About the Library

David Howard - Director Library Services david.howard3@rmit.edu.au

Leanne McCann - Associate Director (Learning) leanne.mccann@rmit.edu.au

Anne Lennox - Associate Director (Teaching and Research) anne.lennox@rmit.edu.au

Alison Bates - Associate Director (Collections) alison.bates@rmit.edu.au

Katherine Jarvie - Associate Director (Quality and Engagement) katherine.jarvie@rmit.edu.au

Rex Steiner - Senior Manager Library Services (Vietnam) rex.steiner@rmit.edu.vn

Director, Library Services David Howard

Melbourne

Learning team

• Associate Director, Library Services (Learning): Leanne McCann
  • Manager, Student Support and Peer Mentoring: Sarah George
  • Manager, Library Services (Learning): Tanya Bramley
  • Senior Co-ordinator Library Services (Learning): Christine Ruddy

What we do:

• Ask the Library
• Orientation
• English Language Development
• Literacy writing
• Information literacy
• Peer mentoring
• Study Support Hub
• Maths and English Ready Quizzes

Teaching and Research team

• Associate Director, Library Services (Teaching and Research): Anne Lennox
  • Manager, Library Services (Teaching): Frank Ponte
  • Manager, Library Services (Research): Gary Pearce
  • Senior Coordinator, Copyright: Rebecca Rata
  • Senior Coordinator, Library Services (Teaching and Research): Pauline King

What we do:

• Copyright services
  
• Reading List services
• Canvas Uplift
• Library Creds
• Micro-Credentials
• Open Educational Resources (OER)
• Research writing support
• Publishing services
• Research Data Management (RDM)
• Research training

Quality Engagement team

• Associate Director, Quality and Engagement: Katherine Jarvie
  • Library Business Partner, STEM: Lauren Dunstan
  • Library Business Partner, DSC: Charles Barnett
  • Library Business Partner, CoBL: Lenny de Vries
  • Library Business Partner, VE College and RMIT Training: Jessie DiBlasi
  • Senior Coordinator, Website: Mike Brooks
    
  • Manager Digital Learning: Jack Dunstan
  • Coordinator, Administrative Services: Mirella Basile
    
  • Senior Coordinator, Communications and Administration: Miranda Vanags

What we do:

• Business partnership
• Digital learning design and development
• Administration
• Communications and engagement
  
• Promotions
• Web services
• Business improvement
  
• Business intelligence and reporting
• Internal audit compliance
• Excellence and innovation.
• Strategic projects
• Planning and digital strategy

Collections team

• Associate Director, Collections: Alison Bates
  • Manager, Acquisitions and Access: Amanda Martimbianco
  • Senior Coordinator, Collection Development: Alice Fahey
  • Senior Coordinator, Mongraphs and Digital Collections: Rachel Salby
  • Senior Coordinator, Subscriptions: Melissa Payne
  • Senior Coordinator, Discovery Systems and Facilities: Amelia Rowe
    
  • Coordinator, Acquisitions Services: Emily Wagner
  • Archivist: Rachel Tropea

What we do:

• Archives
• Collection development
• Digital collections
• Library systems
• Acquisitions
• Cataloging
• Collection maintenance
• Document delivery
• Library Makerspace
• Facilities and equipment

Vietnam

Library Services team (Vietnam)

• Senior Manager, Library Services (Vietnam): Rex Steiner 
  • Senior Campus Librarian, Beanland Library: Van Pham
  • Senior Campus Librarian, Hanoi Library: Trinh Thu Ha
  • Digital Services Librarian: Chau Do

What we do:

• Beanland Library (SGS)
• Hanoi Library
• Research support
• Teaching support
• Liaison librarians
• Administration
• Facilities and equipment
• Library systems.

Vision

• We will be dynamic and innovative in the co-creation of knowledge.
• We will lead where required, partner as needed and collaborate with all those who seek to build academic success for our students and impact for our researchers.
• We will think globally and act bravely in our delivery of quality information, learning and research services.
• We will put our students and staff at the centre of everything we do.