Library News for the Faculty

Kevin Mulroy Appointed as Associate University Librarian

The UCLA Library has appointed Kevin Mulroy as associate university librarian for academic services. He took up his new position November 24.

Mulroy comes to UCLA from the University of Southern California, where he worked since 2001 in a number of positions, including assistant dean of contracts and grants and associate executive director of research collections and services. His responsibilities included implementing a strategic plan that created an integrated approach to collections and services and leading the collections, reference, instructional, and outreach activities of interdisciplinary teams of subject librarians in the arts and humanities, science and engineering, and the social sciences.

Prior to that, Mulroy worked at the Autry Museum of Western Heritage during 1993-2001 as director of research and publications and as director of the research center. In those roles he developed and managed the museum's publications program, built a research-level collection on the American West, organized exhibitions and interpretive projects, and created partnerships with other museums and with academic and public history institutions.

Mulroy's earlier career includes a position at the UCLA Library in 1992-93 as the bibliographer responsible for building and managing collections in social sciences and ethnic studies. He worked with departments, programs, and faculty in the social sciences and served as the liaison with the African American, American Indian, Asian American and Chicano studies centers.

Mulroy has written or edited four books on African American history and Western film and many articles and essays on American history. He earned an MA in U.S. history and politics and a PhD in American studies from Keele University in England and an MLS from Rutgers University.

The position of associate university librarian for academic services has been created by restructuring the areas of responsibility of the UCLA Library's existing associate university librarian positions. In broad terms its duties encompass leadership, management, and policy development for public services and collections in support of faculty and graduate students in the social sciences, humanities, and area studies.

Mulroy can be reached by phone at extension 52629 or by email.