Area of Expertise: Library administration, organizational change, emerging technology in higher education

Additional Information: William A. Mayer was appointed University Librarian for American University in May 2007. From 2001 to 2007, he served as the associate university librarian for information technology and technical services at George Washington University, where he was directly responsible for the development, implementation, and integration of information technology services across the entire library system. He has served as an adjunct faculty member for the School of Library and Information Science at Catholic University, teaching the College and University Libraries course in 2005 and 2006. Having begun his library career in 1990 at the MIT Libraries, Mayer went on to work at the Harvard Business School Library as access services manager. He came to D.C. in 1999 to serve as the systems librarian for public services for the Washington Research Library Consortium, an organization of which GW and American are members. Mayer is an international speaker and leader on the changing face of services in libraries, the management of managing organizational change, and innovative applications of technology in library and university systems. He was GW’s first Frye Leadership Institute Scholar in 2005. He earned a BA in English literature from the University of Washington and an MLS from Simmons College.

Mayer is the current chair of the library director's Council for the Washington Research Library Consortium. He also is the chair of the Academic Technology Steering Committee for the academic year 2011–2012.

Before working in academic libraries, Mayer worked in a variety of occupations, including vineyard management, cattle ranching, and residential construction. His interests include ocean ecology, music, and next-generation learning systems.
 

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