Armand Doucette has been appointed to the position of Associate Director for Information Technology and Digital Development at the MIT Libraries. In this position he will play an essential role in shaping the future of the Libraries’ digital environment–leading the Libraries’ technology strategy, and managing IT development in support of the Libraries’ initiatives and priorities.

Doucette comes to the Libraries from the MIT Sloan School where he was the Executive Director of Technology Services for 9 years. Among his many achievements at Sloan were the development of the MySloan intranet portal, the outfitting of the new Sloan building classrooms with robust technology in support of in-classroom and distance teaching and learning, and the development and growth of a professional and diverse staff. He also served on the Institute’s Information Technology Governance Council where he provided thoughtful input and advice on information technology issues.

“Armand is a proven manager and leader. At Sloan he provided oversight and direction to a diverse set of technology services including applications development, enterprise services, operations infrastructure, desktop and classroom support, and consulting and project management. These skills are well suited to help lead the MIT Libraries, and further develop the technology resources and services that MIT students, faculty and researchers require,” said Steve Gass, Interim Director of MIT Libraries. Doucette will begin his appointment July 1, 2014.