Liz has a long career in leadership in university and national libraries, most recently as Chief Librarian of the British Library. 

Immediately prior to this, she served as Director of Student and Library Services at Teesside University and also has experience in a number of university settings including the University of Salford, the University of East London and London South Bank University. Liz was also a Governor of the University of Portsmouth from 2020-2025

Liz is a past chair and trustee of SCONUL (Society of College, National and University Libraries – the professional association for academic and research libraries in the UK and Ireland) and is a fellow of CILIP, the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (FCLIP).  She is a current Trustee of CILIP.  A Visiting Professor in the Department of Computer and Information Sciences at the University of Strathclyde Liz is  Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA) and an Editorial Board member of the New Review of Academic Librarianship.

Liz is an honorary professor in Teesside University and has developed her learning and teaching expertise to Principal Fellow level through the UK’s Higher Education Academy pathway (PFHEA).