Associate dean for collections, technology and innovation
Professor
Email: tcole2@k-state.edu
(785) 532-7414

About Tara:
As associate dean for collections, technology and innovation, Tara provides leadership for the Libraries’ efforts to acquire, steward and make accessible research and teaching resources in all formats. She oversees acquisitions and resource management, content development, library information technology services, the Sunderland Foundation Innovation Lab and the Open Publishing Exchange.

Tara also serves as a co-coordinator for the Dow Center for Multicultural and Community Studies and coordinates the university’s common reading program, K-State First Book.

Degrees:

• Master of Library and Information Studies
• Bachelor of Arts in English