Dr. Devan Ray Donaldson is an Associate Professor of Information Science in the Department of Information and Library Science (ILS) in the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering at Indiana University, Bloomington, where he directs the Master of Library Science Program and specializations in Archives and Records Management and Digital Curation. Donaldson is also Affiliated Faculty with the Data to Insight Center (D2I) at Indiana University. His research interests include: digital preservation, digital repositories, research data management, trust, and security. His research has been funded by the University of Michigan, Indiana University, the Regenstrief Institute, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and the United States Department of Energy.

He holds a Ph.D. in Information from the University of Michigan, a M.S. in Library Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a B.A. in History from the College of William and Mary in Virginia. In 2005, he studied abroad at Oxford University, Hertford College.

He has been a Bill and Melinda Gates Millennium Scholar (2002-2015), a Horace H. Rackham Merit Fellow (2008-2015), an Edward Alexander Bouchet Graduate Honor Society Member since 2012, and a Research Data Alliance (RDA) US Data Share Fellow (2015-2016). Donaldson is a recipient of the 2017-2018 Indiana University Trustees Teaching Award.

Donaldson serves on the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Task Force for the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering. He also serves on the Curriculum Committee, Graduate Programs Committee and the ILS Colloquium Committee for the Department of Information and Library Science. He is co-founder and co-chair of the Research Data Alliance (RDA) Early Career and Engagement Interest Group (ECEIG) and co-chair of the Repository Platforms for Research Data Interest Group (RPRDIG). Donaldson served on the Biomedical Informatics, Library and Data Science (BILDS) Review Committee for the National Library of Medicine (2018-2021).

On his personal time, Dr. Donaldson enjoys attending church, singing, dancing, bowling, attending sports events and concerts as well as visiting with family and friends.