Western Libraries, with its Learning Commons partners, offers an array of resources, programs, and services designed to advance student learning and scholarship. Curricular offerings include credit-bearing courses on information literacy and special topics. Co-curricular services include tours and orientation sessions as well as opportunities for structured dialogue with faculty, staff, and community members. Curricular-embedded programming provides research and writing assistance for students in courses across disciplines through integrated research and writing workshops. In all its offerings, the Libraries helps students develop intellectual and practical skills for success while at Western and long after they graduate.
Library Faculty
MARK GREENBERG (2013) Dean of Libraries and Professor. BA, University of Toronto; MA, University of Western Ontario; PhD, University of Florida; MLS, University of South Florida.
J. GABRIEL GOSSETT (2009) Associate Professor, Head of Research, Hacherl Research-Writing Studio. BA, University Wisconsin-Milwaukee; MLS, University Wisconsin-Madison
ELIZABETH JOFFRION (2012) Associate Professor, Director of Heritage Resources. BA, Louisiana State University; MA, University of New Orleans; MLIS, University of Maryland.
MADELINE KELLY (2017) Assistant Professor, Director of Collections. BA, University of Mary Washington; MLS, Simmons Graduate School of Library & Information Science.
REBECCA MARRALL (2010) Associate Professor, Director of Technology and Discovery Services. BS, Portland State University; MLIS, University of Hawaii at Manoa.
SARAH MCDANIEL (2016) Assistant Professor, Director of Teaching & Learning and the Learning Commons. BA, University of Wisconsin-Madison; MLIS, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; MA, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
CASEY MULLIN (2016) Associate Professor, Head of Cataloging and Metadata Services. BA, Western Washington University; MLIS, Indiana University
JENNY OLEEN (2014) Associate Professor, Scholarly Communications Librarian. BS, Kansas State University; MS, University of Arizona; MLS, Indiana University.
ANDREA PETERSON (1999) Associate Dean of Libraries and Associate Professor. BA, University of Utah; MLS, Indiana University.
JEFF PURDUE (1999) Associate Professor, Learning Commons and Media Librarian. BA, MA, University of Illinois at Chicago; MLS, Dominican University, River Forest, Illinois.
MARIAN A. RITTER (1969) Associate Professor, Head of the Music Library. BME, MLS, University of Portland.
ELIZABETH A. STEPHAN (2008) Associate Professor, Chair of Faculty, Learning Commons Librarian for Student Engagement & Business and Economics Librarian. BA, Northwest Missouri State University; MLS, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
SYLVIA TAG (1997) Associate Professor, Subject Librarian. BA, Colorado College; MLIS, University of Iowa.
MICHAEL TAYLOR (2018) Assistant Professor, Special Collections Librarian. BA, Indiana State University; MA & MLS, Indiana State University.
