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Jonathan Bengtson is the Associate University Librarian for Scholarly Resources at the University of Toronto. He oversees the collection development, technical services, ordering, and serials departments, as well as provides leadership in scholarly communications, including copyright, intellectual property, e-licensing, open access, and digital initiatives. Jonathan has held various senior positions in academic, research, and nonprofit libraries in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom—including Executive Director of the Providence Athenaeum (founded in 1753) in Providence, Rhode Island, Head Librarian of the Queen's College, Oxford (founded in 1341), and Chief Librarian of the University of St. Michael’s College, University of Toronto. Jonathan has been a member of the United Kingdom Library Association's National Council and served as Vice President/President-Elect of the Consortium of Rhode Island Academic and Research Libraries. He is currently on the Board of Directors of the Society for the History of Authorship, Reading, and Publishing and is the coordinator for the University of Toronto’s partnership with the Open Content Alliance and Microsoft Live Books mass digitization projects. He holds a summa cum laude BA in history from the University of California and post-graduate degrees from Oxford University (medieval history) and University College London (library studies). Jonathan is active in publishing and teaching on topics in the history of the book, the history of libraries, modern library management, and medieval history.