Andrew K. Pace
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Biography
Andrew K. Pace is an American librarian and author. He is the Executive Director for Networked Library Services at Online Computer Library Center (OCLC). From 2008-2009 he served as President of the Library and Information Technology Association (LITA). He was the author of the "Technically Speaking" column for American Libraries magazine. In 2016 he was elected to the Executive Board of the American Library Association.
Between 1999 and 2007 Pace was Head of Information Technology for North Carolina State University Libraries. In 2002 Pace was named "Librarian of the Year" at the 15th annual DRA User's Conference. In 2004 Pace was appointed to the leadership team responsible for the coordination and planning of National Information Standards Organization MetaSearch Initiative.
Prior working at NCSU he was a product manager for Innovative Interfaces, a library vendor.
His major work includes the 2003 book, The Ultimate Digital Library: Where the New Information Players Meet.
Publications
- Optimizing Library Web Services: A Usability Approach Library technology reports, v. 38, no. 2. Chicago, IL: ALA TechSource, 2002
- The Ultimate Digital Library: Where the New Information Players Meet (American Library Association, 2003) ISBN 0-8389-0844-6