Simmons College

Adriene Lim is currently the Associate University Librarian at Portland State University, where she provides leadership related to overall library planning and management. She also oversees library computing and digital initiatives, including technology planning, policymaking, and systems implementation and management, collaborating with the campus's technology division and others to improve services for the campus community. Prior to joining Portland State in 2005, she served as the Digital Library Services Team Leader at Wayne State University in Detroit and as the Systems Librarian and Head of Database Management for the Detroit Area Library Network (DALNET). Adriene holds an M.L.I.S. and a Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts, both summa cum laude, from Wayne State University. She has published and presented at national, state, and local levels, and has been active in the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) and the Library and Information Technology Association (LITA) divisions of ALA. In addition to winning several community and collaboration awards over the years, she received the Loleta D. Fyan Award for creative library service from the Michigan Library Association in 2004, and the Butler Award for exceptional library service from Portland State University in 2007.