Dr. Sarah Mort Cron, head of access services at the University of Northern Iowa's Rod Library, has been named director of Kent Library and dean of academic information services at the school.

Cron will start her new job at Southeast Missouri State University July 13. She replaces Dr. James Zink, who recently retired.

Prior to her service at the University of Northern Iowa, she was an assistant professor at the Graduate Library School at the University of Arizona.

She also has been a lecturer at Indiana University's School of Library and Information Science. She previously was head of media services and audiovisuals librarian at Southwest Missouri State University.

She holds a doctorate and a specialist's degree, both in library and information science, from Indiana University. She has a master's degree in library science and a bachelor's degree in English, both from the University of Iowa.

Southeast officials said Cron will help direct development of the Kent Library information system in conjunction with telecommunications-based delivery of educational services as part of Missouri's plan for a statewide virtual library.