About the Editors

Brian Vetruba (he/him; lgbtq+) is European Studies Librarian at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, where he also is the liaison subject librarian for Jewish Studies and Linguistics. As part of a librarian exchange between the University of Minnesota and the University of Chicago, he serves as the librarian for Germanic Literature and Scandinavian Studies for the University of Chicago Library. He has 20+ years of experience as an academic librarian, having previously worked at Washington University in St. Louis as the subject librarian for Germanic Studies and Comparative Literature. He has served in a number of leadership roles in library and scholarly organizations, including Chair of European Studies Section (ESS), 2022–2023; Chair of German-North American Resources Partnership, 2015–2020; and Chair of the Advisory Committee on the MLA International Bibliography, 2011–2012. He holds a Master of Information Studies (MISt) from the University of Toronto, along with an MA in German Literature and Culture and an MA in West European Studies from Indiana University.

Heidi Madden is the Librarian for Western European and Medieval Renaissance Studies, and serves as the Head of International & Area Studies at Duke University Libraries. She also holds an appointment as Adjunct Professor in the Department of German Studies at Duke. She earned her MLS at North Carolina Central University (NCCU), and a PhD in Comparative Literature from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH).  She develops collections of materials from and about Europe, and provides research services and library instruction. Heidi is active in the European Studies Section (ESS) of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL).

About the Map Designer

Ryan Denniston is the librarian for political science, public policy, and sociology for Duke University.  He received a doctorate in sociology and a bachelor’s degree in political science and sociology, both from Duke.