Crit Stuart

Crit Stuart is Program Director for Research, Teaching and Learning for the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). The mission of this new position is to develop and implement imaginative and practical strategies that promote and facilitate the integration and use of research library resources and services throughout the research institution. Prior to taking the ARL position in May 2007, Stuart was associate director for public services at the Library and Information Center, Georgia Institute of Technology. There he coordinated the evolution of library as place, emphasizing enhancements to spaces, technologies, and services to support student productivity and success in a 24-hour environment, and to expanding practical partnerships between the Library and students, faculty and student support services. Stuart holds a bachelor's from the University of Arkansas and a master's of librarianship from Emory University.