As Assistant Director for Public Services, Laura co-directs the Scholars’ Lab, oversees its public space and services, and leads its public programming. Through consults, workshops, and speaker events she connects digital researchers at all levels with expertise, training, and current discourse. See https://scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/events/ for more information or email to schedule a consultation.
Bethany Mickel's work spans instruction both within and beyond the Teaching & Learning team, with a deep commitment to making learning affordable and accessible for all through her support of Open Educational Resources (OER) and open pedagogy initiatives. She brings the same passion to building Generative and Agentic AI literacy skills in students, helping them navigate an evolving information landscape with confidence and critical awareness.
Sean is an AV & IT systems engineer.
Kara M. McClurken is the Director of Preservation Services. She oversees all activities related to physical and digital preservation for the University Library, which includes audiovisual conservation, book and paper conservation, book repair and protective enclosures for circulating collections, commercial binding, digital preservation, disaster preparedness and recovery, environmental monitoring, outreach and consulting.
Drew is a GIS Specialist in the Scholars’ Lab where he supports spatial data, analysis, and visualization, as well as web GIS and interactive mapping. He teaches and consults on geospatial tools and methods, and occasionally uses Python and Arcade to extend and customize GIS work.
Ray manages technologies and production services, supporting universal search in Virgo, and ingest of scholarly materials in Libra.
Anthony collects, analyzes, and documents data useful in evaluating library services and operations. He assists the Assessment Librarian in collecting, extracting, and preparing data for internal and external audiences; and supports data management, reporting needs, and data display tools throughout the Library.
Carla is the chief advisor to the University Librarian on all aspects of library operations. She oversees the Administration and Planning unit, which includes: Budget & Finance; Assessment; Projects & Facilities; Cross Unit Projects Group; and Organizational Development.
Vince is an IT systems engineer specializing in Microsoft servers, Active Directory, System Center, and Enterprise computing.
Janis Kessler provides cataloging services and oversees MARC record loads.