UH Librarian To Deliver Keynote at OK ACRL Conference
Rachel Vacek will deliver the keynote address at the Oklahoma chapter of the Association of College and Research Libraries 2015 conference.
Rachel Vacek, head of Web Services at the University of Houston Libraries, will deliver the keynote address at the Oklahoma chapter of the Association of College and Research Libraries 2015 conference.
Vacek will discuss “Re-imagining the Library Website.” Her research interests focus on open source technologies, user experience design, agile development methodologies, digital libraries, innovation, and library leadership.
Vacek has been a part of Web Services at UH Libraries since 2007, and became head of the department in 2010. She served as the 2014-2015 president of the Library and Information Technology Association (LITA) and was named a 2014 Library Journal Mover and Shaker. She is also a 2007 American Library Association (ALA) Emerging Leader.