Rossana Morriello

She is tenure track assistant professor of Library and Information Science at the University of Florence, Italy. She holds a PhD in Book and Documentation Studies from the University of Rome Sapienza, a master’s degree in Library and Information Science from the University of Venice Ca’ Foscari and a masters’ degree in English and French Literature from the University of Turin. She has worked for many years as a digital resources librarian at the University of Venice Ca’Foscari, and as a research support librarian at Polytechnic
University of Turin. She is chair of the Observatory on Libraries and Sustainable Development of the Italian Library Association (AIB), member of IFLA Environment Sustainability and Libraries Section (ENSULIB), and EBLIDA Expert Group European Libraries and Sustainable Development Implementation and Assessment (ELSIA). She is the author of over 150 publications in peer-reviewed national and international journals, chapters in books, conference proceedings and book publications. She serves on the editorial board of Italian LIS journals “Biblioteche oggi”, “Biblioteche oggi Trends”, “DigiCult – Scientific Journal on Digital Cultures”, and the American journal “Against the Grain”, and on the scientific committee of AIB Publishing. Her main research interests focus on digital and data librarianship, scholarly communication, sustainable development and DEI in libraries and culture.