Libraries coming together
In a move that brings together the leadership of the libraries of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) and the Harvard Library under a single individual, Sarah Thomas, vice president for the Harvard Library, has been named to carry forward plans for increased cooperation and communication as the Roy E. Larsen Librarian of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. In that role, Thomas will oversee all FAS libraries, according to an announcement today by Dean Michael D. Smith. The appointment comes just over a month after Thomas became vice president following six years as head of the libraries at the University of Oxford in England. Her dual leadership roles will be independent from each other. She will report to Smith on FAS matters, working toward better coordinating operations in the FAS system while still preserving the individual identities of each library, Smith said in an email to the faculty. “I’m very inspired by...