Boston University (BU) has appointed Mark Newton university librarian, effective June 2023. He has held the role in an interim capacity since July 2021.
Newton previously served as BU’s associate university librarian for Digital Strategies and Innovations, beginning in June 2019. Prior to going to BU, Newton was director of Digital Scholarship at Columbia University Libraries, after serving as digital collections librarian at Purdue University.
At BU, Newton succeeds ARL Past President K. Matthew Dames, who became the Edward H. Arnold University Librarian at University of Notre Dame in August 2021.
For more information about Newton and this appointment, see the BU provost’s announcement, “Appointment of Mark Newton as University Librarian,” and the BU Today article, “As University Librarian, Mark Newton Will Lead Effort to Reimagine BU’s Library Program.”
