Carrie Forbes

Biography

Carrie Forbes, PhD, MLS, professor and associate dean, oversees the University of Denver Libraries' public services including research support, instruction, outreach/programming, and borrowing and lending services. She has worked as an academic librarian for 20 years and has published several articles and edited volumes on the changing nature of public services in libraries. She coedited Rethinking Reference for Academic Libraries: Innovative Developments and Future Trends, published by Roman & Littlefield in 2014 and Successful Campus Outreach for Academic Libraries: Building Community Through Collaboration also published by Roman & Littlefield in 2018. Other recent publications include a coauthored chapter in Academic Librarianship Today on research and instruction service models in libraries and an edited volume, Academic Library Services for Graduate Students Supporting Future Academics and Professionals, published by Libraries Unlimited in 2020.