Diane Mayo

Diane Mayo is vice president of Information Partners, Inc., a library management and technology consulting firm that specializes in assisting libraries with planning and implementing a wide range of technologies, identifying appropriate staffing levels, and developing needed competencies to use technology well in the delivery of services. She is a professional librarian, with more than twenty years experience in the field of library automation, who speaks frequently on managing technology and technology-enhanced services in public libraries.

In addition to her consulting work, Diane has managed both technical services and public services operations in multi-branch public libraries as well as worked for a vendor of automated library systems. She is the author of three of PLA'smanagement guides:, Managing for Results: Effective Resource Allocation in Public Libraries; Staffing for Results: A Guide to Working Smarter; and PLA's newest entry in the Results series, Technology for Results: Developing Service-based Plans.