Amanda Bugbee

 

Biography:

Amanda Bugbee is the Discovery Librarian at the University of Wyoming Libraries. In this role, she manages, configures, and coordinates the Libraries' discovery platforms to ensure access to materials and a streamlined discovery experience for users, while devising solutions that improve discovery based on observed data and analytics. Her current research interests include the integration of visual arts into library discovery services, and the relationships between knowledge organization and identity within visual culture. She also has interests in nineteenth- and twentieth-century art, and American museum history and patronage.

She holds a dual Master of Library Science with a specialization in Art Librarianship, and Master of Arts in Art History with a focus on nineteenth-century American art from Indiana University-Bloomington. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Art History, with Museum Studies and History minors from the University of Wyoming.

Outside of work, Amanda enjoys trying new recipes, walking her dogs, painting, and watching old films. She also considers herself a dissectologist.

Education:

• MLS, Library Science, Art Librarianship specialization, Indiana University-Bloomington

• MA, Art History, Indiana University-Bloomington

• BA, Art History, with minors in Museum Studies and History, University of Wyoming

Awards & Recognitions:

• Fess Fellow, Eskenazi Museum of Art, 2018-2019