Tim Bottorff has been the faculty Reference Librarian at the Universal Orlando Foundation Library at Rosen College since its inception in January of 2004. Among Tim's most important duties are providing research assistance, teaching library instruction classes, developing the collection, maintaining and building the library's website, and participating in a variety of service, research, and professional development activities. Tim is also the founder and manager of HOSPITALITY-LIB, an email list devoted to the field of hospitality librarianship.

Tim holds a B.A. in American Studies from Wartburg College and a Master's of Library and Information Science (MLIS) from the University of Pittsburgh. Prior to coming to UCF, Tim had worked as the Public Services Librarian at Carlow College (now University) in Pittsburgh and had served two summer internships at the National Baseball Library & Archive in Cooperstown, New York. Prior to entering the field of librarianship, Tim had worked in the hospitality industry for companies such as Applebee's and Holiday Inn.

Tim's outside interests include baseball, chess, reading, Scrabble, and word knowledge. Tim lives with his wife, Kerri (also a librarian), and two cats, Cosette and Lewis.