Dr. Constance Caddell is the University Archivist at Tuskegee University. Dr. Caddell has experience and passion for working in diverse cultural heritage institutions, including academic libraries, university archives, and museums. Her research interests focus on capturing the lived experiences of visitors to these cultural sites to understand how the information within these sites shapes their lives. Additionally, Dr. Caddell is an advocate for sharing and amplifying the stories and voices of marginalized groups of people.
In 2024, Tuskegee University Archives and Legacy Museum (TUALM) received the Lyrasis Catalyst Fund for the project Implementing CMS: Increasing Access and Visibility of a HBCU’s Archives and Museum. This project received the Sandy Nyberg Award distinction, which recognizes organizations that make significant contributions to the preservation and reformatting of library collections. This project will ensure that TUALM manages their diverse collections while increasing access to the public.
Nancy Lin is Senior Data Projects Strategist, New York University Libraries, where she is improving the discovery and use of NYU's electronic resources. She develops e-reader apps, manages integrations, and works with partners on implementing open standards and interoperability. She also serves as an administrator of NYU’s library services platform. Before NYU, she spent decades publishing electronic resources at Oxford University Press, John Wiley & Sons, NYU Press, and ACLS. She has an MLIS from the University of Michigan and a BA from Cornell University.
Andrée Rathemacher is Head, Acquisitions in the University Libraries at the University of Rhode Island, where she manages the materials budget of over $5.8 million and is responsible for the purchase and licensing of library materials in all formats and the management of electronic resources. An advocate of scholarly communication reform, she is active in promoting support for open access initiatives at URI.
