Clement Walker Andrews (January 13, 1858 – November 20, 1930) was an American librarian. Andrews graduated from

Harvard University Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher le ...

in 1880 and served as an instructor in chemistry at the

Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private land-grant research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Established in 1861, MIT has played a key role in the development of modern technology and science, and is one of the ...

from 1883-1892. He served as librarian at the Institute from 1889 to 1895. Andrews served as the first librarian of

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from 1895 until his retirement in 1928. His contributions to the profession of Library Science include the introduction of catalog card exchanges between libraries and printed lists of current periodicals. Andrews served as president of the

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from 1906 to 1907 and as President of the American Library Institute from 1922-1924.

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American librarians 1858 births 1930 deaths Harvard University alumni Massachusetts Institute of Technology School of Science faculty People from Boston {{library-bio-stub

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