Susan Foran

Head of Cataloging & Metadata
Collection & Resource Management
Subject Contacts
- Anthropology
Education
- Master of Library and Information Science, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
- Master of Arts, Popular Culture. Bowling Green State University
- Bachelor of Arts, Anthropology. Oakland University
Research Interests
- Cataloging and metadata
- Collection development and management
- Information discovery systems
Selected Presentations
- Weeding the Stacks at UW-Milwaukee. Upper Midwest Users Group, Coralville, Iowa. (October, 2018)
- Collocating the Collective: Third Party Database Remediation in an Alma Consortium. Co-presenter with Michael Cohen (UW-Madison). ELUNA Conference, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (May, 2016)
- RDA: A Discussion of Integration and Transition. Wisconsin Association of Academic Librarians conference, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. (April, 2012)
- RDA: A Panel Discussion. CUWL Annual Conference, Madison, Wisconsin. (June, 2012)
- Shelf Ready Acquisition Roundtable. CUWL Annual Conference, Madison, Wisconsin. (June, 2011)
- How Do I Manage Series Authorities Now That LC Does Not? Panel Discussion. Wisconsin Library Association Conference, Green Bay, Wisconsin. (October, 2007)
Professional Memberships
- American Library Association
- Association of College and Research Libraries
- Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures
- Wisconsin Association of Academic Librarians
- Wisconsin Library Association