Published on November 16, 2011 at 6 p.m. by Tully Taylor  

Jaro Szurek was selected as chair of cataloging and metadata at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Library, effective Nov. 15. Previously an associate librarian at the library, Szurek will now manage all aspects of cataloging of the library’s resources and review current and new policies and procedures to verify that they are still current and up-to-date.

Szurek joined the Samford library in 2003 as the cataloging/music librarian and was promoted to associate librarian in 2010-2011. He has also taught music appreciation in Samford’s School of the Arts for eight years.

A native of Poland, Szurek received a masters of arts in musicology, which included a bachelor of arts degree, from Jagiellonian Â鶹ÊÓƵ in Krakow, Poland, and a master of science in information science from the Â鶹ÊÓƵ of Albany-State Â鶹ÊÓƵ of New York.                  

“The library and institution are both pleased and fortunate to have in this position a professional of his caliber with a proven commitment to the Samford mission and community,” said Â鶹ÊÓƵ Library Director Kimmetha Herndon.

 
Located in the Homewood suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, Samford is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Samford enrolls 6,324 students from 44 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Samford is widely recognized as having one of the most beautiful campuses in America, featuring rolling hills, meticulously maintained grounds and Georgian-Colonial architecture. Samford fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and boasts one of the highest scores in the nation for its 97% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.