Laura Krier

Interim Associate Dean

Contact

707-664-2459
laura.krier@sonoma.edu
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Office

Schulz 2034

Roles and Responsibilities

Work closely with the dean and budget analyst to manage the library's budget, reviewing expenditures and allocations, and setting allocations and determining priorites in collaboration with the Library Council and the Dean
Assist the Dean in leading Library Council meetings, fostering an inclusive decision-making process, facilitating cross-team communication, and ensuring key initiatives move forward
Coordinate internal and external communication strategies, working with the Dean, faculty, and Council to establish communication plans; provide support to execute coordinated marketing and communication efforts; work collaboratively with the Dean to advance library priorities and communicate library impact to the Cabinet and University Senior Leadership
Work with the dean on development opportunities and donor outreach and cultivation; facilitate grant development and implementation
Provide leadership for collection development, stacks management, and metadata and systems management. Manage the library collections budget in collaboration with library faculty and the collections services team, setting allocations, tracking expenditures, and supporting the acquisition and management of materials

Education

Master of Library and Information Science, Simmons College
Bachelor of Arts (Literature and Women's Studies), UC Santa Cruz

Academic Interests

Shared governance and leadership in academic libraries
Assessment and strategic planning
Data modeling and metadata creation

Selected Publications & Presentations

Krier, L. (2022). "Shared leadership and effective strategic planning." Journal of Library Administration, 62(7).
Krier, L. (2022). "A framework for shared leadership: A perspective on strategic planning for academic libraries."The Journal of Academic Librarianship, In Press. doi: 10.1016/j.acalib.2022.102503
Krier, L. (2021). "Library curriculum outside the classroom: Connecting library services to student learning."The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 47(2), 102303. doi: 10.1016/j.acalib.2020.102303
Krier, L., Premo, R., and Wegmann, M. (2019). "The Future is Wide Open: Sustainable Scholarly Communications and Affordable Learning in the Library." Collection Management, 44(2-4_, 164-175.
Krier, L. and Stine, K. (2017). "Your Metadata's Showing: Open Access the the Future of Bibliographic Control." In K. L. Smith and K. A Dickson (Eds.), Open Access and the Future of Scholarly Communication: Implementation. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.
Krier, L. and Strasser, C. (2013). Data Management for Libraries: A LITA Guide, Chicago: ALA Tech Source. Available in the SSU Library
Krier, L. (2012) Serials, FRBR, and Library Linked Data: A Way Forward. Journal of Library Metadata, 12(2-3), 177-187. Copy deposited in UC eScholarship
Krier, L. (2012) The Social Justice Impact of Ebooks. SRRT Newsletter Social Responsibilities Round Table, pp 12.
Krier, L. (2008) Students as Technology Leaders. Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science & Technology 35(2), 47-48.

Presentations:

"Content Management for Libraries" at Online Northwest, 2015, Corvallis, OR
"When Staff Become Students: Alma Training with Moodle" at Ex Libris Users North America, 2017, Schaumburg, IL
"If We Had a Prologue: Lessons from a System Migration" at Charleston Conference, 2017, Charleston, SC
"From Cart to Reader: Shelf Ready Workflows with Gobi and Alma" at Ex Libris Users North America, 2018, Spokane, WA