Courtney Waugh

Professional Biography

I support faculty, researchers, students, and staff to make their work openly available, helping them to make informed decisions in doing so. I work with scholars to navigate open access publishing pathways, copyright and licensing, and advise on digital scholarship projects. I am also an administrator of Western University’s Open Repository.

I have been with Western Libraries for 20 years and was previously a liaison librarian supporting social sciences.

Education

• BA, Anthropology, University of North Carolina-Greensboro
• MA, Anthropology, University of Arkansas
• MLIS, Western University

Research Interests

My research interests include openwashing and scholarly publishing, web archives, academic libraries, and critical discourse analysis.