Sarah Sussman

Bio

I am the Assistant University Librarian for Collections and Public Services in the Humanities, Area Studies, and Social Sciences, responsible for strategic management of the following units of Stanford University Libraries: Humanities and Area Studies Resource Group, Social Science Resource Group, as well as the following branch libraries: Bowes Art and Architecture Library, Braun Music Library and ARS, Cubberley Education Library, and the East Asian Library. I also curate the rare and unique French and Francophone materials in special collections . I have been Stanford Libraries' Curator of French and Italian since 2002, when I finished my PhD in History (Modern Europe/France/Jewish History) at Stanford. From 2011-2026, I served as head of the Humanities and Area Studies resource unit, promoting the fabulous collections and expertise of my colleagues in these areas of study.

Current Role at Stanford

I am the Assistant University Librarian for Collections and Public Services in the Humanities, Area Studies, and Social Sciences, responsible for strategic management of the following units of Stanford University Libraries: Humanities and Area Studies Resource Group, Social Science Resource Group, as well as the following branch libraries: Bowes Art and Architecture Library, Braun Music Library and ARS, Cubberley Education Library, and the East Asian Library. I also develop and maintain Stanford University Libraries’ collections of current, rare, and antiquarian materials in all formats in French and about France and its empire

Education & Certifications

• PhD, Stanford University, European History (2002)
• MLS, Simmons College Graduate School of Library and Information Science, Library science and archives (1996)
• BA, UC Santa Cruz, History (1994)