Galter Library Welcomes New Associate Director

In mid-January, Heidi Nickisch Duggan became the Galter Library’s new Associate Director. Heidi comes to Northwestern from the University of South Dakota (USD) where she was assistant professor and Head of Access Services and Systems at the Lommen Health Sciences Library, Sanford School of Medicine. She held various other positions at USD since 1994. Previous library positions include serving as a reference/bibliographic instruction librarian and circulation/reference librarian at Missouri Valley College in Marshall, MO as well as holding an instructor of English position at the same school.

Heidi earned her master’s degree in library and informational science from the University of Missouri in 1991 and a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln in 1989.

Heidi brings to the Galter Library special interests in staff development and organizational leadership, and she has earned continuing education credits as a strengths advocate from Gallup University in Omaha, NE. While at USD, Heidi specialized in developing staff strengths and promoting skill enhancement, and these are the areas she will specialize in while at the Galter Library. She has served as a consultant and facilitator for faculty development in various departments at USD. Her involvement in faculty issues earned her the chairmanship of the USD University Senate from 2005-2007.

Heidi also has special interests in emerging technologies. While at USD, Heidi collaborated with faculty on several technology projects, notably introducing tablet PCs in the medical school’s curriculum and serving on a technology committee that introduced the use of the Palm handheld computers to all USD students.