Brief Bio:

Susanne Markgren is the Digital Services Librarian at Purchase College, State University of New York. She is also an adjunct faculty member at Manhattanville College. She is on the executive board of ACRL/NY, and has written articles, book reviews, and chapters for a variety of publications and has co-authored the "Career Q&A with the Library Career People" column/blog for the past six years. She received her MLIS from the University of Texas at Austin.

Longer Bio:

Susanne Markgren is the Digital Services Librarian at Purchase College, State University of New York, where she manages the ILS and the electronic resources and also does reference, collection development, instruction, and web design. She is also an adjunct faculty member at Manhattanville College. Her prior library experience (before, during, and after library school) includes working in many different areas in many different types of libraries including: an academic medical library, a large university library, two public library systems, a seminary library, and internships at a government library and a theater library. She has served as a mentor in ALA’s NMRT Career Mentoring program, and is on the executive board of the Greater New York Metropolitan chapter of ACRL. She holds a BA in History and English from the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire, and an MLIS from the University of Texas at Austin. She has published articles in Library Administration & Management, C&RL News, Medical Reference Services Quarterly, LISCareer.com, and Info Career Trends Newsletter, and written chapters for Our New Public, A Changing Clientele: Bewildering Issues or New Challenges for Managing Libraries? and Handbook of Research on Practices and Outcomes in E-Learning: Issues and Trends. She has reviewed publications and web resources for CHOICE, Library Journal, and Public Services Quarterly and has doled out advice as a co-author of “Career Q&A with the Library Career People” since 2003. Susanne is married and has two young daughters.