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Nicky Agate

Principal Librarian

University Libraries

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  • Principal Librarian
    University Libraries

BIO

Nicky Agate is Associate Dean for Academic Engagement at CMU Libraries and Editorial Director of CMU Press. Her current projects focus on open educational resources for algorithmic, media, and data literacy (POEM, funded by the Institute for Museum and Library Services until it was cancelled in April 2025); values-enacted leadership training (VELI, funded by the Mellon and William and Flora Hewlett Foundations); and academic culture reform (HuMetricsHSS, funded by the Mellon Foundation).

 

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ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Associate Dean for Academic Engagement
    Carnegie Mellon University, CMU Libraries, Pittsburgh, United States1 Jul 2023 - present
  • Editorial Director
    Carnegie Mellon University, Carnegie Mellon University Press, Pittsburgh, United States1 Jun 2024 - present
  • Assistant University Librarian for Research Data and Digital Scholarship
    University of Pennsylvania, Libraries, Philadelphia, United States13 Apr 2020 - 30 Jun 2023
  • Assistant Director, Scholarly Communication and Digital Projects
    Columbia University, Libraries, New York, United States12 Feb 2018 - 10 Apr 2020
  • Interim Director, Digital Scholarship
    Columbia University, Libraries, New York, United States1 Jul 2019 - 10 Apr 2020

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Head of Digital Initiatives
    Modern Language Association, Scholarly Communication, New York, United States3 Oct 2016 - 9 Feb 2018
  • Project Manager for Digital Initiatives
    Modern Language Association, Scholarly Communication, New York, United States1 Feb 2016 - 2 Feb 2018
  • Managing Editor, MLA Commons
    Modern Language Association, Scholarly Communication, New York, United States15 Dec 2014 - 29 Jan 2016
  • Manager, Outreach and Community
    ProQuest (United States), Research Solutions, Ann Arbor, United States3 Sep 2013 - 12 Dec 2014

DEGREES

  • PhD
    New York University, New York, United States2014
  • MA
    New York University, New York, United States2006
  • MFA
    University of Iowa, Iowa City, United States2004
  • BA (First Class Hons)
    University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom2000

LANGUAGES

  • French
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • Spanish; Castilian
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • Spanish - Latin American
    Can read, write and peer review
  • Italian
    Can read, write and peer review

CAMPUS

  • Pittsburgh

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

  • 10 Reduced Inequalities
  • 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
  • 9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
  • 4 Quality Education

AVAILABILITY

  • Collaborative projects
  • Join a web conference as a panellist or speaker
  • Membership of an advisory committee
  • Mentoring (short-term)

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