I’m Lindsay Cronk. Thanks for visiting my personal blog and portfolio.
I’ve spent more than a decade in librarianship, first in consortia and now in academia, honing an approach to service and strategy that is data-driven, dynamic, and grounded in the pursuit of social justice. Libraries accelerate knowledge creation and democratization, and as scholarly communications operators, librarians have a leadership role to play in the research enterprise. Starting August 1, I am excited to guide that effort as Dean of Libraries at Tulane University.
My liberal arts background informs my vision for academic libraries– we are the transdisciplinary heart of the university. With library expertise and stewardship, scholars and ideas can circulate, connect, and transform.
Michael Arthur, Head, Resource Acquisition & Discovery at The University of Alabama, calls me an “innovator and boundary-pusher” and leading library technologist, Andromeda Yelton says I do the job with “Midwestern friendliness and sledgehammer directness.” I consider my creativity in developing practical solutions my central library competency– I operationalize vision. I excel in leading, building, and empowering talented teams to solve problems.
I served as the first-elected President of Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures. I am creator and co-founder of PeMento: Peer Mentoring for Midcareer Library Workers. I advise on NERL’s Program Council Executive Committee and co-authored the Statement Demanding a Better Deal and Preferred Deal Elements. You can find my writing here, and in my column for the Serials Librarian, Resourcefully.
Prior to working in libraries, I was a grant writer and database administrator. You can find my whole professional history of LinkedIn.
I’m not just a librarian. I’m a Francophile who spent a year teaching in the Haut Jura. I post a lot of pictures of my dog, Simone, on Instagram. She’s adorable, so it’s mandatory. I’m a big David Bowie fan and a big feminist. Yes, my dog is named after Simone de Beauvoir.
It’s a pleasure to meet you. Enjoy the site and be in touch!
Lindsay Cronk 