Biography

Ewa Barczyk was appointed Interim Director of the UWM Libraries in August, 2003. Prior to this recent appointment, she was the associate director of UWM Libraries for the past five years. Ms. Barczyk has worked in various positions at UWM's Libraries since 1985. Before coming to UWM, she worked as adult reference librarian at the Shorewood Public Library, and in the libraries of Yale University.

In her current position she is responsible for overseeing all the UWM libraries and providing services and resources to meet the curricular and research needs of the campus. Ewa Barczyk is an active promoter of library services, resource sharing, and copyright and licensing issues through campus and community contacts, and her work with local, state and national professional organizations. She is involved with the American Library Association, is an officer of the statewide academic library association, Wisconsin Association of Academic Librarians, and is chair of the UW-Milwaukee campus chapter of WWHEL.

Ms. Barczyk's degrees include M.L.S., Southern Connecticut State University, and M.A., University of Kansas, Slavic and Soviet Area Studies. Her undergraduate degree is in psychology from Loyola University, Chicago.