Heather Slania Email & Phone Number

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

As the Senior Level Chief Librarian at the National Gallery of Art, I lead and manage the Library Division, shaping its strategic direction and overseeing all aspects of its operations. I am dedicated to advancing the NGA’s mission and enhancing its services for a diverse user community.Key Responsibilities:• Strategic Planning: Formulate and implement strategic plans with senior managers and staff. Ensure effective and timely execution of programs.• Collection Management: Oversee acquisition, cataloging, organization, and preservation of collections. Develop and enforce collection policies.• Development Initiatives: Manage fundraising efforts and seek grant funds for special projects.• Technology Initiatives: Implement digital strategies to enhance library services locally and globally.• Financial Management: Recommend budgets and manage resource allocation.• Personnel Management: Oversee a team of 39 employees, fostering a collaborative work environment.• Public Relations: Represent the Library to internal and external stakeholders, ensuring excellent service and fostering collegial relationships.

Baltimore, Md

• Manages all library operations such as planning, budgeting, and administration• Liaison Librarian for Curatorial Practice, Gaming, and Product Design• Manages Writing Studio

Baltimore, Md

• Manages all library operations such as planning, budgeting, and administration• Liaison Librarian for Curatorial Practice, Gaming, and Product Design

Washington, Dc

• Manages all library operations such as planning, budgeting, and administration• Supervises and trains Library Assistant and Interns• Collection development of book and archival collections• Arranges, describes, and provides access to archival collections• Researches and writes grant applications • Meets with and proposes projects to potential donors • Manages annual book prize including hiring editors and publishers• Helps manage Library Fellows book arts competition • Original cataloging of books relating to women artists• Created paid internship for graduate students in archives• Creates content for Broad Strokes blog

• Art, Art History, and Museum Studies Bibliographer• Answer reference inquires via phone, email, in person, and chat• Library research instruction for groups and individual users• Interim Government Documents Subject Specialist

College Park, Md

• Original cataloging of Special Collections material • Answer reference inquires in person and over the phone at the Maryland Room Reference Desk • Library instruction for multidisciplinary research undergraduates

College Park, Md

• Original cataloging using Aleph and OCLC Connexion• Answer reference inquires in person and over the phone at the Maryland Room Reference Desk• Library instruction for undergraduate and high school students • Contributed to Library Matters blog• DACS implementation subcommittee• Graduate Student representative to the Library Assembly

Master Of Library Science, Archives, Records, And Information Mangement

Bachelor Of Science In Speech, Performance Studies, Art Theory & Practice

Activities and Societies: Spare Rib Performance Group Performer 1999-2000 Co-Director 2000Studied painting and performance studies.