Members of the Ad Hoc Task Force on the Future of Libraries

Chris Bourg, the Director of MIT Libraries, has convened an Ad Hoc Task Force on the Future of Libraries, composed of faculty, staff, and students from across the Institute. Meet the task force members.

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Chris Bourg (chair)

Director of Libraries
MIT Libraries

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Bruce Tidor (cochair)

Professor
EECS, Biological Engineering and Computer Science, CSAIL

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Adam Albright

Associate Professor
Linguistics & Philosophy

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Tonio Buonassisi

Associate Professor
Mechanical Engineering

<div class="field field-name-field-display-name field-type-text field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">Isaac Chuang</div> </div> </div>

Isaac Chuang

Senior Associate Dean of Digital Learning;
Professor
EECS and Physics

<div class="field field-name-field-display-name field-type-text field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">Mary Fuller</div> </div> </div>

Mary Fuller

Head of the Literature Section

<div class="field field-name-field-display-name field-type-text field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">Erhart Graeff</div> </div> </div>

Erhart Graeff

Graduate student
Media Arts and Sciences

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Stephen Graves

Abraham J. Siegel Professor of Management Science, Sloan School of Management;
Professor, Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Systems

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Tim Grove

Associate Department Head;
Cecil & Ida Green Professor of Geology
Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences

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Lareese Hall

Architecture and Art Librarian
MIT Libraries

<div class="field field-name-field-display-name field-type-text field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">Cesar Hidalgo</div> </div> </div>

Cesar Hidalgo

Associate Professor
Program in Media Arts and Sciences, MIT Media Lab

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Nicholas Hoffman

Undergraduate student
Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences

<div class="field field-name-field-display-name field-type-text field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">Erica James</div> </div> </div>

Erica James

Associate Professor
Anthropology Program

<div class="field field-name-field-display-name field-type-text field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">Rafael Jaramillo</div> </div> </div>

Rafael Jaramillo

Assistant Professor
Materials Science and Engineering

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Amy Keating

Professor
Biology and Biological Engineering

<div class="field field-name-field-display-name field-type-text field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">Jetson Leder-Luis</div> </div> </div>

Jetson Leder-Luis

Graduate student 
Economics

<div class="field field-name-field-display-name field-type-text field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">Stuart Madnick</div> </div> </div>

Stuart Madnick

J N Maguire Professor of Information Technology
Sloan School of Management

<div class="field field-name-field-display-name field-type-text field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">Gita Manaktala</div> </div> </div>

Gita Manaktala

Editorial Director
MIT Press

<div class="field field-name-field-display-name field-type-text field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">Sophie Mori</div> </div> </div>

Sophie Mori

Undergraduate student
EECS, Linguistics & Philosophy

<div class="field field-name-field-display-name field-type-text field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">Christine Ortiz</div> </div> </div>

Christine Ortiz

Dean for Graduate Education, Chancellor's Office;
Professor
Materials Science and Engineering

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Doug Pfeiffer

Task Force Staff;
Assistant Provost for Administration
Provost’s Office

<div class="field field-name-field-display-name field-type-text field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">Emily Richmond Pollock</div> </div> </div>

Emily Richmond Pollock

Assistant Professor
Music and Theater Arts Section

<div class="field field-name-field-display-name field-type-text field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">Jeffrey Ravel</div> </div> </div>

Jeffrey Ravel

Head of the History Section

<div class="field field-name-field-display-name field-type-text field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">Leigh Royden</div> </div> </div>

Leigh Royden

Professor
Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences

<div class="field field-name-field-display-name field-type-text field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">Brent Ryan</div> </div> </div>

Brent Ryan

Associate Professor
Urban Studies and Planning

<div class="field field-name-field-display-name field-type-text field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">Oliver Thomas</div> </div> </div>

Oliver Thomas

Technology Consultant
Information Systems & Technology

<div class="field field-name-field-display-name field-type-text field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">Sean Thomas</div> </div> </div>

Sean Thomas

Program Manager, Scholarly Repository Services
MIT Libraries

<div class="field field-name-field-display-name field-type-text field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">Benjamin Tidor</div> </div> </div>

Benjamin Tidor

Undergraduate student
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

<div class="field field-name-field-display-name field-type-text field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">Meejin Yoon</div> </div> </div>

Meejin Yoon

Head, Professor
Architecture and Planning

<div class="field field-name-field-display-name field-type-text field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even">Ethan Zuckerman</div> </div> </div>

Ethan Zuckerman

Principal Research Scientist, Director of the Center for Civic Media
MIT Media Lab

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