An investment in our people is key to achieving the goals set forth in the Strategic Plan. Along with advancing current library employees, another key element of this goal is hiring people who will bring new skills and expertise to our organization. This fall we welcomed aboard an associate dean of collections and an association dean of operations and user services. These two individuals will collaborate with the dean, librarians and staff to identify UC Libraries’ needs, establish priorities and develop goals, objectives, actions and measures of success. Jéanne Brooks joined University of Cincinnati Libraries on September 30, 2024, as the new associate dean for operations and user services. In this…