Directory & Departments

Library Departments

• Access Services

  The Access Services Department provides access to library resources through Circulation, Course Reserves, Interlibrary Loan, and Stacks Maintenance at the Jordan & Essie Perlmutter & Family Lending Desk.

  • Lending Desk: 303-871-3707, librarynotices@du.edu
  • Interlibrary Loan: 303-871-3150
  • Stacks Maintenance: 303-871-4558
  • Access Services Librarian: Meghan Connolly, 303-871-2486
  • Access Services Manager: Alex Niederberger, 303-871-3440
• Cataloging

  Cataloging creates and maintains the data that makes up the Libraries' online catalog. The department collaborates with others throughout the Libraries to ensure the DU community can find or browse the resources we own or subscribe to.

  • Cataloging: 303-871-4150
  • Karl Pettitt, Coordinator of Cataloging & Metadata Services: 303-871-4011, Karl.Pettitt@du.edu
• Collections & Content Management

  Led by the Collections & Content Management Librarian, Collections & Content Management (C&CM) comprises Electronic Resources Access and Discovery, the Institutional Repository, and Library Collections Procurement & Processing. On any given day, library workers in C&CM negotiate, order and pay for, process, configure, troubleshoot, and maintain an extensive range of resources that support in-depth research and general enrichment of life at DU.

  • VACANT, Collections & Content Management Librarian
  • Brigitte Kirchner, Library Collections Procurement and Processing Manager: 303-871-2976, Brigitte.Kirchner@du.edu 
  • Liam Harty, Electronic Resources Manager: 303-871-2840, Liam.Harty@du.edu 
  • Jenelys Cox, Institutional Repository Manager: 303-871-6689, Jennifer.Cox@du.edu
  • University Library Association Book Room: 303-871-2665
• Dean's Office

  The Dean’s Office is the main administrative office for the University Libraries. Contact our office if you need to communicate with the dean or associate deans, or have questions regarding building management, room scheduling, budget and financing, or community relations. The Dean's Executive Committee works in collaboration with several governance bodies to set strategic vision and guide Libraries-wide planning, budgeting, and personnel decisions.

  • Main Number: 303-871-2007

  Dean's Executive Committee

  • Michael Levine-Clark, Dean: 303-871-3413, Michael.Levine-Clark@du.edu
  • Nina McHale, Associate Dean for Student & Scholar Services: 303-871-4499, Nina.McHale@du.edu
  • VACANT, Associate Dean for Scholarly Communication & Collections Services
  • Merisa Bissinger, Director of Business and Operations: 303-871-3443, Merisa.Bissinger@du.edu

  Administrative Office

  • Dehab Zeremariam-Craft, Office Support Specialist: 303-871-3430, dzcraft@du.edu
  • Lisa Diedrich, Executive Assistant: 303-871-2007, Lisa.Diedrich@du.edu
  • Building Management/Room Scheduling
    • VACANT, Assistant Director of Library Facilities and Operations
    • VACANT, AAC Building Coordinator
  • Budget and Finance
    • Carmone Duncan, Financial Assistant: 303-871-3334, carmone.duncan@du.edu
  • Community Relations/University Library Association
    • Nancy Clark, Community Relations Manager: 303-871-3958, Nancy.Clark@du.edu

   

• Digital Collections Services

  Digital Collections Services digitizes, manages, and catalogs analog and born-digital archival material held by the University in the Special Collections @ DU platform. Digital Collections Services also works with Special Collections and Archives and Library Technology Services to find new, creative, and engaging ways to share DU's digital collections with the broader community.

  • Digitization Services: 303-871-6511
  • Denisse Solis, Digital Collections Librarian: 303-871-3429, Denisse.Solis@du.edu
  • Lauren Turner, Digital Archivist and Residency Librarian: 303-871-2285, Lauren.S.Turner@du.edu
• Exhibits

  The University Libraries offer exhibitions that showcase collections and highlight the scholarly and creative works of faculty, students, and the DU community. The Exhibits unit works collaboratively to create engaging and meaningful exhibits that assist the Library in fulfilling its central educational mission and contribute to the cultural life of the Library and the University.

  • Madison Sussmann, Exhibits Librarian: 303-871-3074, Madison.Sussmann@du.edu
• Hampden Center

  The Hampden Center is the University Libraries’ off-site storage facility which houses a large portion of the libraries’ physical collections, including the Special Collections. We provide several services including: regular deliveries to the AAC; scanning for ILL, Document Delivery and E-reserves; and managing the University Library Association’s online bookstore (with proceeds benefiting the DU libraries).

  • Hampden Center: 303-871-6700
  • Rebecca Wright, Hampden Center Manager: 303-871-6704
• Library Technology Services

  Library Technology Services works closely with IT@DU and departments throughout the Libraries to develop and maintain systems and applications that support our work and our users.

  • Beth Mawhinney, Digital Initiatives Librarian: 303-871-3707, Beth.Mawhinney@du.edu 
  • Uzo Nwaiwu, Digital User Experience Librarian: 303-871-6839, Uzoamaka.Nwaiwu@du.edu 
• Music Library

  The Music Library is a branch of University Libraries located within the Lamont School of Music. Our central mission is to support the curriculum of the School of Music, but we also serve the entire DU community, and all DU students, faculty, staff, and alumni are welcome to visit and to borrow from our collection.

  • Main Number: 303-871-6421
  • Woody Colahan, Music & Performing Arts Librarian: 303-871-6427, Ellwood.Colahan@du.edu
• Reference

  The Reference Department is comprised of liaison librarians and the Research Center Support Specialist. Librarians teach information literacy workshops, answer research questions, and provide research consultations for DU students, faculty, and staff.

  • Main Number: 303-871-2905
  • Alejandro Marquez, Science & Engineering Reference Librarian: 303-871-3412, Alejandro.Marquez@du.edu
  • Bridget Farrell, Coordinator of Library Instruction and Reference Services: 303-871-3445, Bridget.Farrell@du.edu 
  • Brooky Parks, Business and Economics Librarian: 303-871-3407, Brooky.Parks@du.edu
  • Chris Brown, Reference Technology Integration Librarian: 303-871-3404, Christopher.Brown@du.edu
  • Elia Trucks, Arts and Humanities Librarian: 303-871-3480, Elia.Trucks@du.edu
  • Jenny Bowers, Social Sciences Reference Librarian: 303-871-3403, Jennifer.Bowers@du.edu
  • VACANT, User Experience & Student Outreach Librarian
  • Natalia Umaña, Community Outreach & Reference Librarian (Residency Librarian): 303-871-6552, Natalia.Umana@du.edu
  • VACANT, Research Center Support Specialist

   

• Special Collections & Archives
  • Main Desk: 303-871-3428, archives-l@du.edu
  • Kate Crowe, Curator of Special Collections & Archives: 303-871-7944, Katherine.Crowe@du.edu
  • David Fasman, Curator of Beck Archives: 303-871-2977, David.Fasman@du.edu
  • Nathalie Proulx DeSalvo, The Dance Archive Reference Archivist: 303-871-4065, Nathalie.Proulx@du.edu