Sandra Collins (librarian)
Sandra Collins | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | 16 July 1970 |
| Alma mater | University College Dublin (BSc, PhD) |
| Occupation | Academic librarian |
| Employers |
|
Sandra Collins (born 16 July 1970) is an Irish mathematician and leading academic librarian, who is the university librarian of University College Dublin, Ireland's largest university, since 2022. She was director of the National Library of Ireland from 2015.
Career
Collins attended University College Dublin, graduating with a BSc in Mathematics and Mathematical Physics in 1991, and receiving a PhD in Nonlinear Fluid Dynamics in 1996.[1]
She worked as a lecturer in mathematics at Dublin City University, with Ericsson, and as director of the Digital Repository of Ireland at the Royal Irish Academy.
She was appointed director of the National Library of Ireland in 2015, for a five-year term,[1] and agreed a second term from 2020.[2] She has been the university librarian at University College Dublin since 2022.[3]
Recognition
Collins received three Ireland eGovernment awards for collaborative digital cultural projects: 'Promoting Ireland Overseas', 'Open Source', and 'Overall Winner'.[4] She received the UCD Alumni Award in Research, Innovation and Impact in 2020.[5]
References
- ^ a b "National Library announces appointment of new Director". National Library of ireland. 25 May 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ "Minister Martin announces the re-appointment of Dr. Sandra Collins as Director of the National Library of Ireland". Government of Ireland, Department of Culture, Communications and Sport. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
- ^ "UCD appoints Dr Sandra Collins as Librarian". University College Dublin. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ "DRI sweeps the eGovernment Awards!". Digital Repository Ireland. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ "Sandra Collins: UCD Alumni Award in Research, Innovation and Impact". UCD Alumni. Retrieved 28 November 2022.