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Lauren Pressley is the Senior Associate Dean for Research and Learning Services for the University of Washington Libraries. In this role she is responsible for strategic visioning, policy and program development, management, and overall excellence in Access Services, Assessment and Planning, Communication, Facilities and Events, Information Technology Services and Digital Strategies, Learning Services, Research Services, and Scholarly Communication and Publishing.
Prior to serving in this role, Lauren was an Associate Dean of the University of Washington Libraries and Director of the UW Tacoma campus library. Before joining the University of Washington Libraries, Lauren was Director of Learning Environments for Virginia Tech University Libraries and held a number of roles related to instruction and technology at Wake Forest University’s Z. Smith Reynolds Library.
Lauren regularly publishes and presents on leadership, organizational change, the evolving information environment, and the future of libraries. She has served in several leadership positions within the American Library Association (ALA), the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), the Library Information Technology Association (LITA), and the Horizon Project . She is a current participant in the Association of Research Libraries Leadership Fellows program .
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