Northeast Ohio Regional Library System

Welcome New NEO-RLS Academic Library Board Member!

Melanie McGurr is Head of Electronic Services at the University of Akron. She previously worked as Interim Chief Medical Librarian and Assistant Director of Content Strategies at the Northeast Ohio Medical University, Coordinator of Authority Control and Database Maintenance at the Ohio State University, and Coordinator of Technical Services at Urbana University. She served on committee and interest groups for ALA, as a planning committee member for ALAO and OVGTSL, and on a number of university and library committees throughout her career. Her publications concentrate on cataloging education and technical services workflows. Melanie received both her M.L.I.S. and Ph.D. in English Literature from Kent State University. She also has an M.A in English from Slippery Rock University and a B.A. in English and History from Washington and Jefferson College.  Please welcome Melanie!