NCSU Libraries Focus Online

Volume 27 number 1 - Fall 2006

Tito Sierra Named Mover and Shaker

By Anna Dahlstein, External Relations

Tito Sierra, the NCSU Libraries' digital technologies development librarian, was named one of the 2006 "Movers & Shakers who are transforming libraries for the future" by Library Journal, which described him as a "dot-com guru." Sierra joined the NCSU Libraries in January 2004 after capping off several years of experience at Amazon.com. He has applied his skills toward numerous digital initiatives at the NCSU Libraries, including Quick Search, the Libraries' customized Web site search engine, and its revolutionary new online catalog.

Sierra was selected to participate in the Minnesota Institute for Early Career Librarians from Traditionally Underrepresented Groups, held in July 2006. The institute combines training in leadership and organizational behavior while developing practical skills in key areas for academic librarians. In 2005 he was awarded a Digital Library Federation (DLF) Forum Fellowship for Librarians New to the Profession to defray the costs of attending the DLF's Spring Forum. Only five information professionals are selected each year for the prestigious fellowship. At the forum, Sierra co-presented "In Search of the Single Search Box: Building a 'First-step' Library Search Tool."

Sierra holds a B.A. in government from Harvard University and an M.S. in information management from Syracuse University. At Syracuse, he received the Master's Prize in information management.