesburgh Library | dmassa@nd.edu (574) 631-4273 | 06/24/1991 | Master of Science in Education, Indiana University Bachelor of Science in Art Education, Penn State University Through the Visual Resources Center, Denise provides digitization and access to visual materials and services to web design, data visualization, copyright and general support for visual technologies. She promotes and advocates the use of digital materials, presentation tools and social networking technologies through digital services and workshops. Denise oversees the development, creation and management of a large digital collection that supports the teaching and research needs to College of Arts and Letters affiliates. As an instructor, she offers and develops visual literacy sessions to better integrate the use of digital content for curriculum content and student media rich assignments. She is a member of the Visual Resources Association. | |
Manager | Digital Strategies and Technology | 271 Hesburgh Library | Steve.Mattison@nd.edu +1 574 631 8559 | 12/10/2018 | ||
General Collections Conservation... | Preservation and Conservation | 001 Reyniers Building | tmccomb@nd.edu (574) 631-7734 | 05/01/2003 | As conservation technician for general collections, Tosha McComb coordinates the day to day work of in-house repair and reinforcement of circulating and reference collections. Her work includes stabilizing books and other formats so they may continue to be used, training and supervising student assistants, and maintaining supplies and equipment that support this work. Tosha also purchases all preservation supplies for RBSC and University Archives. Ever creative, Tosha is appreciated for the beautiful books she’s created in which we’ve shared memories and well-wishes to retiring Library colleagues. | |
Sr. Metadata Technician | Cataloging and Collection... | 402W Hesburgh Library | choffma2@nd.edu | 10/28/2014 | Cindi is a member of the Cataloging and Collection Processing Unit in the Metadata Services Program. This unit serves the Libraries' by processing physical scholarly resources added to the Libraries' collection in support of teaching, learning and research. Cindi locates appropriate bibliographic records, prepares or updates local holdings records, and performs complex record editing to improve and enhance bibliographic data according to national and local cataloging standards. | |
Web and Digital User Experience... | Library Application Management | 271I Hesburgh Library | dmcghee@nd.edu +1 574-631-8402 | 01/01/2024 | Danielle’ McGhee began as Web and Digital User Experience Librarian at Hesburgh Libraries in January 2024. In this role, Danielle’ works in a cooperative team environment, leading and co-leading efforts on user research, usability testing, analytics analysis, and evaluations of digital services, ensuring a continuous understanding of user needs. With over a decade of diverse experience in school, academic, and public libraries, Danielle’ brings a wealth of expertise to her current position. Before joining Hesburgh Libraries, Danielle’ served as the Manager of the Austin History Center, the local history division of the Austin Public Library. In her previous role as Director of Library and Media Services and Archivist at Huston-Tillotson University, she played a pivotal role in implementing UX strategies to enhance access to digital resources for students and faculty. Danielle’ holds a bachelor's degree in Fashion Merchandising from Howard University, a master's degree in Library and Science from North Carolina Central University, and a UX Design Certification from General Assembly. Beyond her professional roles, she actively participates in professional committees at both state and national levels, contributing to organizations such as the Texas Library Association and the Society of American Archivists. | |
Catholic Studies Librarian | University Archives | 144 Hesburgh Library | jmcmanu1@nd.edu (574) 631-1703 | 08/01/1997 | M.A. in Library Science, University of Chicago, 1989 B.A. in English, Bryn Mawr College, 1985 Library liaison to Badin Hall, 2014- I've been the Catholic Studies Librarian at Hesburgh Libraries since 2007, providing assistance to faculty, students, and visiting scholars while building the collections in American Catholic studies. | |
Data Services Librarian | Navari Family Center for... | smengare@nd.edu +1 574-631-4481 | 09/01/2024 | |||
Interim Edward H. Arnold Dean | Office of the Dean | mmeserv1@nd.edu +1 574-631-7790 | 08/01/2024 | Margaret Meserve was appointed Interim Edward H. Arnold Dean of Hesburgh Libraries and University of Notre Dame Press on August 1, 2024. A professor of history, she also serves as vice president and associate provost for academic space and support. Meserve previously served as senior director of academic space in the office of the provost. From 2015–21, she was associate dean for the humanities and faculty affairs in the College of Arts and Letters. A historian of the Italian Renaissance, Meserve studies the history of book printing, humanist culture, and the papacy in the 15th and 16th centuries. She is the author of the award-winning Papal Bull: Print, Propaganda, and Politics in Renaissance Rome (Johns Hopkins, 2021), which surveys how the popes used the printing press to publish news, propaganda, and disinformation in the early decades after Gutenberg. Her previous book, Empires of Islam in Renaissance Historical Thought (Harvard, 2008), surveyed how Renaissance historians accounted for the rise and fall of Islamic empires, especially that of the Ottoman Turks. She is currently working on a multivolume translation of the Commentaries of Pope Pius II, the only pope ever to write his autobiography while sitting on the papal throne, based on manuscripts in the Vatican Library and Biblioteca Corsiniana in Rome. At Notre Dame, she teaches courses on the Italian Renaissance, the history of Rome, and the history of the book. Meserve earned her B.A. in Classics at Harvard and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Renaissance history from the Warburg Institute of the University of London. She served for two years as a curator in the Incunabula Section of the British Library in London. She has won fellowships from the NEH, ACLS, and the Newberry Library in Chicago and is a Fellow of the American Academy in Rome. | ||
Library Maintenance Technician | Facilities | 156 Hesburgh Library | Donald.M.Mester.8@nd.edu +1 574 631 8439 | 04/16/2018 | The Library Maintenance Technician provides a broad array of assistance for the facility, including: - Evaluating and troubleshooting building repair situations that need attention. Fixing problems as required or notifying the Facilities Administrator about work order needs. - Coordinating office moves for Library employees. - Providing support for Library employees regarding furniture needs, repairs, and replacement. - Providing support to the Mailroom operation, including backup and daily runs to an offsite storage facility. - Being prepared to protect important Library materials in the event of potential damage from system malfunctions or environmental issues. | |
Department Head | Distinctive and Academic... | 607 Hesburgh Library | pmilhoan@nd.edu (574) 631-9348 | 09/01/2017 | As Head of Archival Collections and Management, Patrick sets policy and provides oversight for the way the Libraries arrange, describe, manage, provide access to, and facilitate discovery of its rich archival and special collections holdings across the departments of Rare Books & Special Collections and University Archives. | |
Physical Sciences Librarian | User Education and Engagement Unit | 143 Hesburgh Library | tmiller5@nd.edu (574) 631-4549 | 08/03/1992 | I have been at Notre Dame since 1992 and consider myself to be creative, innovative and customer focused. My undergraduate degree was in Mathematics and my graduate degree was in Information Science. Both degrees were from the University of Washington in Seattle. I teach CHEM 23201 (How to find and present chemical information) every fall semester to sophomore majors. My interests include using data to provide better customer service and academic genealogies. Personally, I enjoy any aspect of maps, from the extra miler club to the sport of orienteering to making maps. | |
Sr. Administrative Assistant to the... | Office of the Dean | 284 Hesburgh Library | kmoore23@nd.edu (574) 631-7780 | 03/01/2024 | ||
Department Head | Research, Teaching and User... | 153 Hesburgh Library | mmoore18@nd.edu (574) 631-2987 | 06/01/2012 | As Unit Head for Research Services in the Teaching, Research & User (TRU) Services program, Monica collaborates with faculty and staff to provide information and support related to scholarly communication issues that affect researchers. She is the liaison to the Graduate School and also serves as the library liaison to the French department. She earned her master’s degree in library and information science from Syracuse University. | |
Digital Initiatives Librarian | Navari Family Center for... | 250E Hesburgh Library | emorgan@nd.edu (574) 631-8604 | 09/01/2001 | MIS, 1987, Drexel University; B.A. Philosophy, 1982, Bethany College Eric Morgan is the Digital Initiatives Librarian in the Center for Digital Scholarship. His current work focuses on assisting faculty and students with text mining and analysis. Though his work involves extensive computing expertise, Eric considers himself to be a librarian first, and a computer user second. His professional goal is to discover new ways to use computers to provide better library service. His research interests have included information retrieval, expert systems, and automated personalization. For more detail, see [http://www.nd.edu/~emorgan/][1] [1]: http://www.nd.edu/~emorgan/ | |
Africana Studies and Education Librarian | User Education and Engagement Unit | 152 Hesburgh Library | lmorgan1@nd.edu (574) 631-8764 | 08/01/2005 | **MLIS, Wayne State University; B.A., University of Detroit Mercy** Leslie serves as the Africana Studies and Education Librarian within the Hesburgh Libraries. **Professional Service** American Library Association, Councilor at Large, 2020 - Special Libraries Association, 2019 - 2020 Black Caucus-American Library Association, 2019 - Indiana Black Librarians Network American Library Association, 2005 - Black Faculty & Staff Association - University of Notre Dame, 2007 - Academic Librarian Coach/Mentor to Library Science Students and Newly-Minted Librarians of Diversity & Inclusive Communities, 2010 - Advisory Board Member, Association of College & Research Libraries:Framework for Information Literacy, 2015 - 2017 President, Indiana Black Librarians Network- Affiliate, Black Caucus-American Library Association, 2014-2015 **Community Service** Faith Indiana, 2018 - Innovator's Thinkers Camp, Inc., 2009 - 2019 Society of St. Vincent De Paul of St. Joseph County, 2007 - Holy Cross Parish, South Bend, Indiana 2012- | |
Project Manager | Operations | 402AC Hesburgh Library | tmorton@nd.edu (574) 631-6824 | 01/01/2001 | [Request a Project Manager][1] As a Project Manager, Tracey regularly applies creativity, critical thinking, and technical knowledge to topical and operational problems, proposing possible solutions and managing projects designed to develop and maintain efficient standardized processes, practices, and documentation. Tracey managed large-scale projects on behalf of TRU Services, including the Annex move, the renovated 150 space move, and the closures of Math, Chemistry, and Radiation Laboratory Libraries during the pandemic. Before stepping into a full-time Project Manager role, Tracey was the Program Coordinator and Interim Interlibrary Loan Borrowing Manager for TRU Services where she worked to develop consistent service policies at all service points, opportunities for cross-training and streamlining Library services, and managed the Interlibrary Loan Borrowing unit. Available to the Notre Dame community as a bonded Notary Public by appointment only. **Bachelor of Liberal Studies**, Purdue University **Certificate in Paralegal Studies**, Indiana University - Hesburgh Libraries recognition for "Outstanding Performance" [July 2011] - Notre Dame Observer, "[Hesburgh Libraries announces partnership with St. Joseph County Library][2]" [Dec. 2015] - Library Journal "[Community/College Connections][3]" [Aug. 2018] - [Hesburgh Libraries’ Tracey Morton receives Presidential Achievement Award][4] [Aug. 2022] [1]: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfHk-nNhncYOKlKxb3uUhSVlNHHM-W29Ch2WX8lRbE7NVJYAg/viewform?usp=sharing [2]: https://ndsmcobserver.com/2015/12/hesburgh-libraries-announces-partnership-with-st-joseph-county-library/ [3]: https://www.libraryjournal.com/story/ljx180901collaborationsDixon [4]: https://www.library.nd.edu/news/hesburgh-libraries-tracey-morton-receives-presidential-achievement-award#:~:text=Hesburgh%20Libraries%27%20Tracey%20Morton%20receives%20Presidential%20Achievement%20Award,-By%20Hesburgh%20Libraries&text=Hesburgh%20Libraries%27%20Tracey%20Morton,%20program,Presidential%20Achievement%20Award%20for%202022. | |
Communications and Marketing Specialist | Communications and Marketing | 284H Hesburgh Library | jmrozinske@nd.edu (574) 631-3951 | 03/31/2014 | Jenna Mrozinske joined the Hesburgh Libraries communications team as the communications and marketing specialist in July 2017. In her role, Jenna implements integrated marketing and communications strategies to support the academic and research efforts of our students, faculty, and staff. She manages multi-channel communications for signature events and special projects and collaborates on internal and executive communications. In addition, she develops print materials, digital collateral, and onsite signage. Jenna’s efforts work in concert with the larger communications team to increase awareness of and engagement with the library’s expertise, resources, services, and spaces. Prior to her role at the Hesburgh Libraries, Jenna worked at the Mike and Josie Harper Cancer Research Institute, a collaboration between the University of Notre Dame and the Indiana University School of Medicine - South Bend. Jenna graduated from Indiana University in 2013 with a bachelor of arts in English and a minor in sustainability studies. | |
Library Assistant | Circulation Services | 150N Hesburgh Library | tharrier@nd.edu (574) 631-6257 | 09/11/2000 | ---------- Trudie is a member of the Circulation Services Unit of the Hesburgh Libraries. With a strong focus on customer service and connecting people to knowledge, Trudie serves the campus community by supporting Interlibrary Loan borrowing activities, resolving patron billing issues and connecting faculty, staff, and students with library resources in support of their teaching and research endeavors. | |
Interim Sr. Director | Office of the Dean | 284B Hesburgh Library | fnichol2@nd.edu (574) 631-5676 | 09/01/2021 | F. Elizabeth Nicholson became the Interim Senior Director of Operations in July 2024. Nicholson has more than a decade’s worth of experience in academic libraries through expanding roles that have developed her expertise in several areas, including campus partnerships, library finances and facilities, strategic planning, talent management, and teaching in libraries. As chief of the Operations division, Nicholson’s portfolio for the Hesburgh Libraries includes analytics, data, and insights; facilities and spaces; finance and budget; project management; strategic planning; and talent. She oversees dynamic and effective teams to provide a strong foundation for organizational effectiveness. In her role, Nicholson collaborates with library and campus partners to enact key service, space, and resource decisions to benefit Hesburgh Libraries users and employees. Hallmarks throughout her experience have been a commitment to clear organizational communication, consensus-building around library and institutional goals, and creating affirming environments in which colleagues may see the value they bring to the organization. Since joining Notre Dame and the Hesburgh Libraries in September 2021, Nicholson has served as the unit head for User Education & Engagement. In this leadership role, she collaborated with library faculty and campus faculty to develop creative and innovative ways to foster research and information literacy skills for undergraduate students to accelerate academic success. She also served as strategic planning implementation project manager, leading the advancement and communication of organization-wide goals, objectives, key results, and sustainers. Prior to joining Notre Dame, Nicholson served as an instructional services librarian at North Central College (Naperville, IL). Nicholson holds a Master's of Library and Information Science from the University of Missouri, an M.A. in French & Francophone Studies from The University of Iowa, and a B.A. in French and International Studies from Illinois Wesleyan University. Her current research interests include strategic planning in academic libraries, person-centered management, and organizational culture in academic libraries. | |
Makerspace & Graphics Specialist | Support and Solutions Analysis | 150 Walsh Family Hall | mnoffsin@nd.edu (574) 631-6071 | 01/01/2024 | ||
Director | Office of the Dean | 284J Hesburgh Library | toleary2@nd.edu (574) 631-1856 | 10/01/2012 | As a member of the executive leadership team, Tara helps to shape and implement the overall vision, strategic plan, and related strategic initiatives for the Hesburgh Libraries. She also develops and executes integrated marketing communications strategies to highlight the vital contributions the Libraries make to teaching and research and connect stakeholders to library expertise, services, resources, and special programs that accelerate learning and advance scholarship. To this end, Tara works across several areas, including strategic planning, brand development, digital marketing, event marketing, social media, public relations, content development, web design and graphic design. Within the Libraries, she leads and consults with multidisciplinary teams in support of core programs and priority initiatives. She also works in collaboration with campus partners, including the schools and colleges, centers and institutes, University Development, Alumni Association and University Communications to advance the mission of the libraries and shared institutional goals. Tara is a graduate of University of Notre Dame and holds a bachelor of fine arts degree with majors in graphic design/advertising, art history, and Arts and Letters Program for Administrators (ALPA). She also earned a master of science degree from Northwestern University studying integrated marketing communications. | |
Accounts Payable Analyst | Academic Collections and Services | 402S Hesburgh Library | porourke@nd.edu (574) 631-6374 | 09/16/2002 | Trish works side-by-side with the Continuing and Electronic Resources team and the Resource Acquisitions & Access team within the Collection Strategy and Acquisitions Unit. Trish is primarily responsible for accurate and timely payment of invoices and expenditure tracking related to the purchase of materials and related services. To do so, Trish must maintain a strong relationship with vendors and work closely with other library partners as well as the University Accounts Payable dept. Please see Trish if you have questions about the status of an order or payment. | |
Serials ER Associate | Electronic Resources | 402Q Hesburgh Library | bhoffma2@nd.edu (574) 631-2643 | 08/02/1999 | As a member of the Continuing and Electronic Resources unit, the Electronic Resource Associate works collaboratively to support the life-cycle of electronic scholarly resources with an emphasis on continuing resources. Belinda also helps to provide patron support for electronic resource issues and communicates with library vendors regarding licensing, order placement and activation. | |
Lead Metadata Librarian | Cataloging and Metadata Services | 271K Hesburgh Library | apapson@nd.edu (574) 631-3282 | 10/01/2012 | Alex Papson is responsible for contributing metadata for resources that are described using non-MARC schema, and for advising on emerging issues in metadata control and digital preservation. He also serves as a case manager within the Digital Collections Oversight Team. Alex is a member of the Metadata Initiatives Unit of the Metadata Services Program. | |
Architecture Librarian | Branch Libraries | 152 Walsh Family Hall of Architecture | jparker9@nd.edu (574) 631-9401 | 08/01/2008 | Jennifer Parker is an Associate Librarian and has served as the head of the Architecture Library since August 2008. In addition, she is the Co-Director of the Historic Urban Environments Lab at Notre Dame (HUE/ND) which strives to provide virtual access to unique library materials focused on the built environment through new technologies. She received a Master’s Degree from the University of Virginia and a Master’s in Library Science from the University of Maryland. Prior to the position at Notre Dame she served as Art and Architecture Librarian for the University of Colorado at Boulder and as the Architectural Image Collection Manager for the University of Virginia’s Fiske Kimball Fine Arts Library. Her research and practices focus on combining physical and virtual library materials to better integrate library resources into the current academic curriculum. | |
Architecture Library Assistant | Branch Libraries | 150 Walsh Family Hall | tpatric2@nd.edu (574) 631-8727 | 07/01/2023 | Theron is a member of the Circulation Services Unit of Hesburgh Libraries. With a strong focus on customer service and connecting people to knowledge, Theron provides research and library service support to the School of Architecture located in the Walsh Family Hall of Architecture. Theron interprets complex information and patron requests to connect faculty, staff, and students of the Notre Dame community with appropriate library resources and services in support of their teaching and research endeavors. Contact Theron for assistance with library services such as course reserves, interlibrary loan requests, and access to Architecture Library spaces and specialized technology. | |
Web and Digital User Experience... | Library Application Management | 271J Hesburgh Library | agray3@nd.edu (574) 631-9706 | 08/15/2022 | Amanda Gray Perry began as Web and Digital Engagement User Experience Librarian in January 2024. In her role, Amanda works in a cooperative team environment, leading and co-leading efforts to design user-focused, accessible, and data-informed digital services and to develop, support, and manage the Hesburgh Libraries’ continuously evolving web presence. She is passionate about accessibility and a data-driven approach to continuous improvement for digital services. Prior to her work as UX Librarian, Amanda joined the Hesburgh Libraries communications team as communications and digital engagement specialist in August 2022. In that role, Amanda communicated with the Libraries’ audiences through social media, digital signage, and other digital venues to advance the mission and vision of the libraries and greater institutional goals. In collaboration with the larger communications team, Amanda worked to highlight the Libraries’ key initiatives, signature events, and valuable resources to students, faculty, staff, alumni, and the larger community. Prior to her role at the Hesburgh Libraries, Amanda worked in UX for the communications team at Notre Dame Law School and in philanthropy at the Internet Archive, as well as at the South Bend Tribune as a reporter. She graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 2012 with a bachelor of arts degree with majors in American studies and English, as well as a minor in the Gallivan Program for Journalism, Ethics, and Democracy. She earned her masters of library and information science from Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis in 2020. | |
Sr. Metadata Technician | Cataloging and Collection... | 402X Hesburgh Library | rrodts@nd.edu (574) 631-3255 | 05/05/1986 | Bobbie Lou is a member of the Collection Processing Unit in the Metadata Services Program. This unit serves the Libraries' by processing physical scholarly resources added to the Libraries' collection in support of teaching, learning and research. Bobbie Lou locates appropriate bibliographic records, prepares or updates local holdings records, and performs complex record editing to improve and enhance bibliographic data according to national and local cataloging standards. | |
Interim Department Head | Research, Teaching and User... | L012 Mendoza College of Business | bpietras@nd.edu (574) 631-9099 | 01/01/2009 | As the Entrepreneurial Spirit Endowed Business Librarian and head of the [Thomas Mahaffey, Jr. Business Library][1], Pete provides comprehensive business reference, consultation, and information services to the University of Notre Dame community, in particular to the faculty, staff, and students of the Mendoza College of Business. She designs, teaches, and assesses instructional classes and serves as liaison to multiple programs, departments, and centers within Mendoza and within the University. Pete identifies, selects and acquires materials and databases in support of business information needs at the University. Before rejoining the Notre Dame family in 2009, she served as a Business Librarian at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business and as Assistant Professor at Texas A&M University's West Campus Library. Pete was one of two staff members at the Mahaffey Business Library (née Business Information Center) when it first opened in 1995. [1]: https://library.nd.edu/business | |
Library Assistant III | Reserves and Interlibrary Loan... | 149 Hesburgh Library | rprice@nd.edu (574) 631-9197 | 04/16/2001 | Becky is a member of the **Reserves and ILL Lending Subunit** | **User Services Unit** | **Teaching, Research and User Services Program**. Focusing on *Service Excellence*, this team is available to help the Notre Dame community with access to library physical resources and various other services. In conjunction with Reserves and ILL Lending Subunit objectives, Becky processes materials for print and electronic reserves in accordance with university guidelines on fair use and copyright, provides circulation services, ILL requests, and assists with process management planning to provide better services to our users. Contact Becky if you have questions about Reserves or Interlibrary Loan Lending services. | |
Coordinator | Circulation Services | 150M Hesburgh Library | erandol3@nd.edu (574) 631-0523 | 03/14/2022 | Eli is a member of the **Circulation Services Unit** of Hesburgh Libraries. With a strong focus on customer service and connecting people to knowledge, Eli interprets complex information connecting faculty, staff, and students of the Notre Dame community with appropriate library resources and services to support their teaching and research endeavors. Eli provides point of use assistance for library services such as course reserves, document delivery, and interlibrary loan. | |
Library Assistant | Document Delivery, Stacks, and... | 150C Hesburgh Library | erathbur@nd.edu (574) 631-4510 | 09/01/2023 | ||
Library Assistant | Reserves and Interlibrary Loan... | 150 Hesburgh Library | preimer1@nd.edu (574) 631-8424 | 08/03/2005 | Pete is a member of the **Interlibrary Loan Borrowing Subunit** | **Teaching, Research and User Services Program**. Focusing on *Service Excellence*, this team is available to help the Notre Dame community with obtaining physical resources from other libraries. Call (574) 631-6260, if you have questions about Interlibrary Loan Borrowing services. | |
Music Library Specialist | Branch Libraries | S310N O'Neill Hall | mrivera6@nd.edu (574) 631-2447 | 07/01/2021 | Michelle is a member of the **Circulation Services Unit** of Hesburgh Libraries. With a strong focus on customer service and connecting people to knowledge, Michelle provides research and library service support to the Department of Music and the Sacred Music program located in O'Neill Hall of Music. Michelle interprets complex information and patron requests to connect faculty, staff, and students of the Notre Dame community with appropriate library resources and services in support of their teaching and research endeavors. Contact Michelle for assistance with library services such as course reserves, interlibrary loan requests, and access to Music Library spaces and specialized technology. | |
Department Head | Distinctive and Academic... | 140 Hesburgh Library | mrobiso2@nd.edu (574) 631-8901 | 09/01/2018 | As the Political Science and Peace Studies Librarian, Mark Robison works with students and faculty in the Department of Political Science, the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, the Keough School of Global Affairs, and elsewhere on campus, to support their research. To connect these students and faculty to the information they need, Mark provides research consultations and delivers library instruction sessions. Mark is responsible for the development and management of the political science collection. He also serves as one of three Scholarly Resource Assessment Librarians. His research interests include student outreach, transfer student success, and "libraries of things." Mark also serves as the interim head of the Collection Strategy and Acquisition which works collaboratively to implement innovative, data-driven assessment approaches to effectively steward the material acquisitions budget.. | |
Annex Coordinator | Document Delivery, Stacks, and... | Library Annex | krosseli@nd.edu 574-631-8924 | 02/20/2017 | Kara is a member of the **Document Delivery, Stacks, and Annex Unit** | **Teaching, Research, and User Services Program**. Focusing on *Service Excellence*, the team at the Hesburgh Libraries Annex is available to help the Notre Dame community with access to library physical resources and various other services. The Hesburgh Libraries Annex team facilitates access to materials located in the Annex via lending, delivery, and electronic scans for the Notre Dame community. Kara's expertise in high-density storage management, Interlibrary Loan Lending, and Document Delivery service contributes to the mission of Service Excellence by providing faculty, staff, and students access to materials meet their teaching and research needs. With quality patron service being our goal, Kara coordinates the Hesburgh Libraries Annex service to provide speedy and accurate delivery of all materials located in the Annex. Contact Kara for assistance with any of the services mentioned above. | |
Rare Books Cataloging and Metadata... | Cataloging and Metadata Services | 404 Hesburgh Library | drovida@nd.edu (574) 631-1954 | 01/01/2020 | Daniela Rovida, Rare Books Cataloging and Metadata Librarian at the University of Notre Dame, creates, maintains and organizes resource descriptions for a wide range of diverse and specialized material, from incunabula to modern imprints, predominantly in Latin and various European languages. Working collaboratively with Rare Books and Special Collections colleagues, Daniela establishes procedures and priorities aimed at streamlining workflows and implementing best preservation methods. Her efforts extend beyond her department, as she actively collaborates with colleagues across the Libraries to ensure consistency of metadata practices and increase the visibility and accessibility of library resources. Daniela holds a Master’s Degree in Library and Information Studies, complemented by Graduate Certificates in Archival Studies and Digital Information Management from the University of Arizona. She also earned a B.S. in Economics and Business from the University of Pavia in Italy and recently completed a Master’s Degree in Nonprofit Administration from the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame. Daniela’s research interests encompass the contribution of women to the printing industry during the hand press era, Catholic influence on early American printing, and leveraging linked open data to enhance accessibility of special collections and archival material. Daniela is a faculty affiliate of the Center for Italian Studies at the University of Notre Dame and participates in committees and initiatives within both the Hesburgh Libraries and the Catholic Research Resources Alliance. She is also an engaged member of the Rare Books and Manuscript Section within the Association of College and Research Libraries, a division of the American Library Association. | |
Media Digitization Production... | Reserves and Interlibrary Loan... | 149 Hesburgh Library | mruffne2@nd.edu (574) 631-4029 | 05/17/2021 | Matthew Ruffner is a member of the **Reserves and ILL Lending Subunit | User Services Unit | Teaching, Research and User Services Program**. Focusing on Service Excellence, this team is available to help the Notre Dame community with access to library physical resources and various other services. In conjunction with Reserves and ILL Lending Subunit objectives, Matthew is the Media Digitization Production Associate who primarily works with digitization of video. He manages the daily operation of media reformatting and library video streaming services, and contributes to the creation and provision of access to digital collections. His responsibilities include: • Oversight of the daily operations of media digitization, including content management, troubleshooting, exception handling, and coordination of tasks related to media digitization. • Serving as the primary contact with teaching and research faculty who use library streaming video services for course teaching and ensuring web access points of service. | |
Sr. Systems Engineer | Enterprise Systems | 271S Hesburgh Library | mrunyon@nd.edu +1 574-631-8238 | 03/01/2024 | ||
Personnel Specialist | Operations | 428 Hesburgh Library | mstenber@nd.edu (574) 631-3972 | 01/27/1997 | Reporting to the Director, Michelle administers the Libraries’ human resources and payroll functions, including recruiting and hiring activities, preparing and managing employee records, and guiding managers and supervisors on University personnel policies and procedures. Hiring ------ - Faculty: Support Faculty Search and CAP committees. - Faculty: Coordinate the reappointment and promotion process. - Staff: – Work with supervisors to post and recruit for staff positions. - Staff: Fill temporary and summer employment positions. - Students: Point of contact for students interested in library employment; refers students to supervisors with open positions in their departments. Payroll ------- - Coordinate Ultra Time hourly payroll for the Libraries. - Work with Payroll Services to resolve questions and concerns regarding hourly, semi-monthly, and bi-weekly payrolls. - Ensure accurate pay for employees who are on FMLA leave or Worker's Compensation. Human Resources --------------- - Point of contact for Human Resources-related policy questions or issues. - Work with Human Resources to ensure accurate documentation and tracking of FMLA issues. - Work with Risk Management to ensure timely documentation of Worker's Comp related issues. | |
Biological Sciences Librarian | Academic Collections and Services | 145 Hesburgh Library | cscearce@nd.edu +1 574-631-8392 | 03/01/2024 | Carolyn Scearce is the Scholarly Resources and Assessment Librarian for the STEM fields. She is also the subject librarian for the Biological Sciences and related fields, and for the History and Philosophy of Science. She received a PhD in the History of Science, Technology and Medicine from the University of Oklahoma, where she also earned her MLIS. | |
Archives Technician | Archival Collections and Management | 608-02 Hesburgh Library | jschlutt@nd.edu (574) 631-4046 | 11/16/1981 | As an Archives Technician in the Archival Processing Unit, Jayne is responsible for rehousing collections, creating inventories, compiling assessment data, conducting surveys, managing accession records, supply management, and space management. In addition, Jayne contributes to metadata enhancement, management, and manipulation. | |
Scholarly Resource Assessment Librarian | Academic Collections and Services | 715B Hesburgh Library | jschneid@nd.edu (574) 631-5724 | 01/09/2012 | Julia Schneider is Scholarly Resources and Assessment Librarian for Arts, Humanities, and Architecture. She is also the Subject Specialist for Medieval Studies and subject liaison for German Language and Literature.. She received a PhD from Notre Dame's Medieval Institute with concentrations in liturgy, theology, and intellectual history, as well as a master's degree in historical theology from St. Louis University. She received her Master of Library and Information Science degree with a concentration in Rare Books Librarianship at the University of Illinois. Her subject coverage includes most historical disciplines used in the study of the Middle Ages globally (from approximately 400 CE - 1517 CE), in addition to all aspects of German Language Studies from the Middle Ages to the present time. . | |
Interim Director | Research, Teaching and User... | 161A Hesburgh Library | mshaw@nd.edu (574) 631-4584 | 12/14/1998 | As manager of the **Circulation Services Unit**, Michele oversees library operations and services provided at four locations of the Hesburgh Libraries. The Circulation Services Unit is responsible for circulating library material, assisting patrons with policy and procedural questions, and connecting patrons with appropriate library resources. This Unit serves the Notre Dame community, visiting researchers, and guests at any one of four service desks; Architecture, Business, Music and Hesburgh Circulation. Contact Michele for more information about library circulation services and policies at any of these library locations. | |
Personnel Associate | Operations | 402AG Hesburgh Library | lsheets@nd.edu (574) 631-0099 | 08/29/2022 | ||
IT Support Coordinator | Support and Solutions Analysis | 271 Hesburgh Library | kshreve@nd.edu (574) 631-6640 | 03/31/2008 | Kim is an IT Support Coordinator in LIB-ITS, the Library IT Support Unit of Hesburgh Library. She supports computer hardware and software used by Library faculty, staff and students in a mixed Windows and Macintosh environment. In addition to providing general support, Kim is the person primarily responsible for support of Xerox/Pharos printers, Reference area PCs, and specialized IT equipment. She is our primary go-to person when it comes to moving faculty/staff from one place to another. ###IT Support Specialization: * Xerox/Pharos printers: Kim monitors status of public printers, coordinates maintenance, repair, and is the laiason between the Library, OIT, and Xerox. * Reference Area: Serves as liaison between Library and OIT in the Reference area shared environment. Leads discussions aimed at solving problems and providing better services. * Specialized equipment: Coordinates purchase, maintenance and repair of open-book scanners, microfische scanners, and other specialized IT equipment in public and staff areas. * Moves: Coordinate with Library Facilities, Network Engineering, Telecommunications and others to facilitate moving faculty and staff from one area of the Library to another. | |
Sr. Systems Administrator | Enterprise Systems | 271 Hesburgh Library | wsill@nd.edu (574) 631-7892 | 08/20/1991 | As a Sr Systems Administrator, Bill provides core systems infrastructure management and some server based programming support for the Hesburgh Libraries. Bill administers a wide variety of commercially licensed and open source technologies and software and is responsible for the configuration, management, function, availability, and security for those systems. ###Systems Administration and Support - Advanced Windows systems administration including virtualization, user administration, backup and recovery, security, package maintenance, networking, file systems, and high availability server configurations. - Compilation, installation, and configuration of commercial and open source software. - Maintain files systems, back ups, firewalls, monitoring systems, and locally developed application environments. - Administration of high volume relational database systems such as MySQL and Oracle. Collaborate with software engineers to provide a customized, high availability systems infrastructure that is tailored to locally developed application needs. - Configure and manager Operating System images for Windows and Mac OS ###Collaborate with the OIT - Work with the OIT to identify and integrate core technology services services provided by the OIT, such as, networking, identity management, authentication systems, active directory, Operating System computing images. - Collaborate on scheduled system outages and coordinate system down time to ensure graceful system transitions. - Report core service outages and manage communication with key library stakeholders on technology infrastructure problems. ###Research, Evaluation, and Documentation - Research, evaluate, and implement new technology infrastructure components for the Libraries. - Document infrastructure and systems changes. | |
Director | Office of the Dean | 429 Hesburgh Library | msimons@nd.edu (574) 631-2871 | 12/09/1988 | Marcy Simons, MLS, is responsible for optimizing the Hesburgh Libraries’ approach to recruiting, retaining, and guiding individuals to work effectively individually and collectively. She serves as the Dean’s lead liaison for talent and organizational development work including analysis and measurement, scouting, recruiting, searches and hiring, compensation analysis, onboarding, professional development, retention, separation and offboarding, and alumni engagement. Simons works holistically across the many facets of talent and culture to help ensure that the Hesburgh Libraries is an appropriate candidate’s preferred employer of choice, both on the University of Notre Dame campus and across the higher education sector. Simons is a trained facilitator and consultant in the areas of organizational development, cultue and change management. The author of two books about academic librarianship, *Academic Librarianship: Anchoring the Profession in Contribution, Scholarship, and Service* (2021) and *Academic Library Metamorphosis and Regeneration* (2017), both published by Rowman Littlefield. | |
Librarian | Researcher Services and... | 157 Hesburgh Library | csmith@nd.edu (574) 631-4271 | 03/01/2000 | Cheri Smith is the Psychology Librarian and Unit Head for User Services in the Teaching, Research & User (TRU) Services program. As Unit Head she oversees the functions of the Hesburgh Libraries Circulation, Stacks, Interlibrary Loan and Reserves units. Her interests include information literacy, library reference services, and open-access publishing. **M.L.S., Indiana University; B.A., Earlham College.** [***Publications***][1] [1]: http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=EG6GLOkAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao | |
Assistant Archivist | University Archives | 607 Hesburgh Library | Joseph.R.Smith.675@nd.edu +1 574 631 6448 | 08/11/2011 | As Assistant Archivist, Joe Smith provides in-person and virtual reference services including research consultations for a wide array of archival manuscript collections, university records, graphic materials, and audiovisual collections. In addition to engaging in reference services, he collaborates with colleagues across the libraries and campus to support the teaching and research mission of the University as well as ensures that the reading room operates smoothly in order to provide efficient patron research services. | |
Data Integrity Specialist | Electronic Resources | 402T Hesburgh Library | lstienba@nd.edu (574) 631-4631 | 10/01/1984 | As a member of the Metadata Technologies & Design Unit of the Metadata Services Program, Lisa's primary responsibility is to analyze and improve the quality of the Libraries' metadata assets. She works with data in the Integrated Library System, Discovery System, and other related systems. Her role involves designing the best approach to address and resolve issues, applying specialized knowledge of metadata standards to ensure that new and existing data meets requirements, and determining priorities for addressing integrity issues in consultation with stakeholders. She is also the product owner for OCLC Connexion and provides support to about 50 library users. | |
Collection Metadata & Integrity... | Electronic Resources | 418 Hesburgh Library | cstrick5@nd.edu +1 574-631-9545 | 08/01/2022 | In her role as Collection Metadata Integrity & Management Librarian, Christa works to ensure the integrity of metadata across collections by balancing local practice with national standards while using a variety of tools and technical skills to create, remediate, and enhance metadata in multiple formats. Her areas of interest include linked data, Wikidata, ethical metadata practice, digital humanities, and their intersection with theological librarianship. Christa holds an M.L.I.S. from the University of Washington, a B.A. in music from Northwest University, and is pursuing an M.A. in Theology from Wheaton College. | |
Sr. Software & Integration Engineer | Library Application Management | 271X Hesburgh Library | msuhovec@nd.edu (574) 631-9269 | 06/09/2007 | As the Digital Library Data Curation Developer within the Digital Library Technologies Unit, Mark designs and develops digital library frameworks and applications with an emphasis on data curation. Mark works with librarians, campus partners, and researchers to embed research data curation tools and workflows into active research projects for archiving and sharing data in our institutional repository CurateND (http://curate.nd.edu), or other relevant community repositories. Duties include: - Design and develop digital library applications supporting digital library and data curation services - Provide technical leadership in data architecture and design for digital library data projects - With campus partners, develop services and web clients to manage, archive, and share research data - Create APIs and processes to integrate other campus systems with CurateND from groups like Engineering Science and Computing, Center for Research Computing, and Digital Production. - Work with librarians and campus partners through our Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship to develop data models and tools to tag and describe data and collections with domain specific ontologies | |
Acquisitions Assistant | Academic Collections and Services | 402N Hesburgh Library | ltaylor2@nd.edu (574) 631-4045 | 10/27/1997 | As a member of the Resource Acquisition & Access unit, the Acquisitions Assistant works collaboratively to support the life-cycle of physical and electronic scholarly resources including order placement, receipt, initial record creation, and process preparation. Leigh manages orders for print monographs & electronic books, and processes print serials. | |
Application Management and Integration | Library Application Management | 271Z Hesburgh Library | bfrelas@nd.edu (574) 631-7176 | 05/21/2001 | Beata joined the Hesburgh Libraries in May 2001 as a Systems Applications Specialist with the Hesburgh Libraries Information Technology Support Team. She transitioned to her current role in LIbrary Application Management in August 2023. Current duties include: -Making continuous improvements to the essential business, discovery, preservation, archival, and access/delivery applications. -Configuring process automation and integration with OIT-based systems and other disparate entities. -Providing operational support for core library business processes to ensure that solutions align with organizational needs. -Performs essential reporting work, necessary to help data-driven decisions across Hesburgh Libraries' faculty and staff. Beata was interviewed in 2009 by the South Bend Tribune ([read more][1]). Though her role has changed since then, she remains passionate about helping bridge the gap between technology and people. Education: BS in Computer Science/Informatics, Indiana University [1]: https://drive.google.com/file/d/16pJh9VjiiJ1-EqE83LlsRF9u7R9YzSEc/view | |
Coordinator | Circulation Services | 150P Hesburgh Library | avandewa@nd.edu (574) 631-9173 | 06/01/2012 | Abby is a member of the **Circulation Services Unit** of the Hesburgh Libraries. With a strong focus on customer service and connecting people to knowledge, Abby serves the campus community by interpreting complex information to connect faculty, staff, and students of the University with appropriate library resources and services in support of their teaching and research endeavors. Contact Abby for assistance with library services and resources. | |
Co-Interim Director | Research, Teaching and User... | 250 Hesburgh Library | jvecchio@nd.edu (574) 631-4900 | 12/02/2013 | **MLIS Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis** Academic Librarianship Specialization **MPH University of Illinois at Chicago** Community Health Sciences **BA University of Notre Dame** Psychology, Computer Applications As Assistant Director of the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship, Julie provides support and referrals across service and expertise areas, and collaborates with stakeholders across Hesburgh Libraries and University units to coordinate continual development of Center services, spaces, technologies, and educational opportunities. If you have any questions about Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship expertise, services, spaces, or programming, please reach out to Julie! | |
Librarian | Cataloging and Metadata Services | 417 Hesburgh Library | dwayman2@nd.edu (574) 631-3818 | 07/01/2021 | Douglas (Doug) Wayman is a faculty librarian and head of the Electronic Resources and Collection Metadata Management Unit (ERCMM). Doug joins the unit's talented team working principally to create, transform, and remediate metadata to support multiple applications across the Libraries' resource description, discovery, and systems landscape, applying knowledge of metadata standards and information technology processes to support loading both batches and individual records supplied by vendors and/or locally curated metadata. Members of this unit support the Library's mission to promulgate e-resources first in order to provide cost-effective resources to Notre Dame users optimizing access to a richer, broader range of resources than could be provided practically with tangible resources only. The chief principles driving this unit are metadata quality and enhanced access for users. Doug has an M.L.I.S. from Florida State University, along with a certificate in Information Architecture, and a B.G.S. from Gonzaga University, with a concentration in Organizational Leadership. | |
Special Collections Digital Project... | Digital Collections Services | 102 Hesburgh Library | sweber@nd.edu (574) 631-5610 | 07/05/2000 | Sara Weber is the Digital Project Specialist within Rare Books and Special Collections (RBSC). Her primary focuses are the digitization of rare materials held by Hesburgh Libraries for research, publishing and web use, and the design and management of all RBSC websites. Sara also provides graphic design for RBSC exhibitions, outreach and websites, serves as a consultant for initiatives that involve RBSC content, provides primary on-site technical and maintenance support for Mac computers within the department, and provides support for faculty and staff using the technology in the RBSC digital seminar room. Sara has a Master of Arts in Art History from the University of Notre Dame ('00), and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting and a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics from Siena Heights University ('95). | |
Sr. User Experience Engineer | Web and Software Engineering | 271AF Hesburgh Library | pweikel@nd.edu +1 574-631-8793 | 10/01/2019 | ||
Sr. Library Specialist | Rare Books and Special Collections | hwelch1@nd.edu | 02/21/2022 | |||
Sr. Web Developer Engineer | Web and Software Engineering | 271 Hesburgh Library | awetheri@nd.edu (574) 631-9445 | 03/12/2012 | Andy is the unit web and graphic designer. Responsibilities include template design, page composition design, compliance with web standards and norms, development and maintenance of centralized web assets such as javascript and CSS, and images. As a graphic designer, Andy is responsible for creating professional design elements, color schemes, and branding components for a wide variety of sites that the library promotes for use in the academy. Andy is proficient in producing designs for a variety of purposes that include instruction, exhibition, discovery, and generalized web content. He also offers consultation services for library faculty, staff, and the teaching and research faculty of the university. | |
Archives Assistant | Archival Collections and Management | 608A Hesburgh Library | Matthew.E.Wilken.2@nd.edu +1 574 631 2503 | 10/01/1998 | As Assistant Archivist for University Records, Matt Wilken manages the physical transfer of paper-based university records to the University Archives in accordance with the University's records retention schedule. Matt serves on the records management team and offers guidance based on principles of life cycle management of university records. He manages collection space for university records for both onsite collection space and the offsite storage facility and ensures that access to university records are in line with state and federal regulations, University policies and unit guidelines. Matt also supports staff colleagues, faculty, and other campus departments in outreach, reference and research projects. | |
Architecture Archivist | Archival Collections and Management | 153 Walsh Family Hall | m.wilson@nd.edu (574) 631-6172 | 07/01/2019 | As the Architecture Archivist, and member of the University Archives, Morgan stewards archival collections and promotes their access, use, and reuse. Morgan is responsible for the appraisal, arrangement and description, and management of architectural records in all formats housed within the Architecture Library. Morgan also provides in-depth reference support for collections in her purview. She holds a BA in History from **Indiana University**, South Bend, an MA in Public History from **Indiana University**, Indianapolis, and an MLIS from **Wayne State University**. | |
Lead Software Engineer | Web and Software Engineering | 271 Hesburgh Library | theia.wolfe@nd.edu (574) 631-8864 | 06/01/2014 | As the lead software engineer for the WSE unit, Theia is responsible for a wide variety of tasks. Her primary duties include software development, user interface design and implementation, application and data integration, as well as consultation. With a focus on user interface development, Theia works closely with the unit user experience professional as well as the digital library team in order to develop highly usable front ends for a variety of web based library services. ###Software Engineering - User interface design and implementation - Service integration - Mobile compatibility - Section 508 compliance - Adherence to current web standards - Consultation on application design | |
Interlibrary Loan Borrowing Coordinator | Reserves and Interlibrary Loan... | 150R Hesburgh Library | Whitney.A.Young.129@nd.edu (574) 631-4350 | 11/12/2014 | Whitney is a member of the **Interlibrary Loan Borrowing Subunit** | **Teaching, Research and User Services Program**. Focusing on *Service Excellence*, this team is available to help the Notre Dame community with obtaining physical resources from other libraries. Call (574) 631-6260, if you have questions about Interlibrary Loan Borrowing services. | |
Sr. Metadata Technician | Cataloging and Collection... | 402Z Hesburgh Library | azimmer3@nd.edu (574) 631-3240 | 02/11/2021 | Alicia is a member of the Cataloging and Collection Processing Unit in the Metadata Services Program. This unit serves the Libraries' by processing physical scholarly resources added to the Libraries' collection in support of teaching, learning and research. Alicia locates appropriate bibliographic records, prepares or updates local holdings records, and performs complex record editing to improve and enhance bibliographic data according to national and local cataloging standards. |