Ross Atkinson
Encyclopedia
Ross W. Atkinson was an American
librarian
and scholar.
Atkinson worked at Northwestern University
from 1977 until 1983 when he left to become an assistant university librarian for collection development at the University of Iowa
. In 1988, he moved to Cornell University
where he was an associate librarian for collections until his death.
Atkinson was named the 2003 Academic/Research Librarian of the Year by the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), a division of the American Library Association
(ALA). The "Ross Atkinson Lifetime Achievement Award" was established in 2007 by the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services
(ALCTS), another division of the ALA.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
librarian
Librarian
A librarian is an information professional trained in library and information science, which is the organization and management of information services or materials for those with information needs...
and scholar.
Atkinson worked at Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
from 1977 until 1983 when he left to become an assistant university librarian for collection development at the University of Iowa
University of Iowa
The University of Iowa is a public state-supported research university located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It is the oldest public university in the state. The university is organized into eleven colleges granting undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees...
. In 1988, he moved to Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
where he was an associate librarian for collections until his death.
Atkinson was named the 2003 Academic/Research Librarian of the Year by the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), a division of the American Library Association
American Library Association
The American Library Association is a non-profit organization based in the United States that promotes libraries and library education internationally. It is the oldest and largest library association in the world, with more than 62,000 members....
(ALA). The "Ross Atkinson Lifetime Achievement Award" was established in 2007 by the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services
Association for Library Collections and Technical Services
The Association for Library Collections and Technical Services is a division of the American Library Association . This division strives to be the premier authority within librarianship in the areas of technical services , collection management and development, and preservation and reformatting...
(ALCTS), another division of the ALA.
Literature
- Alan, Robert; MacEwan, Bonnie (2005), Community, Collaboration, and Collections: The Writings of Ross Atkinson, ISBN 978-0-8389-8361-4