Library Leadership Team

Nicola Wright, Director of Library Services

Nicola joined LSE in 2008 from Imperial College London where she led the development of the UK Research Reserve project. In March 2015 Nicola was appointed Director of Library Services.

Nicola’s career has focused on leading change in libraries in order to meet the demands of a digital environment.

Nicola has extensive experience in library management gained during a varied career in the higher education and heritage sectors, with roles at the British Library, SOAS and Imperial College London.

Nicola has contributed to a number of national and international initiatives in support of evolving the role of research libraries. She currently sits on the Board of Research Libraries UK and is Deputy Chair of the UK Committee for the UNESCO Memory of the World Programme.

Martin Reid, Head of Academic Services

Martin joined the Library as Head of Academic Services in May 2012. His team is responsible for teaching and research support and includes activities such as collection development, academic liaison, information skills training and enquiry services.

Martin has a particular interest in intellectual property and scholarly communication.

Martin studied Modern History at Wadham College, Oxford before training as a librarian at Loughborough University. He has worked in academic libraries throughout his career, first at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies and then at UCL, where he was Law Librarian and manager of the Social Science and Arts & Humanities team of subject librarians.

Anna Grigson, Head of Collection Services

Anna joined the Library as Head of Collection Services Group in December 2012. Her department is responsible for acquisition, cataloguing and preservation of both print and online resources.

Anna has a strong interest in developments in ebooks for academic libraries and has published in this area.

Anna trained as a librarian at the University of Sheffield. She began her professional career at the Music Library at KCL, moving on to focus on developing eresource collections, first at the University of Westminster and then Royal Holloway.

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