Victoria Thur serves as Interim Dean of University Libraries and Associate Dean for Special Collections, Archives, and Distinctive Collections at Florida Atlantic University. A rare book librarian and certified archivist, she brings more than 24 years of experience with Florida Atlantic Libraries, including extensive leadership and expertise in Special Collections. She joined the Special Collections team in 2009.

As Interim Dean, Thur oversees a library system that serves the university's teaching, learning, and research missions through collections totaling approximately 3.7 million items and extensive digital resources, including access to more than 200,000 journals and over 500 research databases. She also manages collaborative contractual relationships that support Florida Atlantic Library services at the university's Broward campuses in Dania Beach, Davie, and Fort Lauderdale, as well as shared library services with Palm Beach State College at the Boca Raton campus.

In her role as Associate Dean, Thur leads the stewardship and development of the University's distinctive collections, including the Marvin & Sybil Weiner Spirit of America Collection, the Arthur & Mata Jaffe Center for Book Arts, the Recorded Sound Archives, and the University Archives. Under her leadership, these collections support teaching, research, exhibitions, and public engagement, connecting students, faculty, scholars, and the broader community with rare and unique primary source materials spanning more than five centuries.

Through her commitment to access, preservation, and innovation, Thur has helped strengthen the libraries' role as a center for discovery, scholarship, and community engagement.

• CA (2023) Certified Archivist, American Certified Archivists
• MLS (2008) Library and Information Studies, University of South Florida
• MA (2006) History, Florida Atlantic University
• BA (2000) History, Florida Atlantic University

• Co-director with Dr. Adrian Finucane, Grant EH-281241-21, “The Revolution in Books” National Endowment for the Humanities $ 141,929.00 2021-2022 

• Thur, V. (2009). “War, Law, and the Librarian: The Creation, Precedence, and Passage of the USA PATRIOT Act and Its Effects on Libraries,” Journal of Access Services, 6: 4, 437-445. DOI: 10.1080/15367960903098838    

Material Culture, Print Culture, Book History, Rare Books