Miri Appel has a B.A. degree and an M.A. degree in Information Studies from Bar Ilan University. She worked for 22 years at Bar Ilan University where she served as the manager of the French library and the Psychology library. For the past 11 years Miri served as the chief-manager of the central library of Reichman University. During her years of work, she took part in leading various academic projects and promoted the transition of academic libraries to digital contents. Today, Miri is the administrative deputy of the head of the Israel Center for Addiction and Mental Health in the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.