Associate University Librarian for Collections & Discovery, University of Connecticut Library (2023-present)
Mobile: 352-871-5113
Email: Laurientaylor@gmail.com

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Bio: Laurie Taylor (she/ella) is the Associate University Librarian for Collections & Discovery at the University of Connecticut Library. She provides leadership, strategy, and support for the Collections & Discovery Area, with a $5 million materials budget and 7 units: Acquisitions & Discovery, Archives & Special Collections, Collections Strategies, Digital Imaging & Conservation, the Digital Preservation Repository Program (Connecticut Digital Archive), Digital Solutions, and Technology Strategies. She has held leadership positions in research libraries, including the University of Florida as Senior Director for Library Technology and Digital Strategies, Chair of the Digital Partnerships and Strategies Department, and the Editor-in-Chief of the LibraryPress@UF.  She previously served as the Operational Lead and Digital Scholarship Director of the Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC).  Laurie holds a PhD in English/Digital Humanities, has published extensively, and has been the principal investigator, co-PI, and investigator on over $7 million in grants. In 2018, Laurie was awarded the Caribbean Information Professional of the Year by the Association of Caribbean University, Research and Institutional Libraries (ACURIL). Laurie is new to New England and thrilled to grow her community here and to explore the area with her partner.

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