March 23, 2022
MILWAUKEE 鈥� Dr. Tara Baillargeon has been named permanent dean of 糖心viog官方网站鈥檚 Raynor Memorial Libraries. Baillargeon, who has served as acting dean since October 2021 following , was previously assistant dean for digital scholarship in the libraries.
鈥淭hroughout her time as acting dean and the search process, Dr. Baillargeon demonstrated a keen understanding of and deep appreciation for the libraries鈥� leading role in faculty research and scholarship and student success, and I鈥檓 delighted to name her the permanent dean,鈥� Provost Kimo Ah Yun says. 鈥淚 would like to thank chairperson Dr. Deirdre Dempsey and all the members of the search committee for their diligence in bringing forth an excellent slate of candidates.鈥�
鈥淚 am honored to have the opportunity to serve as the dean of libraries and continue to work with my incredible colleagues in the library and across campus,鈥� Baillargeon says. 鈥淭his is an exciting time for the library with the announcement of the new . The library will have a key role in bridging campus research and the success of our students.鈥�
Baillargeon joined Marquette in November 2011 as department head of research and instructional services. As assistant dean for digital scholarship since 2017, she has helped plan and deliver digital scholarship services in support of student, faculty, and library needs, and coordinated research services, instruction, e-learning, and a funding information center.
Baillargeon鈥檚 accomplishments at Marquette include a multi-year curriculum mapping to identify all Marquette courses that would benefit from information literacy and librarian support; increased the number of classes taught each year by librarians; leading the planning and development of the Library鈥檚 Digital Scholarship Lab space, services, programming, and staffing; collaborating with the University of Wisconsin 鈥� Milwaukee and the Milwaukee Public Library on a graduate student summer internship program for students from National Taiwan Normal University; and partnering with UWM Libraries to develop an annual Library Instruction Summer Camp for library professionals.
Baillargeon previously worked at Kansas State University Libraries from 2002-2011 where she earned the rank of tenured associate professor and served in progressive roles, including social sciences librarian and department head for faculty and graduate services.
Baillargeon has a bachelor鈥檚 degree in communication studies and women鈥檚 studies from the University of Windsor, a master鈥檚 in library and information science from the University of Western Ontario, and an Ed.D. in educational leadership from Kansas State.
Kevin is the associate director for university communication in the Office of Marketing and Communication. Contact Kevin at (414) 288-4745 or kevin.m.conway@marquette.edu.
