Biography and Expertise
Currently, I am the Collection Strategist at the University of Iowa Libraries, performing collection assessment and analysis. Formerly, I was the Collections Development and Electronic Resources Librarian at Ball State University, where I selected nonfiction academic materials for various departments as well as the bestseller collection of primarily popular fiction titles. Prior to academic libraries, I worked in several collection development and acquisition positions in various public libraries, such as The Indianapolis Public Library, Lincoln Library in Springfield, Illinois, and for Sweetwater County Library Systems selecting fiction and graphic novel titles for their collections as well as overseeing selectors of other collection areas.
Beginning November 2014, I became a reviewer for Library Journal's romance reviews. In addition, I authored Library Journal's annual Romance Spotlight in October of 2016, 2019, 2021, and 2022.