Suzanne Wones

Associate University Librarian for Discovery and Access

Suzanne Wones is the Associate University Librarian for Discovery and Access at Harvard Library. In this role she is responsible for overseeing Harvard Library's Access Services, Information and Technical Services, Imaging Services, and UX and Discovery and works to identify and examine trends in information technology and digital library development in coordination with multiple departments spanning the Library. During her twenty years at Harvard, Wones has advocated for user-focused innovations and developed creative solutions to advance the mission of the University. In her former position as Executive Director of the Harvard Law School Library, she led operations and programmatic efforts, as well as strategic planning and budget management. Before this position, she served as Assistant Director for Research, Curriculum, and Publication Support. She also served as Head of Access Services at the Law School Library and originally joined Harvard as a reference librarian at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government Library. Wones holds a MS in Information, Library and Information Services from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, as well as a MA in American History from the University of New Hampshire and a BA in History from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.