Lori Goetsch MALIS ’82, Dean of K-State Libraries

September 22, 2020



Kansas State University officials announced that Lori Goetsch MALIS ’82, Dean of Libraries, will retire at the end of the academic year on May 28. Lori has served in the role since 2004. 



Prior to K-State, Lori served as director of the public services division at the University of Maryland’s library; head of reference services and associate professor at the University of Tennessee; women’s studies bibliographer, librarian and head librarian for information-reference at Michigan State University; and assistant reference librarian at the University of Illinois at Chicago.



As a researcher, Lori's published work covers a range of topics, including the importance of library safety and security, the impact of librarians on students, faculty and staff and their accomplishment of the libraries’ missions, as well as the status of women in librarian positions in relevance to sex discrimination in employment.



She also has been active in several organizations, such as the American Library Association; board member of the Greater Western Library Alliance, State Library of Kansas and the Emporia University School of Library and Information Management; president of the Association of College and Research Libraries from 2009 to 2010 and also serving on its board; and an executive member of Humanities Kansas.



Lori earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in English from Illinois State University and a Master of Library Science degree from Rosary College, which is now Dominican University.  



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