Cory Lampert (University Libraries) recently was elected to a two-year term on the Mountain West Digital Library (MWDL) Governing Board. MWDL is a collaborative of libraries, museums, and archives that provides a regional search portal for public access to the members’ digital collections. The board is charged in its first year to create and adopt bylaws, review member dues, approve MWDL operating budget, and set priorities and directions for MWDL. Lampert, head of Digital Collections in University Libraries, manages several collaborative digital initiatives, including conceptualizing, writing, and implementing grant-funded digitization projects to increase access to unique library materials.