James G. Neal

Who is James G. Neal?

James G. Neal is an American librarian, library administrator, and a prominent figure in American and international library associations.

Neal is widely active in national and international forums in the areas of copyright and scholarly communication. He is currently the Vice President for Information Services and University Librarian at Columbia University. At Columbia, he has focused on the development of the digital library, special collections, global resources, instructional technology, library facility construction and renovation, electronic scholarship, and fundraising programs. Before taking up his position at Columbia, he had been head of the Dean of University Libraries at Indiana University and Johns Hopkins University, and held administrative positions at Penn State's library, Notre Dame's library, and the City University of New York's library.