Judith C. Russell

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name = Judith C. Russell


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birth_date = December 31
birth_place = West Point, NY
nationality = American
field = Library Science
work_institutions = University of Florida
alma_mater = Catholic University of America
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known_for = Being the Dean of the George A. Smathers Library System at the University of Florida; Being the first woman and the second librarian Superintendent of Documents [ [http://www.ala.org/ala/alonline/currentnews/newsarchive/2003/january2003/judithcrussell.cfm "Judith C. Russell Becomes First Female Superintendent of Documents"] ]
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Judith C. Russell (born 1944 [cite LAF|id=no2006-50579] ) is the current Dean of University Libraries at the University of Florida. She is the first Dean of the University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries, with the position elevated to the Dean rank from a directorship to reflect the increased importance of the libraries and information for the University of Florida. [ [http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/news2/dean.html "New Dean of Libraries Begins Tenure May 1st"] ] She has held this position since May 2007. [http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/admin/giving/Newsletters/Spring2007ChapOne.pdf]

uperintendent of Documents at the U.S. Government Printing Office

Prior to her position at the University of Florida, Russell served as the 22nd Superintendent of Documents at the U.S. Government Printing Office from 2003-2007 [ [http://www.gpo.gov/su_docs/fdlp/pubs/proceedings/06fall/russell-recog-of-service.pdf "Judy Russell – Recognition of Service October 2006"] ] . It was her responsibility to provide public access to Government information published by the U.S. Congress, Federal agencies and the Federal courts. [http://www.gpoaccess.gov/jrussell.html] Through her efforts as the Superintendent of Documents, GPO Access was created. [ [http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2006/09/superintendent_.html "Superintendent of Documents, Judy Russell, to Retire Early in 2007"] ; [http://freegovinfo.info/node/631 "Superintendent of Documents Russell to retire"] ; and [http://www.gpoaccess.gov/about/speeches/index.html "Speeches of the Superintendent of Documents, Judith Russell"] ] She was responsible for a staff of 220 employees with an annual budget of $70 million dollars. From 1998-2003 she served as the deputy director for the U. S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS).

Education

*Bachelor's degree from the Dunbarton College of the Holy Cross
*Master's degree in library science from Catholic University of America

Publications

* "Meeting the Information Needs of the American People: Past Actions and Future Initiatives" [http://www.nclis.gov/about/MeetingtheInformationNeedsoftheAmericanPeople-NCLISFinalReport.pdf]

References

External links

* [http://www.gpoaccess.gov/jrussell.html Judith Russell's Bio with the US U.S. Government Printing Office]
* [http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/admin/giving/Newsletters/Spring2007ChapOne.pdf Russell named Dean at UF]
* [http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/dean.html A Message From Our Dean]
*worldcat id|id=lccn-no2006-50579