Open AccessRevisiting “Libraries: Global reach, local touch” with Barbara J. Ford: Insights for academic and research libraries
Author(s) -
Clara M. Chu,
Bárbara J. Ford,
Jaya Raju
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
college and research libraries news
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.281
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 2150-6698
pISSN - 0099-0086
DOI - 10.5860/crln.80.5.289
Subject(s) - curiosity , conversation , theme (computing) , sociology , media studies , presidential system , column (typography) , library science , psychology , political science , world wide web , computer science , social psychology , telecommunications , communication , law , frame (networking) , politics
For the past three years, Barbara J. Ford has served as inaugural coeditor of this International Insights column. As she steps away from this role, it is fitting to revisit her ALA Presidential (1997–98) theme “Libraries: Global reach, local touch” and ask her to reflect, 20 years later, on what it means for academic and research libraries. In a recent conversation, Ford provided an arc of her career that was shaped by the experiences of childhood, a curiosity to learn about others and the world beyond her hometown, and a commitment to social change through librarianship.