Dominique Couturier
Boston,MA
Summary
Collaborative leader partners with coworkers to promote engaged, empowering work culture. Documented strengths in building and maintaining relationships with diverse range of stakeholders in dynamic, fast-paced settings.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Director, Library Services
Alumni Medical Library, Boston University
05.2025 - Current
- Oversee the Head of Resource Sharing and Discovery, 5 pre-professional staff members, and student assistants
- Provide primary decision-making, fiscal oversight, and management of the Library’s annual collections budget
- Negotiate and oversee the licenses, contracts, and access to electronic subscriptions for library purchase
- Stay current on publisher and vendor resources and packages
- Add, replace, and cancel resources as appropriate using collections analysis strategy
- Conduct collections and other data analyses aimed at continually improving the quality of resources and services
- participates in University, BUMC, and library committees and working groups
- Collaborates with BU Libraries to improve efficiency, services, assessment, and collections management
- Contributes to overall library management and strategic planning
- Contribute to the profession of academic health sciences librarianship through professional service
Head of User Services
Alumni Medical Library, Boston University
01.2023 - 01.2025
- Manage access services department including circulation and course reserves
- Align access services departmental activities with library strategic plan
- Supervise three access services staff members
- Oversee and support the hiring of library student workers
- Create Leganto reading lists embedded in learning management system
- Serve on the library management council
- Assist reference department with information literacy library sessions
- Participate in acquisitions and collection development processes including analysis and decision-making
- Coordinate library assessment by identifying existing data sources and investigating gaps
Assistant Director of Library Services
MGH Institute of Health Professions
01.2022 - 01.2023
- Support faculty/student scholarship and evidence-based practice research
- Advise systematic review and literature searches using a variety of databases
- Provide support and training for faculty, students, and staff on citation managers
- Draft, implement, and evaluate library policies and procedures
- Plan orientation, information literacy instruction, and professional development workshops
- Collaborate with faculty to integrate library resources into curricula and learning management system
- Partner with the Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion office to facilitate an institute wide reading club
- Coordinate and evaluate marketing and outreach of services
- Interview, train, and supervise library graduate student workers
Reference and Instructional Librarian
Cardinal Cushing Library, Emmanuel College
01.2017 - 01.2022
- Plan, teach and assess multidisciplinary information literacy sessions
- Design and teach information literacy plan for Intro to Academic Writing program
- Provide reference services for faculty and students, both virtually and in person
- Support faculty in including library resources into college learning management system
- Outreach to faculty, administration, and student groups to co-sponsor programming and events
- Host library programs and speak at orientation and college events
- Prepare monthly and annual information literacy statistics and reports
- Hire, train and supervise library student workers
Research Services Assistant
Harvard Law School Library, Harvard University
01.2015 - 01.2017
- Provide reference and information services related to databases, the online catalog and the Internet
- Manage reference department Springshare applications and assist in navigating migration to update software
- Monitor department email and respond or refer as appropriate
- Promote and advertise department services and events
- Maintain files, records, and statistics of the reference department
Access Services Specialist
Harvard Law School Library, Harvard University
01.2013 - 01.2015
- Supervise and coordinate tasks for student workers
- Communicate circulation and interlibrary loan policies and procedures
- Process borrowing interlibrary loan requests through ILLIAD Client and OCLC
- Perform circulation duties including opening and closing the library and maintaining library equipment
- Process and coordinate access applications and privileges for visiting scholars
Librarian/Part-time
Bunker Hill Library and Learning Commons
01.2013 - 01.2014
- Implement and communicate circulation services and policies
- Assist in the selection, training and supervision of student workers and part-time staff
- Collaborate with faculty to plan Information Literacy instruction
- Provide reference services related to databases
- Collect and interpret circulation statistics, course reserves and gate count data
- Coordinate collection development projects and displays
- Serve on the committee to select and support the BHCC One Book Program
Librarian
Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development (CSDD)
01.2011 - 01.2013
- Maintained bibliography of all center publications
- Reviewed and reorganized archival procedures
- Compiled, edited, and distributed weekly news stories and articles citing CSDD research and data
Education
M.L.S. - Library and Information Science
Simmons College
Boston, MAAAS - Legal Studies
Andover College/Kaplan
South Portland, MEBA - Art History
Vermont College of Norwich University
Montpelier, VTSkills
- Experience with Apple and PC Operating Systems, Microsoft Office and Google Suite, ILLIAD Client, Evergreen, Syrup, Springshare LibApps, Subjects Plus, Canvas, D2L, Asana, and Ex-Libris
- French Language: Speak and read with relative fluency, high comprehension
- Strong interpersonal and customer service skill
Awards
Boston Library Consortium Leads Fellowship Program, Boston Library Consortium, Boston, MA 2024, BLC Leads’ combination of instruction, engagement with BLC leaders and alumni, small-group learning, and site visits over the course of six months positions mid-level library professionals to scale their leadership responsibilities or grow their leadership skills within their current position.
Community Service
Big Sister Association of Greater Boston, Mentor, Boston, MA, 2014, 2016, Mentor, Big Sister Association of Greater Boston, Boston MA 2014-2016
Affiliations
Medical Library Association
Publications
- Couturier, D. (2017, December). “ALL IN” Scavenger Hunt. Presentation at the Association of College and Research Libraries Winter Meeting / Instruction Swap, Boston, MA
- Couturier, D., & Zyldewski, D. (2018, March). Becoming an Event Planner. Poster session presented at the Northeast Regional Computing Program and EDUCAUSE Annual Conference, Providence, RI
- Couturier, D., & Williams, A. (2019, May). Getting to Know Our First-Year Students: A Pilot Assessment Program for Intro to Academic Writing. Lightning Talk at Fenway Library Organization Annual Meeting, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, MA
- Couturier, D. & Sheridan, K. (2025, April). Measuring Library Instruction Success: Utilizing Project Outcome and Exit Ticket Data on LibWizard. Lightning Talk at Medical Library Association Annual Meeting, Pittsburg, PA
COMMITTEE INVOLVEMENT
- Harvard University
- Student Outreach Committee
- Search and Discovery Working Group for Harvard Libraries
- Emmanuel College
- Co-Chair / Fenway Library Organization Information Literacy Community of Interest
- Coordinated Fenway Library Active Learning Conference (2019, May)
- MGH Institute of Health Professions
- Wellness Council
- Student Leader Awards Selection Committee
Timeline
Assistant Director, Library Services
Alumni Medical Library, Boston University
05.2025 - Current
Head of User Services
Alumni Medical Library, Boston University
01.2023 - 01.2025
Assistant Director of Library Services
MGH Institute of Health Professions
01.2022 - 01.2023
Reference and Instructional Librarian
Cardinal Cushing Library, Emmanuel College
01.2017 - 01.2022
Research Services Assistant
Harvard Law School Library, Harvard University
01.2015 - 01.2017
Access Services Specialist
Harvard Law School Library, Harvard University
01.2013 - 01.2015
Librarian/Part-time
Bunker Hill Library and Learning Commons
01.2013 - 01.2014
Librarian
Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development (CSDD)
01.2011 - 01.2013
M.L.S. - Library and Information Science
Simmons College
AAS - Legal Studies
Andover College/Kaplan
BA - Art History
Vermont College of Norwich University
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