DAMON E. JAGGARSEXPERIENCE:The Ohio State University
2016-

Vice Provost & Dean of University Libraries

Columbia University
2015

Interim Vice Provost & University Librarian

2008-15

Associate University Librarian for Collections & Services

2011-12Acting Associate Vice President for Digital Programs & TechnologyServices

University of Texas at Austin
2006-08

Associate Director for User Services

2004-06

Acting Associate Director for Public Services

2003-06

Associate Director for Student & Branch Services

2001-03

Deputy Associate Director for Public Services

1999-2003

Head Librarian, Undergraduate Library Services Division

1996-99

Head, Reference & Information Services, Undergraduate LibraryServices Division

Iona College Libraries, Iona College
1995-96

Coordinator of Information Access/Technology

1995-96

Adjunct Instructor, Department of Computer and Information
Sciences

EDUCATION:
Master of Science, Library and Information Science, University ofIllinois at Urbana-Champaign
Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy, University of California at Davis

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614-292-4241 • JAGGARS.1@OSU.EDUDAMON E. JAGGARSPUBLICATIONS:"The Model Land-Grant Library at Ohio State," In Fulfilling the 21st Century Land-GrantMission, Stephen Gavazzi and David Staley, editors, The Ohio State University Press,Columbus, Ohio, 2020, pp. 226-34.
“An Agile Planning and Operations Framework,” Performance Measurement and Metrics, Vol. 9,
No. 2, 2018, pp. 121-126 (with DeEtta Jones).
“Librarians Discuss the Future: A Panel Discussion,” I/S: A Journal of Law and Policy, Vol. 13,
No. 1, 2016, pp. 317-332 (with Alison Circle, Rachel Rubin, Sara Sampson, Jeffrey
Schnapp and Peter Shane).
“Re-Skilling for the Digital Humanities: Measuring Skills, Engagement, and Learning,”
Library Management, Vol. 36, No. 3, 2015, pp. 208 - 214 (with Nisa Bakkalbasi andBarbara Rockenbach).
“A 2CUL Collaborative Ethnographic Assessment of Humanities Doctoral Students:
Design, Implementation and Analysis,” Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, Vol.
10, No. 2, 2015, pp. 78-89 (with Gabriela Gessner, Jennifer Rutner, and Kornelia
Tancheva).
“We Can Imagine the Future, But Are We Equipped to Create It?,” portal: Libraries and theAcademy, Vol. 14, No. 3, 2014, pp. 319-323.
"Handlungsspielräume durch Anpassung von Raumstrukturen: Konzepte der Columbia
University New York." In Formierungen von Wissensräumen: Optionen des Zugangs zu
Information und Bildung, Olaf Eigenbrodt and Richard Stang, editors, De Gruyter, Berlin,
2014, pp. 94-106 (with Robert Wolven).
“Current Themes in Academic Library Assessment: Select Papers from the 2010 Library
Assessment Conference,” Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, Vol. 8, No. 2,
2013, pp. 4-8 (with Martha Kyrillidou).
“Foreword,” In Planning and Implementing Resource Discovery Tools in Academic Libraries, Diane
Dallis and Mary Popp, editors, IGI Global, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 2012, pp. xi-xii.
“Supporting Humanities Doctoral Student Success: A Collaborative Project between Cornell
University Library and Columbia University Libraries,” Ruminations series, Council onLibrary and Information Resources, Washington, DC, October 2011 (with GabrielaGessner, Jennifer Rutner, and Kornelia Tancheva).
“Web 2.0: Redefining & Extending the Academic Library Service Imperative,” In Envisioning
Future Library Services: Initiatives, Ideas and Challenges, Sue McKnight, editor, Facet
Publishing, London, 2010, pp. 55-68 (with James G. Neal).
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614-292-4241 • JAGGARS.1@OSU.EDUDAMON E. JAGGARS“Comparing Service Priorities Between Staff and Users in Association of Research Libraries(ARL) Member Libraries,” portal: Libraries and the Academy, Vol. 9, No. 3, 2009, pp. 441452 (with Shanna Smith Jaggars and Jocelyn Duffy).
“Getting Our Priorities in Order: Are Our Service Values in Line With the Communities We
Serve?,” Performance Measurement and Metrics, Vol. 9, No. 3, 2008, pp.171-191 (with Jocelyn
Duffy and Shanna Smith).
CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS:"An Agile Planning and Operations Framework," 12th International Conference on
Performance Measurement in Libraries, Oxford, United Kingdom, July 31-August 2,
2017.
"From Activity to Action: Using Activity Data for Effective Decision Making," 11thNorthumbria International Conference on Performance Measurement in Libraries andInformation Services, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, July 20-22, 2015, Forthcoming (withNisa Bakkalbasi).
“A 2CUL Collaborative Ethnographic Assessment of Humanities Doctoral Students,”
Proceedings of the 2012 Library Assessment Conference: Building Effective, Sustainable,
Practical Assessment, Charlottesville, Virginia, October 29-31, 2012, ARL Publications:
Annapolis Junction, Maryland, 2014, pp. 311-320 (with Gabriela Gessner, Jennifer
Rutner, and Kornelia Tancheva).
“Supporting Humanities Doctoral Student Success: A Collaborative Project between Cornell
University Library and Columbia University Libraries,” 3rd Qualitative and Quantitative
Methods in Libraries International Conference, Athens, Greece, May 24-27, 2011(withKornelia Tancheva).
“Does Size Matter? The Effect of Resource Base on Faculty Service Quality Perceptions in
Academic Libraries,” Proceedings of the 2008 Library Assessment Conference: Building
Effective, Sustainable, Practical Assessment, August 4-7, 2008, Seattle, Washington, ARL
Publications: Annapolis Junction, Maryland, 2009, pp. 317-321 (with Shanna Smith).
“Service Priority Alignment in Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Member Libraries,”

7th Northumbria International Conference on Performance Measurement in Libraries
and Information Services, Stellenbosch, South Africa, August 13-16, 2007 (with Shanna
Smith and Jocelyn Duffy).

“Getting Our Priorities in Order: Are Our Service Values in Line With the Communities We
Serve?,” Proceedings of the Library Assessment Conference: Building Effective,

Sustainable, Practical Assessment, September 25-27, 2006, Charlottesville, Virginia, ARL
Publications: Annapolis Junction, Maryland, 2007, pp. 95-107 (with Jocelyn Duffy andShanna Smith).
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614-292-4241 • JAGGARS.1@OSU.EDUDAMON E. JAGGARSSELECTED PRESENTATIONS:“Learning from Disruption: Sustaining the Academic Research Library through Economicand Social Distress,” Council on East Asian Libraries Annual Meeting 2021, Virtual,March 18, 2021. Keynote speaker.
“Preparing the Academic Library Culture for Transformational Success,” 13th International
Conference on Performance Measurement in Libraries, Aberystwyth, Wales, United
Kingdom, July 25, 2019.
“Developing Agile Academic Libraries,” SOCHE Library Conference, West Chester
Township, Ohio, May 18, 2018. Keynote speaker.
“Why We Collect: Leveraging Cultural Heritage Collections for Transformational Change,”
Aldus Society, Columbus, Ohio, May 10, 2018 (with Nena Couch and Jenny Robb).
“Preparing the Future Research Library,” Indiana University Libraries In-House Institute,Bloomington, Indiana, May 7, 2018. Keynote speaker.
“An Open Discussion on Leadership,” Electronic Resources & Libraries, Austin, Texas,
March 17-19, 2014 (with Kristin Antelman, Chris Bourg, and Jill Emery).
“Metacognitive Skills and the Developing Leader,” ARL Leadership & Career Development
Program Institute, New York, New York, March 13, 2014. Invited speaker.
“Building Digital Scholarship Centers: The Columbia University Experience,” DePaul
University Libraries, Chicago, Illinois, June 26, 2013. Invited speaker.
“Building the Future: Leveraging Facilities Projects as Platforms for Organizational
Change,” ACRL 2013, Indianapolis, Indiana, April 10-13, 2013 (with Robert Cartolano,Jeffrey Lancaster, and Barbara Rockenbach).
“Extending Access to Scholarly Resources: JSTOR’s New Alumni Program,” Coalition for
Networked Information Fall 2012 Membership Meeting, Washington, DC, December
11, 2012 (with Susan Gibbons, Bruce Heterick, and Molly Tomarkin).
“Libraries: Between Digital and Physical Worlds,” Committee on Architecture forEducation, American Institute for Architects, Center for Architecture, New York, NewYork, April 4, 2012. Panelist.
“Bridging the Culture Gap, Innovation: Freedom vs. Control,” The Future of the AcademicLibrary, A Symposium: Bridging the Gaps, Temple University, Philadelphia,Pennsylvania, November 11, 2011. Panelist.
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614-292-4241 • JAGGARS.1@OSU.EDUDAMON E. JAGGARS“Collaboration is the New Competition: 2CUL and the Imperative to Partner,” ALA Annual
Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, June 25, 2011 (with James G. Neal, Kizer Walker,and Robert Wolven).
“What’s Left is the Hard Stuff: Resource Sharing When Users and Content Evolve,” 2011
Ivy Plus Conference, Ithaca, New York, June 7, 2011. Keynote speaker.
“Organizing Libraries for Effective Decision Making: Library Assessment at Columbia
University,” 3rd Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries InternationalConference, Athens, Greece, May 24-27, 2011 (with Jennifer Rutner).
“Web 2.0 and Social Networking in U.S. Academic Libraries: An Overview,” Third Annual
International Conference: Web 2.0, Social Networking & Libraries, New York, NewYork, March 16, 2010. Invited speaker.
"I Can't Believe He Did That...Again," ACRL/NY Annual Symposium 2009: Emerging
Leadership in Academic Libraries, New York, New York, December 4, 2009. Invitedspeaker.
“Inside Out: Measuring Success for the Research Library,” Politics of Research Library
Leadership: Mission, Identity, Constituency, Association of Research Libraries
Membership Meeting, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, May 2006. Panelist.
“The Library Summit: Using Your LibQUAL+ Data to Engage the Campus Community,”
LibQUAL+™ Share Fair, ALA Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois, June 2005. Poster
session.
“LibQUAL+™ and the Library Summit: A Model for Decision Making,” Texas Library
Association Annual Conference, Austin, Texas, April 2005 (with Fred Heath).
“What’s Next? LibQUAL+™ and the Library Summit,” ACRL Conference, Minneapolis,Minnesota, April 2005. Poster session.
“LibQUAL+™ and the Library Summit,” LibQUAL+™ Share Fair, ALA Annual
Conference, Orlando, Florida, June 2004. Poster session.
“The Library Summit & the University of Texas Libraries,” State Agency Libraries of Texas(SALT), Austin, Texas, April 2004. Invited speaker.
“Feeding Hungry Eyes: Creating Ways to Serve Disadvantaged Children and Youth,” ALA
Annual Conference, San Francisco, California, June 2001. Panel coordinator.
“Integrating the World Wide Web into the College Curriculum: Practical Uses,” Eleventh
Annual Eastern Small Colleges Computing Conference, New Rochelle, New York,October 1995. Invited speaker.

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614-292-4241 • JAGGARS.1@OSU.EDUDAMON E. JAGGARS“Teaching with the Internet,” Metropolitan Association of College and University Biologists
Annual Conference, New Rochelle, New York, April 1995. Invited speaker.
UNIVERSITY & CONSORTIA SERVICE:2CUL
Co-Principal Investigator (2015)
Steering Committee (2011-15)
Communications Working Group, Co-Chair (2011-15)
Public Services Working Group, Co-Chair (2011-15)
Resource Sharing Working Group, Co-Chair (2011-15)
Collection Development Working Group (2011-15)
Big Ten Academic AllianceDirectors Representative, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Peer Group (2021- )Search Committee, Director of Library Initiatives (2020)
Transformational Licensing Steering Group (2018- )Big Collection Applications Committee, Co-Chair (2018-19)
Library Directors Group (2016- )BorrowDirect
Directors Group (2015)
Resource Sharing Policy Group (2008-15)
Columbia University
Search Committee, Associate Provost & Executive Director, Center for Teaching &Learning (2015)
Columbia University Press, Board of Trustees (2015)
Student Library Advisory Committee, ex officio (2014-15)
Morningside Campus Space Coordinating Committee (2014-15)
University Senate Libraries and Digital Resources Committee (2008-15)
CUL/IS Executive Committee (2008-15); Chair (2015)
CUL/IS Management Committee (2008-15); Chair (2015)
CUL/IS Collections & Services Management Group, Chair (2008-15)
Council of Deans (2015)
Provost’s Cabinet (2015)
Provost’s Committee on the Libraries, ex officio (2015)
University Senate, Senator (2015)
CUL/IS Transitional Strategic Planning Steering Committee, Chair (2014)
Search Committee, Director, Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Chair (2013-14)
Provost’s Academic Leadership Institute (2012)
Search Committee, Communications & Marketing Coordinator, Chair (2012)
Information Technology Leadership Council (2011-12)
Search Committee, Executive Director, Augustus C. Long Health Sciences Library (2011-12)
Search Committee, Director, Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary, Chair (2011-12)
Search Committee, Assessment Coordinator, Chair (2011-12)
Task Force on Fringe Benefits, Healthcare Benefits Subcommittee (2010-11)
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Search Committee, Director, Social Sciences Libraries, Chair (2010-11)
Search Committee, Director, Humanities & History Libraries, Chair (2010-11)
Search Committee, Communications & Marketing Coordinator, Chair (2010)2010-13 CUL/IS Strategic Planning Steering Committee, Co-Chair (2009)
Search Committee, Dean of Libraries, Barnard College (2009)
Search Committee, Director, C.V. Starr East Asian Library, Chair (2008-10)
Search Committee, Director, Science & Engineering Libraries, Chair (2008-09)
Search Committee, Director, Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary, Chair (2008-09)
Digital Preservation Network (DPN)
Board of Directors (2016-18)
Iona CollegeSearch Committee, Director of Libraries (1996)
Ivy Plus Library Directors Group (2015)
Manhattan Area Research Libraries Initiative (MaRLI)
Steering Committee (2010-15)
Access Services Working Group, Co-Chair (2010-15)
OhioLINK
Library Workforce Diversity Initiative (2017-18)
Library Advisory Council (2016- )Coordinating Committee (2019- )Chair (2020-21)
Regional Depositories Governance Committee (2016- )Research Collections and Preservation Consortium (ReCAP)
Board of Governors (2015)
The Ohio State University
Search Advisory Committee, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences (2021- )Arts @ Ohio State Task Force (2021- )Search Advisory Committee, Vice President and Chief Information Officer (2021)
Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Naming, Task Force on Racism and Racial Inequities, Co-Chair(2020- )Reappointment Review Committee, Dean, College of Veterinary Medicine (2020)
Ohio State University Press, Sustainability Review, Co-Chair (2020-21)
College of Arts and Sciences, Strategic Planning Committee (2020)
Wexner Center for the Arts, Strategic Planning Committee (2020)
Campus Art Curation Task Force (2019- )Faculty Club, Board of Governors (2019- )President (2020-21)
Research Cyberinfrastructure and Advanced Computing Advisory Council (2019- )Data Infrastructure Working Group, Co-Chair (2020- )Search Advisory Committee, Dean, Moritz College of Law (2018-19)
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Reappointment Review Committee, Dean, John Glenn College of Public Affairs (2017-18)
Buckeyes for Charity
Chair (2019), Co-Chair (2018)
Arts District, Co-Executive Sponsor (2017-18)
Ohio State ADVANCE, Advisory Board (2017-19)
Council of Deans (2016- )Office of Academic Affairs, Leadership Group (2016- )University Senate
Senate Fiscal Committee (2017- )Senator, ex officio (2016- )University of Texas at Austin
Search Committee, Head Librarian, Architecture & Planning Library, Chair (2007-08)
Search Committee, Project Manager for Discovery, Research Services (2007)
Search Committee, Business Librarian, Reference & Information Services, Chair (2007)
Search Committee, Head Librarian, Reference & Information Services, Chair (2005)
Integrated Library System RFP and Implementation Steering Committee (2004-07)
Flawn Academic Center Planning Committee (2004-05)
Campus Network Printing Advisory Committee (2004-05)
Search Committee, Collections Librarian, Undergraduate Library, Chair (2004)
Search Committee, Head of Reference & Outreach, Undergraduate Library, Chair (2004)
UT Library Online Redesign Public Services Review Committee (2003-04)
Search Committee, Head Librarian, Fine Arts Library, Chair (2003-04)
Instruction Services Advisory Group, Co-Chair (2002-04)
Search Committee, Vice Provost and Director, University of Texas Libraries (2002-03)
Staff Training Advisory Group, Co-Chair (2002-03)
Search Committee, Access Services Librarian, Undergraduate Library, Chair (2002)
UT Library Online Redesign Committee, Co-Chair (2001-02)
Search Committee, Access Services Librarian, Undergraduate Library, Chair (2000)
Undergraduate Library Services Strategic Planning Committee (1998-2000)
Professional Staff Personnel Committee (2000-01)
Professional Affairs Staff Committee (1999-2000)
Digital Information Literacy Office Advisory Committee (1998-2002)
UT Austin Electronic ID Interface Group (1998)
Reference Services Policy Guidelines Committee (1998)
UT Library Online Advisory Committee (1997-99)
Search Committee, Electronic Information Librarian, Digital Information Literacy Office(1997)PROFESSIONAL SERVICE:
American Library Association (1993- )Social Responsibility Round Table Hunger, Homelessness and Poverty Task Force,Chair (2000-01)
Association of College and Research Libraries (1996- )ACRL 2021 Conference Coordinating Committee (2019-21)
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614-292-4241 • JAGGARS.1@OSU.EDUDAMON E. JAGGARSColleagues Conference Fundraising Committee (2018-21)
Co-Chair (2019-21)
Public Services Directors of Large Research Libraries Discussion Group (2001-14)
Steering Committee (2012-14)
Chair (2013-14)
Undergraduate Librarians Discussion Group, Web Site Administrator (2001-03)
Association of Research Libraries
Digital Scholarship Institute, Advisory Group (2019-21)
ARL Academy Committee (2019-20)
Program Strategy Committee (2019-20)
Fall Forum Planning Committee (2018)
Board Selection Process Task Force (2018)
Diversity, Inclusion and Equity Committee (2017-20)
Chair (2019-20)
TOME Program Committee (2017- )Leadership Fellows Mentor (2017-19)
SHARE Stakeholders Advisory Group (2017-19)
Task Force on Library Roles in Enhanced Environments for Teaching and Learning(2005-06)
Taiga Forum, Steering Committee (2011-14)
EDITORIAL SERVICE:
portal: Libraries & the Academy
Editorial Board (2013- )Guest Editor, Vol. 9, No. 3, July 2014
Evidence Based Library and Information Practice
Guest Editor, Vol. 8, No. 2, 2013 (with Martha Kyrillidou)
Journal of Library Administration
Editor-in-Chief (2012-13)
ADVISORY AND CONSULTING:
University of Iowa Libraries, Library Review, External Reviewer (2021)
Teachers College, Columbia University, Library Review, Consultant (2019)The Ohio State University Marion, Library Review, Consultant (2019)
University of Texas at Austin Libraries, User Services Review, Consultant (2014)
Gale-Cengage Learning, Nineteenth Century Collections Online, Advisory Board (2012-14)
Educational Testing Service, National Higher Education Information and Communications
Technology Initiative, Advisory Board (2003-4).

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Buckeye Wellness Leadership Award (2017)
Archons of Colophon (2011-15)
Association of Research Libraries Research Library Leadership Fellow (2005-06)
ACRL Harvard Leadership Institute (2002)
Librarian Excellence Award, University of Texas Libraries (2002)
Phi Beta Kappa, Kappa of California (1992)

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