Anne G. Lipow was an innovative member of the UC Berkeley Library staff from 1961 to 1991. During those 30 years, Anne worked in the Library’s acquisition, systems and cooperative departments often pioneering new ways of approaching librarianship. In 1982, Anne was appointed to the Library Education Office as the director for Library Instructional Service.
Anne was instrumental in making Berkeley’s Library a national leader during the 1970’s and 1980’s. She was a significant contributor in creating the Baker document delivery system and also helped found the Berkeley/Stanford Cooperative Program.
When Anne retired from Cal in 1991 she was awarded emeritus status; this was the first time this honor was awarded to a staff member. After retiring Anne founded Library Solutions Institute and Press, a consulting business and publisher that taught librarians how to use the Internet. Library Solutions Institute and Press published dozens of titles relating to libraries, technology, and new strategies for serving library users. Various workshops were also held around the world regarding these topics. Anne’s publications on the changing nature of reference work in libraries was very influential and in 1994, she was awarded the Isadore Gilbert Mudge Award for distinguished contribution to reference librarianship.
By Dana Gordon, Library Gifts Officer
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