Melissa Brooks

Melissa Brooks serves as Associate Professor and Head of Technical Services at the University Libraries, University of Southern Mississippi, with her office in Cook Library (LIB) 210FF, Hattiesburg. Her prior roles include Metadata/Discovery Librarian at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (2019-2021), Head of Metadata and Data Services at West Virginia University Libraries (2013-2019), and Cataloging Librarian at Morehead State University (2009-2013).

Education:

• MBA, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2021
• MSLS, University of Kentucky, 2007

Her expertise centers on Academic Libraries, Technical Services Librarianship, and Library Leadership and Management. Ms. Brooks specializes in metadata management, cataloging systems, and discovery infrastructure within academic libraries, with demonstrated leadership in optimizing technical operations for resource organization and access. Her work bridges library science with administrative strategy to enhance institutional information services.