Catherine Mitchell oversees the strategic planning and operational management of the Access & Publishing Group at the CDL, focused primarily on the creation of innovative, open access publication and distribution services for the University of California academic community through the development of advanced technologies and creative partnerships.. Her experience in scholarly publishing includes time spent on the other side of the academic house as a scholar of nineteenth-century British literature. Prior to becoming Director of Access and Publishing in 2011, Catherine served as Director of the Publishing Group, 2007-2011.