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Anne R. Kenney
Anne R. Kenney (1950 – February 5, 2022) was an American librarian and archivist known for her work in digital preservation. Education After receiving her bachelor's degree from Duke University (cum laude), Kenney earned a master's degree in history (with distinction) from the University of Missouri-St. Louis and a master's degree in Library and information science, library science from the University of Missouri.“Anne R. Kenney wins 2014 Hugh C. Atkinson Memorial Award,” ALA website, February 11, 2014, http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2014/02/anne-r-kenney-wins-2014-hugh-c-atkinson-memorial-award (accessed 3 August 2014) Professional work Kenney worked at Cornell University Library from 1987. She served as an associate director for the Department of Preservation and Conservation; associate university librarian for instruction, research and information services; interim university library and, beginning in April 2008, university librarian.Anne R. Kenney, Cornell U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Librarian
A librarian is a person who works professionally in a library providing access to information, and sometimes social or technical programming, or instruction on information literacy to users. The role of the librarian has changed much over time, with the past century in particular bringing many new media and technologies into play. From the earliest libraries in the ancient world to the modern information hub, there have been keepers and disseminators of the information held in data stores. Roles and responsibilities vary widely depending on the type of library, the specialty of the librarian, and the functions needed to maintain collections and make them available to its users. Education for librarianship has changed over time to reflect changing roles. History The ancient world The Sumerians were the first to train clerks to keep records of accounts. ''"Masters of the books"'' or "keepers of the tablets" were scribes or priests who were trained to handle the vast amount and c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
