Beth Clausen is director of the NU-Q Library. Prior to her appointment she worked at the Northwestern University Library in Evanston, IL, since 2000 where she held several positions from federal documents librarian to head of access services, which includes interlibrary loan, circulation, media and course reserves. She has a record of and commitment to supporting and developing library services to ensure convenient, timely and seamless patron access to library and information resources of all types and formats. She has a BA in journalism & mass communication and political science, and an MA in library & information science from the University of Iowa.