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Carolyn Walters, who has served as executive associate dean of the Indiana University Bloomington Libraries since June 2005, has been named interim dean of the IU Libraries, Provost and Executive Vice President Karen Hanson announced today. Walters will assume the duties of former dean Patricia Steele, who will begin a position as dean of the University of Maryland Libraries on Sept. 1.

“The University Libraries are central to the institution’s mission, and the resources they offer are vital to IU’s faculty, students, and staff,” said Hanson. “Carolyn’s long association with the IU Libraries and her strong skills as an administrator will serve the libraries and the university well.She is both an effective steward of our great traditions and a leader committed to keeping IU at the forefront of the innovations that are transforming research libraries in the twenty-first century.”

“I feel privileged to lead the IU Bloomington Libraries as we prepare for a new dean,” Walters said. “During this transitional period we will continue to move forward, and we will do so because of our exceptional staff and our shared belief in the value of libraries to the academic community.”

See news release.