Robert H McDonald

Robert H. McDonald is Dean of University Libraries, Senior Vice Provost of Online and Extended Education, and Professor of Library Administration. He is responsible for leading the Boulder campus library system in fulfilling its mission to inspire learning, research, and discovery by connecting knowledge, information, and people. In his role as Senior Vice Provost of Online and Extended Education, Robert provides leadership and strategy for online education for the Boulder campus, working with all colleges and schools, and for CU System initiatives in this area. His expertise and interests include teaching and learning technologies that enable libraries to better support researchers at all levels, open-source software development, scholarly communications, and new model publishing. Throughout his career, Robert has also been an active proponent of diversity initiatives in libraries and is committed to creating library spaces that are welcoming, diverse and inclusive for all of our Library users.