Map & Geospatial Information Librarian
612-624-5757
matt0089@umn.edu
https://www.lib.umn.edu/borchert
He/him/his
I joined the University Libraries in July 2005 as the Evening Circulation Supervisor for the Bio-Medical Library. In April 2007 I joined the staff of the Map Library as a Library Assistant, supervising student workers processing a large collection backlog and assisting patrons with reference questions. In June 2010, I became the Head of the Map Library, adding responsibilities including collection development and management and liaison work relating to Geography, Cartography and GIS.
I am also the Project Lead for the Big Ten Academic Alliance Geospatial Data Project, a co-founder and Project Co-Director for the Mapping Prejudice Project, and Adjunct Faculty in the MGIS Program.
Education
Master's of Geographic Information Science, University of Minnesota, 2015
B.A. English (Creative Writing), University of Minnesota, 2004