Expert Source: Theresa S. Byrd, Ed.D.

Theresa Byrd is Ohio Wesleyan’s chief information officer and director of libraries. In those roles, she serves as head of a merged information technology/library organization that includes libraries, audiovisual, administrative computing, academic computing, technical support, networking, and training. She is a member of EDUCAUSE, the Council of Library and Information Resources Chief Information Officers, the Consortium of Liberal Arts Colleges, the National Institute for Technology and Liberal Education, the American Library Association, and the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL). She has been active with consortia, such as OhioLINK, the Five Colleges of Ohio, and the Virtual Library of Virginia Project. She is known for her work with the ACRL Dr. E.J. Josey Spectrum Scholars Mentor Program, which works to develop the next generation of academic librarians.

Education:

• B.A., Shaw University
• M.L.S, North Carolina Central University
• M.Ed., Virginia Commonwealth University
• Ed.D., University of Virginia

Areas of Expertise:

• Scholarly communications/open access
• Consortia
• Mentoring
• Professional development
• Organizational development
• Merged organizations

Selected Publications:

• Hardesty, Larry and Theresa Byrd. "ACRL Advertisements in the Chronicle of Higher Education." College & Research Libraries News 63.8 (September 2002): 586-587.
• Byrd, Theresa S. "Total Quality Management: Implementation in Three Community College Libraries and/or Learning Resources Centers." In Advances in Library Administration and Organization 18, eds. Edward D. Garten and Delmus E. Williams, 245-271. Greenwich, Conn.: JAI, 2001.