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Organization at a Glance

Office of the Dean of University Libraries

    Simon Neame, Dean of University Libraries
      Dean Neame leads a network of 16 academic research libraries across all three University of Washington campuses and the University of Washington Press.
        • Libraries Cabinet
        • Assistant to the Dean of University Libraries and Director, Libraries Facilities and Events, Linda Ambre
        • Director for Information Technology Services & Digital Strategies, John Borwick
        • Director of Global Engagement for the University of Washington Libraries, Zhijia Shen
        • Executive Director for NNLM Region 5, Kathryn Vela
        • Interim Director for Special Collections, Lisa Oberg
        • Senior Director for HEALWA & Community Partnerships, Tania Bardyn
        • Director of University of Washington Press, Nicole Mitchell

          Portfolios and Organizational Charts

          Advancement

          Sheryl Stiefel, Assistant Dean

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          Libraries Advancement supports Libraries initiatives through private and foundation support, including donor events, outreach and stewardship.

          Collections and Strategic Partnerships

          Denise Pan, Senior Associate Dean

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          Collections and Strategic Partnerships focuses on building and sharing sustainable collections by maximizing internal and external capacity and stewarding finite resources.

          Distinctive Collections

          Associate Dean, Julie Tanaka

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          Distinctive Collections encompasses Special Collections as well as International Studies.

            Organizational Development and Inclusion

            Kimanthi Warren, Assistant Dean

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            Research and Learning Services

            Lauren Pressley, Senior Associate Dean

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            Research and Learning Services provides collections, space, as well as reference and circulation services to support research and publishing by the academic community.

            UW Bothell and Cascadia Library

            Richard S. Lewis, Associate Dean

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            The UW Bothell / Cascadia Campus Library serves the University of Washington and Cascadia College combined campus.

            UW Tacoma Library

            Annie Downey, Associate Dean

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            The UW Tacoma Library serves the University of Washington Tacoma Campus.

            HEALWA and Community Partnerships

            Tania Bardyn, Senior Director

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            HEALWA assures affordable, anytime, online access to current, authoritative clinical information and educational resources to eligible health care practitioners in Washington State.

            NNLM Region 5

            Simon Neame, Interim Primary Investigator

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            The UW Libraries serves as the Regional Medical Library for Region 5 of the Network of the National Library of Medicine, providing programs, services, and dedicated support for NNLM Members in Alaska, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, and U.S. Territories and Freely Associated States in the Pacific.

            University Press

            Nicole Mitchell, Director

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            The University of Washington Press finds, develops, selects, and publishes scholarship of high quality and enduring value.