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Designing Libraries IIand the Museum for Environmental Sciences in Guadalajara, Mexico which iscurrently in development. In 2011, Craig and Snøhetta collaborated with theGuggenheim Museum on immersive installations for their series titled“Stillspotting.”Craig’s work has led to numerous international awards and recognitionsincluding the Mies van der Rohe European Union Prize for Architecture, the WorldArchitecture Award, and the Aga Kahn Award for Architecture, among manyothers.Published internationally for over 25 years, Craig has most recently been thesubject of an exposé in the January 2013 New Yorker magazine, while thepractice has also been nominated in 2013 by Fast Company Magazine as one ofthe ten most innovative architecture companies in the world.Craig has served as a Diploma Adjudicator at the Architectural College in Osloand in recent years has been a Visiting Professor at Syracuse University, CornellUniversity, Parsons and Washington University in St. Louis. He has lecturedextensively throughout Europe, Asia, and the Americas. He is an Honorary Fellowof the Royal Institute of British Architects, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts andManufacturers, a LEED accredited professional, and a member of the Americanand Norwegian Institutes of Architects.Gwen Emery, Director of Library Environment, NCSU LibrariesGwen Wood Emery is the Director of LibraryEnvironments for NCSU Libraries where sheengages students, faculty, and staff in creatingnext-generation learning spaces. Gwenreceived her degree in Interior Design atAuburn University’s School of Architecture andhas been designing public, private andacademic library interiors for 35 years. As apracticing Interior Designer and a LEEDaccredited professional in Building Design and Construction, Gwen primarilyexplores how sustainable interior design and classic furnishings can enhancelibrary programming. Prior to joining NCSU, Gwen was an Associate Principal atNewman Architects in New Haven Connecticut for 25 years, and she is currentlya member of the Association for University Interior Designers and an AssociateFellow at Jonathan Edwards College, Yale University.Page 8

Designing Libraries IINancy Fried Foster, Senior Anthropologist, Ithaka S RNancy Fried Foster is senior anthropologist at Ithaka S Rwhere she works on participatory design of librarytechnologies and spaces. For almost ten years, shedirected anthropological research at the University ofRochester’s River Campus Libraries. Projects there includedeXtensible Catalog, IR , the Camelot Project and othertechnologies as well as such spaces as the Gleason Libraryand the Messinger Graduate Studies. Since 2009, Nancyhas worked through the American InternationalConsortium ofAcademic Libraries (AMICAL) to introduce participatory design and workpractice study to colleges and universities around the world and from 2007 –2013 she delivered workshops in the US through the Council on Library andInformation Resources. She has consulted to several universities in the US onprojects that focus on space design while also taking account of digitaltechnologies, including the reprogramming of McKeldin Library at the Universityof Maryland and participatory design of the Active Learning Center at PurdueUniversity. With Susan Gibbons, she co-edited the 2007 book, Studying Students:The Undergraduate Research Project at the University of Rochesterand she iscurrently completing Studying Students: A Second Look. Nancy has a PhD inapplied anthropology from Columbia University, a diploma in socialanthropology from the University of Oxford, and a BA in medieval studies fromBarnard College.Andrew Frontini, Principal, Perkins WillAndrew Frontini is a principal at Perkins Will and DesignDirector for its three Ontario studios; Dundas, Torontoand Ottawa. He has been the principal designer onmany of the firm's recent academic and civic cademic Learning Centre at University of Toronto, theEngineering V Building at the University of Waterloo and the University of Guelph'sEngineering Complex. His civic work includes numerous recreational facilities: theaward-winning Whitby Public Library and Civic Square, Grimsby Public Libraryand Art Gallery, Westmount Branch Library, the London Public Library and theAurora Public Library.Andrew has taught at the University of Waterloo and served as a visiting critic atboth the University of Waterloo and the University of Toronto.Page 9

Designing Libraries IIHarriette Hemmasi, University Librarian, Brown UniversityHarriette Hemmasi is the Joukowsky Family UniversityLibrarian at Brown University, where she has oversight for thelibrary system and provides leadership in the delivery andintegration of information resources and new technologiesinto the campus’ teaching, learning, and researchenvironment.Since coming to Brown in the fall of 2005 Hemmasi’s primaryobjectives have been totranslate the University’s goals and directions into actionsfor the Library; to buildbridges between digital library initiatives and the broader set of campustechnologies; and to establish the Library and its staff as active partners in theUniversity’s academic mission.During the 2013 academic year Hemmasi chaired Brown’s Online Teaching andLearning Committee as part of the University’s efforts to develop a new strategicplan. She is currently chair of ARL’s EResearch Working Group. Hemmasi came toBrown from Indiana University, Bloomington, where she served as ExecutiveAssociate Dean of Libraries. From 1998 to 2000 Hemmasi was the InterimAssociate University Librarian for Technical and Automated Services at RutgersUniversity and she served as music librarian at Rutgers, 1989‐1998.Hemmasi received her master’s in library and information science from theUniversity of California– Berkeley, a master’s in music from Indiana University(Bloomington), and a bachelor’s in music from Baylor University.Tom Hickerson, Vice Provost, Libraries and Cultural Resourcesand University Librarian, University of CalgaryTom Hickerson is Vice Provost for Libraries and CulturalResources and University Librarian at the University ofCalgary. Libraries and Cultural Resources is a principaldivision of the University of Calgary, combining theuniversity libraries, the university art museum and theUniversity of Calgary Press. Hickerson exercised principalresponsibility for the programmatic design of the TaylorFamily Digital Library and a high-density storage facility, a 205 million capital project of the University of Calgary.The Taylor Family Digital Library, which opened in September 2011, is designed asa unique convergence, incorporating a 21st century research and learningenvironment for exploring and creating knowledge; a museum housing andexhibiting a rich panoply of cultural and visual arts; and a publishing programPage 10

Designing Libraries IIdevoted to disseminating high-quality academic and general literature viatraditional and electronic means. Hickerson came to the University of Calgaryafter an extensive career as an archivist, technology innovator and libraryadministrator at Cornell University.He is currently a member the Board of Directors of the Association of ResearchLibraries and also chairs the ARL Transforming Special Collections in the DigitalAge Working Group. He recently completed service as President of theCanadian Association of Research Libraries. He is a Fellow and former Presidentof the Society of American Archivists and a former member of the ExecutiveCommittee of the International Council on Archives. In 2001, he was named aComputerworld Honors Program Laureate in recognition of his contributions tothe “use of information technologies for the benefit of society.”Derek Jones, Principal, Freelon AssociatesDerek joined The Freelon Group in 2002, where he has lednumerous large scale commercial, institutional and culturalprojects first as an Associate and then advancing to thelevel of Principal in 2012. By melding design excellence withstrategic planning, Derek helps clients realize their vision,exemplified by many of Freelon’s award-winning projects,including The Museum of the African Diaspora, the CentralRegional Hospital, and Durham Station Transportation Center.As head of Freelon’s Project Management Group, Derek oversees the serviceand execution aspects of our practice, ensuring that management continuouslysupports superior design and personalized attention to our clients. Derek brings toFreelon years of high-profile international design work with prominentmultinational clients from Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank to HewlettPackard and Universal Music Vivendi. Derek’s hands-on approach ensures that aproject’s strategic vision is effectively realized.With his years of international service and cross-cultural knowledge, Derek has aparticular expertise in cultural and museum project types. Whether bridgingcultural differences for transnational clients or translating cultural diversity andquestions of identity into the architectural experience of a museum, Derek isdedicated to building collaborative solutions to complex issues.Derek earned his Master of Architecture from Princeton University and hisBachelor of Arts from Wesleyan University. Derek has served as an adjunctteacher at Princeton University and continues to teach at Duke University.Prior to joining Freelon, Derek worked in the offices of Aldo Rossi, Daniel Libeskind,Michael Graves, David Chipperfield, and Gensler’s Tokyo and Hong Kong offices.Derek’s language proficiency in Chinese and Japanese and internationalperspective facilitate his ability to guide and execute projects for clients withPage 11

Designing Libraries IIbroad regional or global strategies. Derek is a LEED Accredited Professional, anda member of the American Institute of Architects and the American Associationof MuseumsMadeleine Lefebvre, Chief Librarian, Ryerson UniversityMadeleine Lefebvre has been Chief Librarian at RyersonUniversity, Toronto, Canada, since 2007. She has had along sustained interest in library space and new buildingsthroughout her career. As Director of Library Services atMount Royal College she was responsible for the creationof the City Centre Campus Library in downtownCalgary. While University Librarian at Saint Mary’sUniversity in Halifax she developed the original vision forthe atrium global commons.She is currently working with architects Snøhetta and Zeidler Partnership on thedesign and development of Ryerson’s new Student Learning Centre, a majorproject connected to the existing Library and a window to Ryerson on YongeStreet in the heart of Toronto. Madeleine is a frequent speaker on the topic oflibraries and congenial space. In 2005 Scarecrow Press published her book, TheRomance of Libraries.Madeleine holds degrees from Edinburgh University and the University of Alberta.She is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionalsand an Associate of the Australian Library and Information AssociationJoan Lippincott, Coalition for Networked InformationJoan K. Lippincott is the Associate Executive Director ofthe Coalition for Networked Information (CNI), a jointprogram of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL)and EDUCAUSE. Joan is a widely published author andfrequent conference speaker. She serves as a memberof the ACRL Information Literacy Competency Standardsfor Higher Education Task Force, and is past chair of theACRL New Publications committee and is on the boardsof portal, The Reference Librarian, and the NetworkedDigital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD). Sheserves on the advisory boards of the Learning Spaces Collaboratory, the HorizonReport, the EDUCAUSE ELI Seeking Evidence of Impact initiative, the LearningSpace Toolkit, and the Journal of Learning Spaces. Prior to joining CNI, Joan wasa librarian at Cornell, Georgetown, George Washington University, and SUNYBrockport. Joan received her Ph.D. in higher education from the University ofMaryland, an M.L.S. from SUNY Geneseo, and an A.B. from Vassar College.Page 12

Designing Libraries IIBrian Mathews, Associate Dean for Learning and Outreach,University Libraries, Virginia TechBrian Mathews is the Associate Dean for Learning andOutreach at Virginia Tech Libraries. He has previously workedat the University of California, Santa Barbara, Georgia Tech,and the George Washington University. Brian blogs for theChronicle of High Education and published a bookMARKETING TODAY'S ACADEMIC LIBRARY with ALA Editions.Brianalso wrote a column for American Libraries on the theme ofinnovative leadership. Brian earned his MLS from theUniversity of South Florida. For more info please visit:www.brianmathews.comMary Ann Mavrinac, Dean of River Campus Libraries, Universityof RochesterMary Ann Mavrinac is the Vice Provost and Andrew H. andJanet Dayton Neilly Dean, River Campus Libraries, University ofRochester (UR.) Prior this she was the Chief Librarian, Universityof Toronto Mississauga (UTM) and the Head of The D. B.Weldon Library, Western University. In 2010 Mary Ann was thePresident of the Ontario Library Association (OLA). With manypeople and many teams, she led the UTM Library from visionthrough to occupancy for a new academic library, the HazelMcCallion Academic Learning Centre, which opened in 2006. Mary Ann hasbeen on the steering committee for the Annual Institute on the Library as Place(OLA) since its inception in 2011, and is currently leading a 10 year facilities andmaster planning project for the Rush Rhees Library at the UR.Susan Nutter, Vice Provost and Director of Libraries, NCSULibrariesSusan Nutter, Vice Provost and Director of Libraries at NCState, is a nationally recognized librarian, receiving the 2005Librarian of the Year award from Library Journal. In 1999,Susan was awarded the Hugh Atkinson Memorial Award,which recognizes leaders in the profession who havecontributed significantly to improvements in the area of libraryautomation, management, and library development andresearch. She is a former president of the Association ofResearch Libraries.Under Susan’s leadership, the NCSU Libraries has risen considerably in therankings of university research libraries and has gained an internationalPage 13

Designing Libraries IIreputation as a technology incubator and leader in the digital library age. Thelibrary is also known for the extraordinary caliber of its staff and the quality andinnovation of the service it offers.In 2007, the NCSU Libraries opened its Learning Commons, which has become asuccessful model for 21st century learning spaces. More recently, the Librariesopened the 124M James B. Hunt Jr. Library on NCSU’s Centennial Campus.Designed by the “starchitect” firm, Snohetta, Hunt Library is programmed to bethe most innovative learning and collaborative space in the country.Renee Reaume, Taylor Family Digital Library Technology Officer,University of CalgaryIn her current interim assignment as the University ofCalgary's Taylor Family Digital Library Technology Officer,Renee exercises oversight for Libraries and CulturalResource’s web presence and public and staff computingsupport, the Visualization Studio, the Digital MediaCommons, and support for large-scale media-wall displays.She is also presently serving on the Provost’s Task Force onLearning Technologies.Shawna Sadler, Librarian, University of CalgaryShawna Sadler is the Technology Officer for the Taylor FamilyDigital Library construction project, 265,000 square feet, 203Million dollars where the Library, Museum, Archives and Pressconverge into one inspirational building with a mandate tosupport new media in research and innovation.As well as being the principal project manager for technologyimplementation, Shawna Sadler also has a background inDigital Librarianship, Institutional Repositories, Digitization, WebDesign, Reference and Information Architecture. A Masters Degree in Library andInformation Science with a Certificate of Advanced Study in Digital Libraries fromSyracuse University, Shawna Sadler remains actively engaged in thetechnological field of cultural institutions.Page 14

Designing Libraries IIMaurice York, Head, Information Technology, NCSU LibrariesMaurice is the Head of Information Technology and for theNCSU Libraries at North Carolina State University. Mauricedesigned the vision and implementation of the technologyprogram for the James B. Hunt Jr. Library, of which the News &Observer said, it "may well be the most advanced library in theworld." With ten years in library IT and library servicesmanagement, Maurice is an experienced project manager forplanning and deployment of enterprise-scale solutions in bothIT and AV systems for hardware, software, and applicationdevelopment. Maurice presents nationally on technology vision and strategy,learning space design, cloud computing, and IT management. Maurice wasnamed a 2013 Library Journal "Mover & Shaker" for his work on advancedapplications of technology in library spaces.Gordon Yusko, Assistant Director, Irving K. Barber LearningCentre , University of British ColumbiaGordon Yusko has been a library manager for over 20years. His primary responsibilities are communityengagement and oversight of the Learning Centre’sphysical environment. It’s a large mixed use facility withtwo library branches, a learning commons and a varietyof other campus agencies. Gordon worked in SiliconValley for 10 years at the innovative San José PublicLibrary. There he was on the design team for five newbranch libraries and then for five years, providedoperational direction, in collaboration with an Associate Dean, at the jointly runacademic/public Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library.R. Michael Young, Computer Science-Engineering, NCSUR. Michael Young is a Professor of Computer Scienceat North Carolina State University in Raleigh, NC. He isfounder and executive director of the NC State Digital GamesResearch Initiative and directs the Liquid Narrative researchgroup. Together with a large group of students and postdoctoral fellows, he works to develop computational modelsof interactive narrative with applications to computer games,educational and training systems and virtualenvironments. His work is grounded in computational approaches, but seeks tocross-disciplinary boundaries, involving collaborators and concepts fromcognitive psychology, linguistics, narrative theory, cinematography and otherdisciplines where human cognition and interaction are central. He is alsoinvolved in a number of inter-disciplinary activities and committees at theDepartment, College and the University Level.Young’s research is currently supported by NSF, ARO and several industrialpartners, and he has served as a PI or Co-PI on more than 15 grants.Page 15

Designing Libraries II Page 2 October 7 - Conference Day1 7:45 am Transportation from Sheraton to the James B. Hunt Jr. Library provided 8:15-9:00 Registration - Level 1, Lobby Continental Breakfast - Level 2, Multipurpose Room 9:00-9:45 Welcome and Realizing the Vision - Level 2, Multipurpose Room Susan Nutter, Vice Provost and Director of Libraries, NCSU Libraries