Announcing: Two Key Library Hires

Distinguished librarians Amira Aaron and Patrick M. Yott are joining Northeastern University Libraries in April 2010.  These hires are part of the Library’s ambitious vision to advance scholarly communications and expand the University’s digital initiatives, building on its institutional repository and digitization of special collections. Amira Aaron will begin April 1^st as the Library’s Associate Dean for Scholarly Resources.  In this role she will oversee and direct the development of the Library’s collections and information resources including digital initiatives and technical services.  She will also be a member of the senior administrative group, which develops and implements the mission, goals, budget, and broad policy directions of the library.  Amira will bring to Northeastern over thirty years of experience in information resources, systems, and technical services.  Most recently she was the Director of Information Resources at Brandeis University and prior to that she was Manager for Digital Content & Access Services at Harvard University.  Amira holds a Master’s degree in library science from the University of California, Los Angeles and a Bachelor’s degree from Boston University. Patrick M. Yott will join Northeastern on April 15 as Digital Library Manager. In this role he will build the institution’s digital library program, providing vision and leadership in the creation and delivery of digital content.  Patrick developed and led Brown University Library’s Center for Digital Initiatives and directed its Digital Technologies division.  Prior to his time at Brown, he was Director of Digital Services Integration at the University of Virginia.  Patrick holds Master’s degrees in both library science and education from Rutgers University and a Bachelor’s of Science degree from the University of New Hampshire. Both Amira and Patrick have extensive experience presenting, publishing, and advancing the library profession at the national level. Welcome Amira and Patrick!

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