ATG PROFILES ENCOURAGED
Jack Farrell Managing Director Jack Farrell & Associates PO Box 1241 Princeton, NJ 08542 Phone: (609) 945-2330 <jack@jackfarrell.com> www.jackfarrell.com
Joseph Puccio Collection Development Officer Library of Congress 101 Independence Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20540 Phone: (202) 707-1413 • <jpuc@loc.gov> Library of Congress website: www.loc.gov Library of Congress Collection Development website: https://www.loc.gov/acq/devpol/
Born and lived: Born Point Pleasant, NJ, lived: Toms River, NJ, Worcester, MA, Glen Ridge, NJ, Philadelphia, PA, Hoboken, NJ, New York, NY, and Princeton, NJ.
Born and lived: I was born and raised in Philadelphia and received
Early life: Spent carefree in Toms River, NJ. Professional career and activities: Started as a sales per-
Professional career and activities: I have served in a num-
Family: Married with five children ages: 24, 22, 21, 20, and 18. In my spare time: I read books, coach basketball, take walks with my
Family: My wife Barbara and I have one daughter, Katy, who works at
son in publishing in January 1984, moved to marketing then ultimately to a publisher position. Left publishing after 22 years to start a recruiting firm that focuses on publishing and academic libraries.
wife, care for an aging but very cute yorkie.
Favorite books: Point of Impact by Stephen Hunter, anything by Daniel Silva.
Pet peeves: People who don’t use their blinkers. Philosophy: Keep your head down, work hard, treat others with respect, be not afraid.
Most memorable career achievement: Surviving my first sales conference as a new marketing manager for W.B. Saunders in summer 1986.
Goal I hope to achieve five years from now: Be tuition free.
How/where do I see the industry in five years: I see the
publishing and library landscape cooperating in dynamic ways to bring open content to more users than ever before. Hopefully, the economic models behind it all allows all parties to thrive.
my undergraduate degree and MLIS at the University of South Florida, Tampa. Since starting at LC in 1983, I have lived in Maryland.
ber of positions at LC, starting as a temporary intern, then moving on to a permanent position as a serials reference specialist. Since 1989, I have been in various management positions, including Public Service Officer, Head of the Acquisitions Fiscal and Support Office, and Collection Development Officer. the Washington Research Library Consortium. She is also completing her MLIS at Drexel.
In my spare time: I love to bicycle and write (not at the same time). I
also spend lots of time watching my two favorite teams – the Philadelphia Phillies and the Philadelphia Eagles.
Favorite books: I read too many books about popular music and about baseball and not enough on serious subjects. Pet peeves: Disorganization (typical for a librarian, I would think). Philosophy: Try to have fun in everything you do. Most memorable career achievement: Serving for 18
months as the acting Associate Librarian for Library Services, with oversight of LC’s largest service unit and its 1,200 staff.
Goal I hope to achieve five years from now: Have suc-
ceeded in rallying together librarians to improve the state of web archiving.
How/where do I see the industry in five years: Libraries
will continue to increase their digital services, but traditional services, such as the lending of print books, will still be hanging in there for a significant segment of users.
LIBRARY PROFILES ENCOURAGED Library of Congress 101 Independence Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20540 Phone: (202) 707-5000 www.loc.gov
Background/history: The Library of Congress, established in 1800, is the largest library in the world and the de facto national library of the United States. The collection of more than 170 million items includes more than 39 million cataloged books and other print materials in 470 languages; more than 73 million manuscripts; the largest rare book collection in North America; and the world’s largest collection of legal materials, films, maps, sheet music and sound recordings. The Library is also the main
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research arm of the U.S. Congress and the home of the U.S. Copyright Office.
Number of staff: In fiscal year 2019, the Library employed 3,210 permanent staff members.
Overall library budget: The Library’s total fiscal 2019 appro-
priation was $696 million, including the authority to spend $55 million in offsetting receipts.
Types of materials you buy (eBooks, textbooks, DVDs, video streaming services, databases, other): The Li-
brary acquires a wide range of materials in many formats as it continues to build a universal (subject) collection. continued on page 85
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