COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
Alphabetical subject files documenting activities as Carl A. Kroch Cornell University Librarian relating to all aspects of administration. Includes files relating to various digital initiatives, the opening of the Libe Cafe, the addition to Mann Library and renovations to many of the existing libraries and the building of a off-site high-density warehouse. Also, files documenting her professional involvement in organizations such as the executive board of the Association of Research Libraries, the Digital Library Federation Steering Committee and as a member of the board of the Research Libraries Group.
Dates
- 1996-2006.
Creator
- Thomas, Sarah (Sarah E.) (Person)
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Sarah Thomas came to Cornell in 1996 from the Library of Congress, where she held positions overseeing the library's public services, special collections and cataloging directorate. She was the Carl A. Kroch Cornell University Librarian and Under Thomas' leadership, the library continued to build its rare and special collections and embraced the digital age, developing a suite of online services and offering 24-hour worldwide access to a rich array of online journals and other electronic media. Thomas was the principal force behind Project Euclid, a Mellon Foundation-funded initiative to support the cost-effective online dissemination of mathematics and statistics journals. While at Cornell she served on the executive board of the Association of Research Libraries for six years and was its president in 2004-05. She also chaired the Digital Library Federation Steering Committee and was a member of the board of the Research Libraries Group.
Extent
23.1 cubic feet. (23.1 cubic feet.)
Abstract
Alphabetical subject files documenting activities as Carl A. Kroch Cornell University Librarian relating to all aspects of administration.
Physical Description
Correspondence, Printed Materials, Research Materials
General
- Contact Information:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524 rareref@cornell.edu http://rmc.library.cornell.edu
- Compiled by:
- Rachel Brill
- Date completed:
- August 2007
- EAD encoding:
- Evan Fay Earle, August 2007
- Date modified:
- Marcie Farwell, May 2018
- Academic libraries -- New York (State) -- Ithaca -- Administration.
- Association of Research Libraries
- Digital Library Federation,. Steering Committee
- Library administrators -- New York (State) -- Ithaca.
- Library architecture -- New York (State) -- Ithaca.
- Library buildings -- New York (State) -- Ithaca.
- Project Euclid
- Research Libraries Group
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Compiled by Rachel Brill
- Date
- August 2007
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)
rareref@cornell.edu