Ken Varnum
Senior Program Manager and Discovery Strategist
Design and Discovery · Library Information TechnologyPronouns
he/him/his
Phone
734-615-3287Mailing address
300C Hatcher North
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1190
ORCID ID
0000-0002-0091-1037
Ken Varnum
Senior Program Manager and Discovery Strategist
Design and Discovery · Library Information TechnologyAbout me
As LIT's senior program manager, my responsibilities include technology and project management for discovery (Library Search) and delivery (MGet It) of library resources. I am also involved with the library's analytics projects.
I co-chair the Library Search Service Team and serve on the Discovery & Access Advisory Group (DAAG) and a number of other project-focused teams and committees. Beyond the library, I co-chair the NISO Open Discovery Initiative and am editor of ALA's open-access, peer-reviewed journal, Information Technology and Libraries (ITAL). I have Masters degrees in Library and Information Sciences and Russian & East European Studies (from the University of Michigan) and Bachelors of Arts degrees in History and Russian language (from Grinnell College).
I enjoy being part of the broader library technology community and write and speak for library technology audiences. I maintain a list of books, publications, and presentations on my personal website.
Languages
English