Publication Date

2-17-2016

Comments

A transcript of this interview is available for download above and to the right. The audio recording is embedded below. An essay summarizing themes that emerged from interviews conducted about Myers in 2016 is available: Portrait of a Collector: Reflections on an Influential Bibliophile.

This interview subject is affiliated with IWU and/or President Myers in the following ways: University Librarian, 1992-2006; Academic Outreach Librarian, 2007-2017.

Abstract

Anderson describes her hiring process and Myers' actions in trying to influence it. Anderson details the changes she intended to make in library services and collections and the difficulties she encountered in achieving these goals. She also recounts instances in planning The Ames Library and her relationships with Provost McNew, Associate Provost Schnaitter and faculty.

Streaming Media

Duration

01:56:15

Keywords

leadership, management, firings, end-of-life, BOT, auction, book selection, Portrait of a Collector, Faculty

Disciplines

United States History

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