Harish Maringanti

Harish Maringanti is Associate Dean for IT and Digital Library Services at the J. Willard Marriott Library. He is responsible for advancing the library’s technology initiatives, including strategy, policies, compliance, business processes, and infrastructure. Previously, he served in various roles at Kansas State University Libraries, where he led several technology initiatives. He holds an MS in computing and information sciences and a graduate certificate in organizational leadership from Kansas State University, in addition to a BE from Osmania University, India. Harish is the lead Principal Investigator on an Institute of Museum and Library Services grant. He has also received grants from the Office of Vice President for Research at the University of Utah. While at Kansas State, he was the lead technical architect on a Targeted Excellence grant from the K-State Office of the Provost. His research has appeared in journals including the Journal of Agricultural and Food Information, Proceedings of TDWG, and Proceedings of the 2016 ACM on SIGUCCS Annual Conference.