James L. Mullins

James L. Mullins, dean of libraries and professor of library science at Purdue University.    His thirty years plus career includes administrative positions at MIT, Villanova University and Indiana University.   He earned BA and MALS degrees from the University of Iowa and the PhD from Indiana University.

Dr. Mullins has served in leadership positions within the American Library Association (ALA) and the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), and presently is an elected member of the ARL board of directors and is chair of the e-Science Working Group.   He is on the editorial board of College and Research Libraries. He is also on the board of directors of the International Association of Scientific and Technological University Libraries (IATUL), Center for Research Libraries (CRL), and a delegate to the Science and Technology Section of the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA).

Dr. Mullins is a frequent contributor to the professional literature, speaks at national and international conferences, and consults with research libraries and universities internationally on challenges facing research communication and dissemination. He has served on NSF panels including one in 2006 recommending that data management plans be required for NSF research funding.