John W. Collins III

Member of the Faculty of Education

Profile

John Collins is librarian of the Harvard Graduate School of Education and a member of the faculty of education. He directs the Monroe C. Gutman Library, which provides a full range of research support services to the HGSE community and maintains collections of over 200,000 volumes and thousands of electronic resources. Collins is a specialist in information technology, serves on national boards and task forces, and is a regular reviewer for several prestigious library journals. He played a key role in designing the National Library of Education and consults with the U.S. Department of Education in developing and implementing the National Education Network. Collins is also an integral part of campuswide efforts toward implementing the next generation of the Harvard On-Line Library Information System and is heavily involved with the Harvard/Google project. In 2005, he was awarded the Dean’s Outstanding Service Award in recognition of his outstanding service to the Harvard Graduate School of Education. During the 2005-2006 academic year, Collins served as the acting director of Student Affairs.

Degrees

• Ed.D., Boston University