Monica Crump is University Librarian at the University of Galway.

In her role, Monica is responsible for leading the Library team in the delivery of the Library Strategy:  Preserving the Past, Enabling the Future.  A particular focus of her work is the planning of a new Library Building, which will deliver a future-ready learning environment, supporting the University’s Academic Strategy – Teaching and Learning, by enabling students’ collaboration and creativity, supporting their learning success, as well as providing collections and spaces for individual, focussed study.

Monica has nearly 30 years’ experience working in higher education, as a librarian and a researcher.  She has particular interests in the ever-evolving world of scholarly communications and publishing, as well as the alignment and development of teams to deliver institutional strategic goals and support evolving user needs.  Monica holds a B.A. in Computer Science, Linguistics and German (TCD), a Masters in Library and Information Science (UCD), and has completed an evening B.A. in French (University of Galway).  She is an elected member of University of Galway’s Governing Authority (Údarás na hOllscoile) and Deputy Chair of the Irish Research e-Library IReL Advisory Committee.