Wendy Pradt Lougee

Wendy Pradt Lougee is University Librarian and McKnight Presidential Professor at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. The University Libraries system encompasses 14 libraries on the Twin Cities campus, historically rich collections, and nationally recognized model programs in technology development, information literacy, and new models for scholarly communication. The Libraries were recognized by the Association of College and Research Libraries with the 2009 Excellence in Academic Libraries award.

Prior to her appointment at the University of Minnesota in 2002, Lougee held several positions at the University of Michigan over a 20-year period, including Director of the Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library and Associate Director of the University Library for Digital Library Services. Her work in launching and developing a premier digital library program at Michigan was recognized with the American Library Association’s Hugh Atkinson Award (2003), Computerworld Honors Program Laureate (2002), and Michigan’s Walter H. Kaiser Award (2001). She held earlier appointments at Brown University and Wheaton College (Massachusetts).

Lougee has served on the Research Libraries Group Board of Directors, as President of the Digital Library Federation, and as chair of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) E-Science Task Force. Currently, she serves as Vice Chair of the Council on Library and Information Resources Board and is a member of the ARL Board of Directors, Ithaka Research Advisory Committee, and Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership Board. Her research and publications have focused on digital library development, information economics, assessment of research behavior, virtual organizations, and e-research.

Lougee holds a BA in English (Lawrence University), an MS in Library Science (University of Wisconsin) and an MA in Psychology (University of Minnesota).

Appointments

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
University Librarian, University Libraries
McKnight Presidential Professor
2002-present

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Associate Director, University Library, for Digital Library Services, 1998-2002
Assistant Director, University Library, for Digital Library Initiatives, 1995-1998
Director, Digital Library Program, 1993-1995
Head, Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library, 1984-1993
      Director, M-Link Project, 1988-1993
Assistant to the Director, University Library, 1982-1984

Brown University, Providence, RI
Reference/Collection Development Librarian, 1978-1982

Wheaton College, Norton, MA
Reference Librarian, 1977-1978

Education

M.A., Psychology
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities


M.S., Library Science
University of Wisconsin-Madison


B.A., English
Lawrence University, Appleton, Wisconsin

Awards

Excellence in Academic Libraries 2009 (awarded to the University of Minnesota Libraries). Sponsored by the American Library Association/Association of College and Research Libraries.

Hugh C. Atkinson Award 2003. Sponsored by American Library Association Divisions: Association of College and Research Libraries, the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services, the Library Administration and Management Association, and the Library and Information Technology Association. Recognizes outstanding achievements in technology, development and research.

Computerworld Honors Program Laureate 2002. Recognizes information technology development noteworthy for originality, breadth, vision, and benefit to society.

Walter H. Kaiser Award 2001. Sponsored by the Michigan Library Association. Recognizes innovation and creativity.

Grants

Principal Investigator, "EthicShare Program Development," Mellon Foundation, 2009.

Principal Investigator, "EthicShare: A Collaborative Virtual Community," Mellon Foundation, 2007.

Principal Investigator, "Multi-dimensional Framework for Academic Support," Mellon Foundation. 2004.

Principal Investigator, NSF/ARPA/NASA sponsored Digital Library Project (Phase 1), University of Michigan, School of Information. 1994. Agent-based Architecture for Digital Libraries.

Principal Investigator, JSTOR (pilot phase) sponsored by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. University of Michigan. 1993.

Project Director, M-LINK State Outreach Program sponsored by W.K. Kellogg Foundation, 1988.

Institutional Reviews

University of Michigan, Institute for Social Research, June 2008.

University of Tennessee Libraries, September 2007.

University of Iowa Libraries, September 2007.

Duke University Libraries, December 2003.

Selected Recent Publications

Lougee, Wendy P. "The Diffuse Library Revisited: Aligning the Library as Strategic Asset," Library Hi Tech, 27:4 (2009), 610-623.

Lougee, Wendy P. and Jeffrey MacKie-Mason (eds.). The Economics and Use of Digital Libraries: Byting the Bullet, University of Michigan, Scholarly Publishing Office, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/2027/spo.5621225.0001.001

Lougee, Wendy Pradt. "E-Science & Research Libraries: An Agenda for Action." Developments in E-Science: Status Quo and the Challenge, The Japan Foundation, 2008.

Lougee, Wendy Pradt. "Scholarly Communication and Libraries Unbound: The Opportunity of the Commons." In Charlotte Hess and Elinor Ostrom, eds., Understanding Knowledge as a Commons: From Theory to Practice, Cambridge: MIT Press, 2007, 311-332.

Lougee, Wendy Pradt. Diffuse Librarianship: Emergent Roles in a Digital Age. Council on Library and Information Resources 2002. http://www.clir.org/pubs/abstract/pub108abst.html

Selected Recent Invited Papers & Presentations

"Fitness for Purpose: Aligning Resources in Changing Times." Columbia University Reference Symposium, New York, March 2010.

"Aligning the Library as Strategic Asset." 9th International Bielefeld Conference, Bielefeld, Germany, February 2009.

"The Engaged Library: Strategies for Building Vibrant Learning Communities." Society for College and University Planning and Association of College and Research Libraries, Webcast/Conference, September 2008.

"The Scholar in Context: Behavior and Workflow." TICER International Institute, Tilburg, Netherlands, August 2008.

"Toward a Scholars' Collaborative." Arts & Humanities in the Digital Age: An Arts & Humanities Research Symposium, University of Wisconsin, Madison, May 2008.

"The Library as Strategic Asset in the Information Chain." 7th Frankfurt Scientific Symposium, Goethe University of Frankfurt, October 2007.

"E-Science & Research Libraries: An Agenda for Action." Kanazawa Institute of Technology International Roundtable for Library and Information Science, Kanazawa Institute of Technology, Kanazawa, Japan, July 2007.

Selected Recent Service to Professional Organizations

2009 - present: Association of Research Libraries, Board of Directors

2008 - 2010: Association of Research Libraries, E-Science Working Group (chair)

2008 - 2009: Digital Library Federation, President, Board of Trustees

2007 - present: Early English Books Online, Text Creation Partnership, Board

2006: New Collaborative Relationships: The Role of Academic Libraries in the Digital Data Universe, National Science Foundation/Association of Research Libraries invitational workshop on digital data curation (Co-Chair)

2006 - present: Ithaka, Research Advisory Committee

2005 - present: Council on Library and Information Resources, Board, Vice-Chair 2007 - present

2002 - present: Committee on Institutional Cooperation, Library Directors

Memberships

American Society for Information Science

American Library Association

Michigan Library Association (1982-2002)

Minnesota Library Association

Rhode Island Library Association (1979-82)