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Our mission, vision and values

The Macquarie University Library provides resources, facilities and services which support our community’s pursuit of innovative learning, teaching and research.

Mission

Macquarie University Library and Art Gallery are at the heart of the University’s mission to serve and engage our students, scholars and wider community. We support students to achieve their aspirations, enable innovative research that changes the world, and enrich our communities through engagement with scholarship, culture and ideas.

Vision

Through the provision of curated collections, expert and innovative services and inspiring and welcoming learning spaces we foster lifelong learning, stimulate curiosity and discovery, and preserve and disseminate knowledge. The Library and Art Gallery are values driven; committed to the principles of open scholarship and focused on inclusion, informed enquiry and cultural wellbeing.

Values

We are:

  • People-focused – we value, respect and empower our clients and colleagues
  • Collaborative – we operate in partnership with each other and our community
  • Innovative – we find effective and creative solutions to difficult problems
  • Adaptable – we are open to, and supportive of, growth and change
  • Ethical – we are accountable and fair and conduct ourselves with integrity.

Our Strategic Plan 2022–25

Our Information & Digital Literacy Framework

Our people

The Office of the University Librarian is responsible for the Library and Collections portfolio encompassing the University Library and University Art Gallery. The Office of the University Librarian is located within the portfolio of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academic.

View Library organisational chart 2024

Dr Belinda Tiffen

University Librarian

T: +61 (2) 9850 7546
E: belinda.tiffen@mq.edu.au

Fiona Burton

Director, Resources and Discovery

T: +61 (2) 9850 7556
E: fiona.burton@mq.edu.au

Susan Vickery

Director, Academic Library Services

T: +61 (2) 9850 4387
E: susan.vickery@mq.edu.au

Jennifer Bremner

Manager, Operations and Governance

T: +61 (2) 9850 7549
E: jennifer.bremner@mq.edu.au

Rhonda Davis

Senior Curator, Macquarie University Art Gallery

T: +61 (2) 9850 7437
E: rhonda.davis@mq.edu.au

Lenore O'Connor

Manager, Client Experience

T: +61 (2) 9850 7540
E: lenore.oconnor@mq.edu.au

Heather Cooper

Manager, Teaching and Research Services

T: +61 (2) 9850 7557
E: heather.cooper@mq.edu.au

Lara Keys

Manager, Teaching and Research Services

E: lara.keys@mq.edu.au

Vanessa Todd

Digital Literacies Program Manager

T: +61 (2) 9850 4373
E: vanessa.todd@mq.edu.au

Vladimir Bubalo

Manager, Research and Digital Scholarship

T: +61 (2) 9850 6579
E: vladimir.bubalo@mq.edu.au

Kirsten Versendaal

Manager, Collection Strategies

T: +61 (2) 9850 7548
E: kirsten.versendaal@mq.edu.au

Jim Kelly

Manager, Collection Services

T: +61 (2) 9850 7895
E: jim.kelly@mq.edu.au

Yuan Zhong

Manager, Discovery Services

T: +61 (2) 9850 6508
E: y.zhong@mq.edu.au