Peter Fox (librarian)

Peter Kendrew Fox (born 23 March 1949) is a British professional librarian. After eight years service in Cambridge University Library he moved to Dublin as deputy librarian of Trinity College in 1979; in 1984 he became College Librarian and Archivist.^[1] He became Librarian of the Cambridge University Library in 1994, a position he held for 15 years until his retirement in 2009.^[2]^[3] ^[4] He has served on many public bodies concerned with libraries and archives.^[5]

Personal life

He married Isobel McConnell in 1983 and they have two daughters.^[6]

Publications

1973: Reader Instruction Methods in Academic Libraries. Cambridge: University Library
1986: Treasures of the Library: Trinity College Dublin. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy ISBN 9780901714459
1998: Cambridge University Library: the Great Collections. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press ISBN 0-521-62636-6 (editor)
2000: "The Librarians of Trinity College", in: Vincent Kinane, Anne Walshe, eds., A History of Trinity College Library, Dublin. Dublin: Four Courts Press ISBN 1-85182-467-7

References

^ Who's Who; 2008
^ Paton, Graeme (26 January 2009). "Cambridge University appoints first female librarian". Telegraph.co.uk. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/4347458/Cambridge-University-appoints-first-female-librarian.html. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
^ "Newsletter - Cambridge University Library; no 1". http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/Newsletters/nl01/#tag1. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
^ "Newsletter - Cambridge University Library". Cambridge University Library. http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/Newsletters/nl01/pkf.html. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
^ Who's Who; 2008
^ Who's Who; 2008

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