Libraries Leadership Council

The Libraries Leadership Council offers ongoing input and perspective on evolving issues in the UW-Madison Libraries, with campus partnerships, and related national organizations.

The goals of the Libraries Leadership Council are to:

• Advise the Dean and Vice Provost of Libraries on matters related to library leadership and administration.
• Participate in the creation and stewardship of strategic directions
• Undertake projects to advance library innovation and priorities
• Develop community and open communication among library leaders
• Provide endorsement of initiatives when requested by the Dean and Vice Provost of Libraries.
• Serve as a conduit to communicate initiatives and goals with their constituents: library staff, university staff, faculty, and students.
• Provide feedback from their community members to the Dean and Vice Provost of Libraries.

Members

Membership is composed of the following, who serve at the request of the Dean of Libraries: the Executive Team, Heads of UW-Madison Libraries reporting to schools and colleges, Centralized Libraries Public Services, the Libraries Technology Group, and the Wisconsin Historical Society as our Partner. The council members are:

• Erla Heyns, Dean of Libraries, Chair
• Emma Bekele, Science and Engineering Resident Librarian
• Sara Duff, Director of Collections Strategy
• Andy Goldstein, Director of Library Systems and Applications Services
• Deborah Helman, Director of Science and Engineering Library Services
• Christopher Hooper-Lane, Director of Ebling Library for the Health Sciences
• Kelli Hughes, Director of Undergraduate Library Services
• Jim Jonas, Library and Research Services Manager, MERIT – School of Education
• Carrie Kruse, Associate Dean for Learning and Engagement
• Anna Lewis, Associate Dean for Information Technology & Administration
• Dave Luke, Director of Library Spaces
• Niamh McGuigan, Associate Dean for Research
• Xiying Mi, Head of Resource Description
• Anne Murphy-Lom, Director of Business Administration
• David Pavelich, Associate Dean for Collections
• Lisa Saywell (Partner Library), Director of Public Services for Library/Archives – Historical Society
• Bonnie Shucha, Associate Dean for Library & Information Services – Law Library
• Marianne Spoon, Associate Dean for Advancement and Communications

Vivian Robinson, Executive Assistant to the Dean, will be the notetaker and timekeeper.