Anna Clements
Director of Library Services & University Librarian
The University of Sheffield Library is at the centre of the student learning experience and is consistently recognised nationally for its outstanding library services. The University’s research has a global reputation which is strengthened by a world class research library.
The Director of Library Services & University Librarian provides strategic leadership, a compelling vision and effective management of the University Library to advance the University’s strategic agenda for learning and teaching, and research. She provides high level advice to the Executive Director of Academic Services and the University’s Executive Board in relation to library and information services and wider information policy and scholarly communication issues. The Library Executive Committee advises the Director.
The Director builds effective partnerships with the University’s academic and professional communities to ensure that library and information services contribute to the delivery of academic strategy and resources.
The Library values its external-facing partnerships with professional, business and cultural groups, pursuing mutually beneficial collaborations in the city, regionally, nationally, and in the international arena. The Director seeks initiatives to advance the reputation of the University and the Library, benefit our students and researchers, and influence policy.
The Director leads the University’s sector-wide engagement with transitioning to sustainable open access and works in partnership with Vice-President for Research, the University’s Research Practice lead, faculties and other professional services to realise the University’s vision to create an open research culture that values a range of contributions and delivers the highest standards and best practice in research integrity and ethics, adhering to the FAIR principle to the benefit of society (findable, accessible, interoperable, reusable.)
Anna is a member of the University’s Senate, the Learning and Teaching Committee and Research and Innovation Committee reporting to Senate. She is also a member of the Professional Services Executive.
Anna works nationally and internationally advocating the use of open standards to improve data quality and workflow efficiencies across the sector. She serves on the White Rose Libraries Executive Board, OCLC Research Library Partnership and is a member of the UUK/Jisc Expert Group for journal negotiations.
Before joining the University of Sheffield in January 2020, Anna held positions at the University of St Andrews in IT Services, Research Services and the Library. Pre academia, Anna built up 20+ years’ experience as a consultant, software developer and project manager designing and building systems for UK/US educational/academic publishers.
Sally Roney - PA to Anna Clements, Director of Library Services & University Librarian
s.roney@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 (0) 114 222 7224