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Barbara J. Ford
Ford in 2014
President of the American Library Association
In office
1997–1998
Preceded byMary R. Somerville
Succeeded byAnn K. Symons
Personal details
NationalityAmerican
Education
OccupationLibrarian

Barbara J. Ford is an American librarian who served as president of the American Library Association from 1997 to 1998.[1] She earned a bachelor's degree from 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] She served as a member of the U.S. National Commission for 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] She edited a volume, 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 (2nd ed.). New York: Neal-Schuman. pp. 312–337. 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. Urbana-Champaign, Illinois: Mortenson Center for International Library Programs at the University of Illinois. pp. 8–16. 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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  1. ^ "ALA's Past Presidents". American Library Association. November 20, 2007. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
  2. ^ "2012 CALA Distinguished Service Award". Chinese American Library Association. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Barbara Ford". ALA Legacy Society Honor Roll. American Library Association. August 21, 2008. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
  4. ^ a b c McCook, Kathleen de la Peña (2011). Introduction to Public Librarianship (2nd ed.). New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers. pp. 522–523. ISBN 978-1555706975.
  5. ^ "Barbara Ford". Library - People. University Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
  6. ^ "Barbara J. Ford Papers, 1994-1999". ALA Archives. University of Illinois Archives. 2004. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  7. ^ McCook, Kathleen de la Peña; Ford, Barbara J.; Lippincott, Kate, eds. (1998). Libraries: Global Reach, Local Touch. Chicago, Illinois: American Library Association. ISBN 9780838907382. OCLC 38856035.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ Ford, Barbara J. (2000). "Libraries, Literacy, Outreach and the Digital Divide". American Library Association. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  10. ^ "Barbara Ford Wins John Ames Humphry/OCLC/Forest Press Award". International Leads. 22 (1): 5. 2008.
  11. ^ "Illinois Library Luminary Honorees". Illinois Library Association. 2023. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  12. ^ "Barbara Ford". American Libraries. Vol. 42, no. 5–6. Chicago, Illinois: American Library Association. May–June 2011. p. 76.
  13. ^ "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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