NMSU Faculty, Department Heads and Deans: I am pleased to announce that Dr. Kevin Comerford will be joining NMSU as dean of the Library beginning on March 15, 2022.
Comerford holds a Master of Information Science degree from the University of North Texas and a Master of Fine Arts degree from Texas Christian University. He also has a Bachelor of Fine Arts in studio art from Texas A&M.
The new dean has a wide range of experience involving implementation of extensive resources and programs, projects, teaching, and publications.
In addition to a strong library administrative resume, Kevin Comerford brings some unique digital expertise, industry work, and Southwestern library connections that make him an exceptional fit for the NMSU Library dean position. He has the background and support to hit the ground running when he begins this spring.
Comerford comes to NMSU from the University of California, Riverside, where he served as associate university librarian for research, technology and the digital library. His division at the university library included the research services unit, Creat’R Lab maker space, library information technology, digitization solutions, digital initiatives, and library communications units.
Prior to that, Comerford served as the director of digital initiatives and scholarly communication at University of New Mexico Libraries. He also taught a graduate course in digital information management and was the founding chair of the library’s research data services program.
Early in his career, Comerford worked at the Dallas Museum of Art as a visual resources librarian and museum IT manager, and then as group manager for media content management at Microsoft Corporation.
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