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Staff Directory

Library Staff

Nathan Dowd - Library Director
(608) 663-2837
Overall administration of the library and services, reference services, instruction, collection planning and department liaison for Art Therapy, Child Life, Education & K-12 Curriculum, Educational Doctorate Program, and Ethnic Studies.
Shahmir Ahmed - Graduate Assistant
(608) 663-3300
Reference services, evening/weekend supervisor, assists with other professional library duties.
Jonathan Bloy - Librarian, Head of Digital Initiatives
(608) 663-3385
Webmaster, manages digital collections, reference services, instruction, collection planning and department liaison for Art, Business, Computing & Information Science, History, Philosophy, Political Science, and Religious Studies.
Karen Cherone - Senior Library Assistant - Technical Services
(608) 663-3432
Manages acquisitions of library materials, oversees document delivery and interlibrary loan services, assists with cataloging and administrative support for library operations.
Bonita Dickman - Librarian, Head of E-Resources and Automation Systems
(608) 663-3303
Manages electronic resources and library automation system, cataloging of materials, reference services, instruction, collection planning and department liaison for Biological Science, Chemistry Geoscience & Physics, Communication Studies, Criminal Justice, Environmental Studies, Mathematics, and Music.
Andrew Holbrook - Graduate Assistant
(608) 663-3300
Reference services, evening/weekend supervisor, assists with other professional library duties.
Micah Scott Shaffer - Graduate Assistant
(608) 663-3300
Reference services, evening/weekend supervisor, assists with other professional library duties.
Elizabeth Tappy - Librarian, Reference & Instruction Coordinator
(608) 663-3302
Reference services, instruction, collection planning and department liaison for English & Literature, Marriage & Family Therapy, Nursing, Psychology, Sociology, Thanatology, Theatre Arts, and Women's & Gender Studies.
Julie Wendt - Circulation Supervisor
(608) 663-3301
Hiring, training, and supervising student employees, collection maintenance, maintenance of library equipment, and organization of book sales.

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