Jeff Belliston was appointed Scholarly Communications Librarian in the Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University in September 2007. He also heads up the library’s Office of Digital Content Management. Previously, he chaired the General Information Services department in the library and led the implementation of the Information Commons. Prior to becoming a librarian, he taught high school and was a Foreign Service officer with the US Department of State. As Scholarly Communications Librarian for Brigham Young University, Belliston oversees the university's institutional repository, BYU ScholarsArchive; the BYU installation of Open Journal Systems, which provides journals produced at BYU--or edited by BYU faculty--with a Web-based workflow and publishing platform; and the university's effort to implement a digital preservation program. He also works with the Library and Scholarly Communications Advisory Council to develop programs aimed at educating campus faculty and students about relevant scholarly communication issues. Jeff is a native of Burley, Idaho. He received his BA in history (1985) and MLIS (1993) at Brigham Young University and an MAT in social studies education (1986) at Brown University