Academic, Consultant, Facilitator, & Author

A passion for refining academic library value

NextChapter Solutions’ suite of consulting services caters to small- and medium-sized universities and colleges intent on increasing their academic library’s impact on student learning.

Data-Driven Innovation

Using data to build efficient & responsive academic libraries.

Future-Ready Libraries

Transforming priorities for open collections, streamlined systems, and maximum impact.

Campus-Aligned

Helping academic libraries stay relevant, engaged, and responsive.

People-Focused Strategies

Leveraging human-centered design to revisit & reimagine values and commitments.

Managing Change, Delivering Results

Thoughtful, values-driven project leadership for academic libraries.

Less Legacy, More Innovation

Redefining academic libraries with open strategies & agile systems.

“…a social future for libraries is not so much a set of problems to be solved as it is a set of communities to create, with academic libraries playing a vital role…”

-Tim Schlak

From The Social Future of Academic Libraries (2023)