Two Associate Deans were recently appointed at the Georgia Tech Library.  Both Bruce Henson and Jeff Carrico have served as Interim Associate Deans since 2011 and have recently been  officially appointed to these positions.  In addition, a new Director of Business Operations, Vanessa Payne, was hired and will assume her position on June 1, 2012.

“Henson and Carrico have been performing extremely well in these roles for more than a year and it was past time to recognize their contribution to the Library and the Institute,” said Catherine Murray-Rust, Vice Provost for Learning Excellence and Dean of Libraries.

As Associate Dean for Research and Learning Services, Henson is responsible for reference and information services, Library and Clough service desks, faculty engagement, the multi-media center, Archives, and the Architecture Library.

Carrico now serves as Associate Dean for Scholarly Communication and Access where he oversees collection development, information delivery, information technology, collection development, acquisitions, cataloging, scholarly communication and digital curation services.

Payne will oversee business/finance, facilities, human resources, security, and, shipping and receiving.

Both Associate Deans and the Director of Business Operations will work closely with the current Library leadership, Catherine Murray-Rust, Kathy Tomajko, Associate Dean for Partnerships, Communications, and Assessment and Donna Llewellyn,  Associate Vice Provost for Learning Excellence.

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