The Journey of a “Feral Librarian”
Reflections on the ways that library e-content, roles, and collaborations have evolved through the digital age tell us something about our resilience and creativity as IT and library professionals.
Gina Siesing
Biography
Gina Siesing retired as Chief Information Officer and Constance A. Jones Director of Libraries from Bryn Mawr College. At Bryn Mawr, Gina led a multi-disciplinary Library & Information Technology Services organization focused on supporting faculty and students in maximizing the benefits of technology for learning and scholarship, enabling discovery and analysis of research materials and rich special collections, and facilitating administrative functions College-wide. Gina's work focused significantly on strengthening consortial relationships within the Tri-College Consortium with Haverford and Swarthmore Colleges and across the higher education community. Gina is a strong advocate for the critical benefit of liberal arts education in the 21st century, both in terms of graduates' preparedness to contribute and lead in diverse professional fields and in terms of the values of mindful and engaged citizenship that are core to liberal arts learning and practice. Prior to serving at Bryn Mawr, Gina directed the Educational & Scholarly Technology Services group at Tufts University, working with a phenomenal team to enable innovative and meaningful use of technology across academic contexts. Gina also served on the University IT Leadership Team and University Library Council at Tufts and co-stewarded the Tufts Digital Library program. Gina has been involved with NERCOMP, including as Board member, Chair of the Program Committee, Chair of the Nominating Committee for the Board of Trustees and co-dean with David Wedaman and Colleen Wheeler of the Learning Organization Academy; and with EDUCAUSE, including as column editor for the EDUCAUSE Review E-Content column and as EDUCAUSE Representative on the CNI Steering Committee. Gina served as President of the Board of Directors of the Oberlin Group of Libraries.
EDUCAUSE Publications
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What Presidents Want from Their CIOs, and What CIOs Would Like from Their Presidents
A president and a CIO list the attributes and contributions they seek from each other in their critical partnership to further the goals of their institution.
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Digital Citizenship + Liberal Arts = Students Empowered for Life
Following a workshop on liberal arts colleges and digital citizenship, representatives from four higher education institutions share their varied experiences in cultivating digital citizenship capabilities among their students.
EDUCAUSE Presentations
Membership with EDUCAUSE
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EDUCAUSE Involvement
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ER Department Editors
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EDUCAUSE Connect 2015 Committee
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NERCOMP 2012 Program Committee
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NERCOMP 2011 Program Committee
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NERCOMP Annual Conference Program Committee
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NERCOMP Board
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NERCOMP 2010 Program Committee
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NERCOMP 2009 Program Committee