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Elaine Westbrooks on what her job entails, her vision for the Library\u2014and what she\u2019s reading for pleasure these days<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Beth Saulnier<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When <\/em>Elaine Westbrooks<\/em><\/a> became the Carl A. Kroch University Librarian in July 2022, she was no stranger to the Hill\u2014having spent the better part of a decade in various library roles at Cornell in the 2000s. An expert in metadata (essentially, data about data), Westbrooks returned to Ithaca after stints at the universities of Nebraska, Michigan, and North Carolina. Most recently, she served as vice provost and university librarian at UNC, Chapel Hill.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s special about the Cornell University Library?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

One is the amazing staff. The second is our collections. We have the best Southeast Asian and Icelandic collections in the world; we have a copy of the Gettysburg Address<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The third is our spaces. Of course, the A.D. White Library is truly special, but others\u2014including Catherwood Library, the Fine Arts Library, and Mann Library\u2014are also unique and iconic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What does the University Librarian do?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On a day-to-day basis, it\u2019s about advocacy\u2014being a champion for what libraries are and the impact we have. People often think libraries are simple entities. But we\u2019re buying and licensing information in hundreds of languages from thousands of publishers, making it available, and organizing and managing it all. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With technology, the bulk of our users don\u2019t set foot in the library; millions of downloads come from students in their dorm rooms or faculty members in their offices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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With technology, the bulk of our users don\u2019t set foot in the library.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Another important thing I do is set our vision as a research library\u2014finding out what\u2019s relevant for this campus. I talk to deans, provosts, students, and faculty, and the question I always ask is, \u201cWhat kind of library do you need?\u201d I\u2019m in that listening mode perpetually, and I bring that back to the library.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then there\u2019s the administrative work\u2014budgeting, fundraising, strategic planning\u2014to make sure we have the resources to do the innovative things we want to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is the role of librarians today?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s an interesting question. I\u2019ve been a librarian for 25 years, and the skills I hire for today are nothing like I used to. Now I hire librarians who do data visualization, data curation, digital preservation, evidence synthesis, data science\u2014those titles didn\u2019t exist 10 years ago. But fundamentally, librarianship is still about connecting people to information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s the role of libraries in the digital age?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s more important than ever. The internet, social media\u2014having all these resources available at your fingertips\u2014has changed the landscape of what a research library is. Collections were the foundation of libraries in the print era, but now they\u2019re not necessarily the primary thing that draws people in. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What really drives a library in this age is our services\u2014the fact that you can learn how to visualize data, how to spot propaganda and misinformation, how to synthesize evidence to write a research paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Meeting Mann Library assistant Amerdeep Passananti \u201925.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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What are the main challenges facing Cornell\u2019s libraries?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The biggest is the cost of research. Each year, more books get written and more journals get published, with more articles; what we call the \u201cbibliographic universe\u201d is constantly expanding. Before, we used to collect books and journals; now we also collect data, multimedia, social media, images. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019re being asked to collect more things, and they\u2019re more complicated than books. It\u2019s challenging to preserve, steward, and curate that information for future generations. It\u2019s always a moving target.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And going back to the cost of research: journal subscriptions are exorbitant, increasing at two to three times the rate of inflation. A journal we used to pay $6,000 a year for five years ago is now $10,000\u2014and multiply that by the thousands of journals we license. That\u2019s one thing that keeps me up at night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s your vision for the future of the Library?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m still forming it, but ultimately, this library has to be about uplifting human beings and minds. We\u2019re a force that allows students to go do amazing things, and allows faculty to do world-changing research. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Library is at the center of intellectual activity; it\u2019s the heartbeat of the campus. I want students to see how it contributes to their experience\u2014how it helps them be better learners and more successful citizens, because they can tell good information from bad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ultimately, this library has to be about uplifting human beings and minds.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

What kind of atmosphere would you like to foster in the Library?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of belonging\u2014where students take ownership of these spaces. One of the most important things we do for our students is build confidence. We have a philosophy of, \u201cwe don\u2019t do your homework for you; we teach you how to fish.\u201d I want people to see themselves in our spaces\u2014to think, \u201cI worked really hard to get here; I belong at this university, and this library reflects who I am.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why are efforts towards diversity, equity, and inclusion particularly important in libraries?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the missions of libraries is to preserve history, knowledge, and culture for future generations. But oftentimes in the past, libraries and archives have centered certain groups and marginalized others. We want to balance that; we have a responsibility to create a more inclusive scholarly record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What holdings in the Library do you particularly treasure?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m really fond of our May Anti-Slavery Collection<\/a>. People often say, \u201cit was common back then for people to own slaves; that\u2019s the way things were.\u201d The collection demonstrates that as long as slavery existed in this country, there were people fighting it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Working with Mann Library assistant Justin Chen \u201924. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Libraries nationwide have recently become swept up in the culture wars. Why is it important to make books openly available, even if some might find their content uncomfortable or even offensive?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Libraries are stewards of fact. Their job is to document humanity, in all its complexity\u2014and unfortunately, humanity is not always good, comfortable, or nice. There\u2019s something in our collection to offend everybody, I promise you; that\u2019s exactly the way it\u2019s supposed to be. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

People may say, \u201cI don\u2019t like this book.\u201d Well, I\u2019m sorry you don\u2019t like it\u2014but that doesn\u2019t mean I\u2019m going to pull it off the shelf. There are people using this book to do research, and it should be there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On a personal note: when you read for pleasure, do you use an e-reader or do you prefer physical books?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both. I love print, and I also love the convenience of e-books, so I can travel with 25 books. I have a completely irrational fear that I will run out of things to read\u2014so I always have books stashed in places, just in case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There\u2019s something in our collection to offend everybody, I promise you; that\u2019s exactly the way it\u2019s supposed to be.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

You talk about books the way some people talk about keeping a candy bar in their backpack, in case they get hungry.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[She laughs.] I feed off the books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you have a single favorite book of all time?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their Eyes Were Watching God<\/em> by Zora Neale Hurston. It\u2019s an amazing love story, and really well written.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How about hobbies; do you have any you\u2019re passionate about?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I love gardening, golfing, and bowling. I really enjoy cooking and sewing. It\u2019s important to love your work, and I work hard\u2014but it\u2019s also important to take time away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s on your nightstand or e-reader right now?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m reading Shine Bright <\/em>by Danyel Smith, about the history of Black women and pop music. I just downloaded a book [At the Threshold of Liberty: Women, Slavery, and Shifting Identities in Washington, DC<\/em>] by a Cornell faculty member, Tamika Nunley<\/a>, to my e-reader. I have Michelle Obama\u2019s latest book, and I\u2019ve been reading Octavia Butler\u2019s novels all over again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I listen to tons of podcasts as well. I like to mix it up. I\u2019m a big music person, and I like sports. I recently read an interesting biography of Roberto Clemente; he\u2019s a famous Pirates baseball player, and I\u2019m from Pittsburgh. There are so many books out there, and so little time to read them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All photos by Ryan Young \/ Cornell University.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Published February 22, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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