Sarah Thomas (librarian)

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Sarah E. Thomas is an internationally-known university librarian. She has held the office of Bodley's Librarian and Director of University Library Services at the University of Oxford since February 2007. In this position, she is responsible for the operation of the largest university library in the United Kingdom, and one of the major research libraries in the world.

Dr Thomas was raised in Haydenville, Massachusetts and studied at Smith College. She qualified as a professional librarian at Simmons College and received her Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University for a thesis on the Austrian author Hugo von Hofmannsthal and his relations with his publisher.

Between 1996 and 2006, Dr Thomas held the positions of Adjunct Professor of German and Carl A. Kroch University Librarian at Cornell University. Her previous experience in major United States research libraries includes Harvard's Widener Library, Johns Hopkins, the National Agricultural Library, the Library of Congress, and the Research Libraries Group.

In 2007, Dr Thomas was awarded the Melvil Dewey Medal of the American Library Association.

[edit] External links

• Garner, R. 'A double-first at the Bodleian library as US woman takes over', The Independent, February 21, 2007.
• 'Medal awarded to Bodley's Librarian', Oxford University Library Services press release, April 4, 2007.
• Selected publications

Academic offices
Preceded by Reg Carr	Bodley's Librarian 2007—	Succeeded by Current incumbent

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NAME	Thomas, Sarah E.
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SHORT DESCRIPTION	Academic librarian
DATE OF BIRTH
PLACE OF BIRTH	Haydenville, Massachusetts
DATE OF DEATH
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