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Barbara J. Ford is an American librarian who served as president of the American Library Association from 1997 to 1998.[1] Illinois Wesleyan University , a master's degree in International Relations from Tufts University and a master's degree in library science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign .[2]
Career
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Ford served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Panama and Nicaragua.[3]
Her professional positions include assistant commissioner for central library services at the Chicago Public Library ; executive director of the Virginia Commonwealth University libraries; and associate library director at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas . She has also served in several positions at the University of Illinois at Chicago .[4]
Ford was Director of Mortenson Center for International Library Programs at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign libraries from 2003 to 2014.[5]
Ford served as an elected member of the Governing Board of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions from 2005 to 2009.[4] UNESCO from 2011 to 2013.
American Library Association
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Ford's ALA Presidential theme was『Libraries: Global Reach – Local Touch』during 1997–1998.[6] Libraries: Global Reach Local Touch, that included her inaugural speech.[7] [8]
Ford was president of the Association of College and Research Libraries from 1990 to 1991.[4]
Awards and honors
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The American Librarian Association recognized Barbara Ford's many contributions to the library community by including her in its ALA Legacy Society Honor Roll.[3]
Ford was the inaugural speaker for the Jean E. Coleman Library Outreach Lecture in 2000.[9]
She received the John Ames Humphry/OCLC/Forest Press Award for significant contribution to international librarianship.[10]
In 2016, the Illinois Library Association recognized her as an Illinois Library Luminary for her dedication to the field.[11]
She received the Sheth Distinguished Faculty Award for International Achievement, from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign recognizing her work in teaching, research, and public service in the international arena.[12]
Selected publications
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Ford, Barbara J. (2011). "Global Perspectives on Public Libraries". In McCook, Kathleen de la Peña (ed.). Introduction to Public Librarianship ISBN 9781555706975
Ford, Barbara J. (2008). "LIS Professionals in a Global Society". In Haycock, Ken; Sheldon, Brooke E. (eds.). The Portable MLIS: Insights from the Experts . Westport, Connecticut: Libraries Unlimited. pp. 195–203. ISBN 9781591585473
Ford, Barbara J.; Schnuer, Susan (2008). "A Global Leadership Context for Librarians". Thinking Outside the Borders: Library Leadership in a World Community OCLC 298435615 .
Ford, Barbara J.; Schnuer, Susan; Johnson, Debra Wilcox (2007). "Developing an International Library Leadership Institute: Thinking Outside the Borders". In Ritchie, Ann; Walker, Clare (eds.). Continuing Professional Development: Pathways to Leadership in the Library and Information World (1st ed.). München, Germany: K. G. Saur. pp. 40–56. ISBN 9783598220340
Ford, Barbara J. (2005). "Librarians: Our Reach Is Global and Our Touch Is Local". In Horrocks, Norman (ed.). Perspectives, Insights & Priorities: 17 Leaders Speak Freely of Librarianship . Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. pp. 49–54. ISBN 9780810853553
Ford, Barbara J. (2004). "Global Perspectives on Public Libraries". In McCook, Kathleen de la Peña (ed.). Introduction to Public Librarianship . New York: Neal-Schuman. pp. 265–291. ISBN 9781555704759 [13]
References
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^ a b "Barbara Ford" . ALA Legacy Society Honor Roll . American Library Association. August 21, 2008. Retrieved March 17, 2016 .
^ a b c McCook, Kathleen de la Peña (2011). Introduction to Public Librarianship ISBN 978-1555706975
^ "Barbara Ford" . Library - People . University Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Retrieved March 17, 2016 .
^ "Barbara J. Ford Papers, 1994-1999" . ALA Archives . University of Illinois Archives. 2004. Retrieved January 5, 2024 .
^ McCook, Kathleen de la Peña ; Ford, Barbara J.; Lippincott, Kate, eds. (1998). Libraries: Global Reach, Local Touch ISBN 9780838907382 OCLC 38856035 .
^ Chu, Clara M.; Ford, Barbara J.; Raju, Jaya (2019). "Revisiting 'Libraries: Global Reach, Local Touch' with Barbara J. Ford: Insights for Academic and Research Libraries" . College & Research Libraries News . 80 5 ): 289–292. doi :10.5860/crln.80.5.289
^ Ford, Barbara J. (2000). "Libraries, Literacy, Outreach and the Digital Divide" . American Library Association . Retrieved January 5, 2024 .
^ "Barbara Ford Wins John Ames Humphry/OCLC/Forest Press Award". International Leads . 22 1 ): 5. 2008.
^ "Illinois Library Luminary Honorees" . Illinois Library Association . 2023. Retrieved January 5, 2024 .
^ "Barbara Ford". American Libraries . Vol. 42, no. 5–6. Chicago, Illinois: American Library Association. May–June 2011. p. 76.
^ "Ms. Barbara J Ford" . University of Illinois College of LAS . 2014. Archived from the original on September 18, 2016. Retrieved January 5, 2024 .
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