About: Ann Wolpert

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Ann Josephine Wolpert (October 1, 1943 – October 2, 2013) was an American librarian who was a pioneer in digital libraries. As director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Libraries from 1996 to 2013, she was instrumental in a variety of projects, including leading an initiative between MIT and Hewlett Packard to develop the DSpace digital repository system, and supporting MIT OpenCourseWare, one of the earliest large-scale projects to provide open access to university course materials. She also championed MIT's adoption of an open access mandate in 2009, the first of its kind in the United States.

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  • Ann Josephine Wolpert (October 1, 1943 – October 2, 2013) was an American librarian who was a pioneer in digital libraries. As director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Libraries from 1996 to 2013, she was instrumental in a variety of projects, including leading an initiative between MIT and Hewlett Packard to develop the DSpace digital repository system, and supporting MIT OpenCourseWare, one of the earliest large-scale projects to provide open access to university course materials. She also championed MIT's adoption of an open access mandate in 2009, the first of its kind in the United States. She advised and contributed to many core library organizations as well as initiatives that sought to transform the way research institutions and their libraries collaborate to solve large problems. Over her career, she served on the boards of directors of the Boston Library Consortium, the National Academies’ Board of Research Data and Information (BRDI), DuraSpace, and the Digital Preservation Network (DPN); on the steering committee of the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI); as the council chair of the International Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR); and served in significant advisory roles in many other organizations. (en)
  • Ann J. Wolpert (1 de octubre de 1943 - 2 de octubre de 2013) fue una bibliotecaria pionera en las bibliotecas digitales y precursora del acceso abierto. Directora de la las bibliotecas del Instituto de Tecnología de Massachusetts entre 1996 y 2013, jugó un rol decisivo en una variedad de proyectos, incluyendo la dirección de una iniciativa entre el MIT y Hewlett Packard para desarrollar el sistema para repositorios digitales DSpace, y el apoyo a MIT OpenCourseWare, uno de las primeros grandes proyectos a gran escala para proveer acceso abierto a los materiales de los estudios universitarios. También abogó para que el MIT adopte un mandato de acceso abierto en 2009, el primero de su tipo en los Estados Unidos. (es)
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  • Ann J. Wolpert (1 de octubre de 1943 - 2 de octubre de 2013) fue una bibliotecaria pionera en las bibliotecas digitales y precursora del acceso abierto. Directora de la las bibliotecas del Instituto de Tecnología de Massachusetts entre 1996 y 2013, jugó un rol decisivo en una variedad de proyectos, incluyendo la dirección de una iniciativa entre el MIT y Hewlett Packard para desarrollar el sistema para repositorios digitales DSpace, y el apoyo a MIT OpenCourseWare, uno de las primeros grandes proyectos a gran escala para proveer acceso abierto a los materiales de los estudios universitarios. También abogó para que el MIT adopte un mandato de acceso abierto en 2009, el primero de su tipo en los Estados Unidos. (es)
  • Ann Josephine Wolpert (October 1, 1943 – October 2, 2013) was an American librarian who was a pioneer in digital libraries. As director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Libraries from 1996 to 2013, she was instrumental in a variety of projects, including leading an initiative between MIT and Hewlett Packard to develop the DSpace digital repository system, and supporting MIT OpenCourseWare, one of the earliest large-scale projects to provide open access to university course materials. She also championed MIT's adoption of an open access mandate in 2009, the first of its kind in the United States. (en)
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