Collins named to editorial board of portal

Maria Collins, Department Head for Acquisitions and Discovery, has been named to the editorial board of the quarterly Johns Hopkins University Press journal portal: Libraries and the Academy.

portal is an academic journal established in 2001. It focuses on the role of libraries within the academy, addressing topics related to information technology, library administration, and the place of the library in an institution’s educational and research mission. It is particularly given to exploration of the effects of technology on scholarship.

"I’m very excited for the opportunity to serve on the portal editorial board,” Collins says. “I’m a big believer in the importance of research and shared experiences to improve and evolve academic librarianship, and I’ve always been impressed with the quality and depth as well as the timeliness of the articles included in portal. The content is not only valuable but extremely accessible to the reader, which I consider to be a hallmark of good editing. I’m looking forward to contributing perspectives from my corner of the library world and learning from a great group of colleagues."