Practical Project Management for Librarians

Kirsten Clark is the director of Library Enterprise Systems at the University of Minnesota Libraries, USA, where her department oversees systems for five system campuses as well as ensures consistent and transparent application of access policies for students, faculty, researchers, and community users. In a career that has spanned working for small liberal arts colleges to research universities, she has led projects within a variety of library areas including research and instruction, collection development, access and information services, and information technology and systems. Her experiences also include serving in multiple national, regional, and state associations, working to bring to fruition initiatives and projects that reflect the needs of multiple stakeholders. Prior to her current position, she served as director of Access and Information Services as well as the Regional Depository Librarian for Minnesota, South Dakota, and Michigan, supporting over 70 public, academic, and special libraries depository collections.