Beth South is the Assistant Librarian for Access and Technical Services at the Campus Library and the Archivist for Indiana University East. She earned her dual Master’s degrees in Library and Information Science, specializing in rare books, in 2012 from Indiana University and her BA in History and English from Purdue University in 2010. Her current research interests are history of the book and bookbinding, oral histories, digital archives, campus sustainability, and open educational resources (OER).
Born in Cincinnati, Beth grew up on the Indiana side of the Ohio tri-state area and now currently lives in Richmond, Indiana with her husband, two children, and two cats. She enjoys yoga and long walks, reading horror, mysteries, and thrillers, listening to podcasts, and loves going out for coffee.