{"id":6219,"date":"2023-08-10T11:04:04","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T16:04:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/news\/?p=6219"},"modified":"2025-04-28T12:54:11","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T17:54:11","slug":"staff-spotlights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/news\/2023\/08\/10\/staff-spotlights\/","title":{"rendered":"Staff Spotlights"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n

It’s no secret that the UI Libraries boast some of the best librarians in the field.<\/b><\/span> Willow Fuchs and Donna Brooks are two such standouts, bringing an impressive variety of skills\u2014creativity, adaptability, and integrity\u2014to their work. In this issue of BINDINGS<\/span><\/em>, we\u2019re taking an opportunity to amplify their accomplishments. Both exemplify the care and dedication that all our librarians bring to an institution where the exceptional is the rule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Donna Brooks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Program Manager, Digital Scholarship and Publishing Studio<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Donna Brooks describes herself as \u201cintrinsically motivated by possibility,\u201d and she aims to ensure that her colleagues find that kind of motivation in their work, too. As program manager at the Digital Scholarship and Publishing Studio, she fosters creativity within her interdisciplinary team through project management and organizational development. The result is a collaborative environment in which all varieties of expertise are valued.   <\/span><\/p>\n

Brooks\u2019 own diverse interests may factor into this creativity-first mindset. Her artistic pursuits include landscaping, making stained glass art, and carpentry\u2014and she also has a Master of Fine Arts in nonfiction writing. Her team shares this adventurous spirit; according to Brooks, one of the Studio\u2019s greatest strengths is that its staff is made up of creative professionals whose expertise, both professional and personal, spans many fields.<\/p>\n

Brooks sees the Studio\u2019s fundamental role as connective, offering support to the research and creative work of university students, faculty, and staff. A huge part of that work is fostering equity for everyone on campus regardless of their resources by offering free access to space, technology, and digital project development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n