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White House Nominates Simmons Graduate to National Library Commission

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Posted by GSLIS, August 19, 2005
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BOSTON (Aug. 19, 2005) - The White House has nominated Jan Celucci, a 1974 alumna of the Simmons College Graduate School of Library and Information Science, to serve on the U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS).

The NCLIS is a permanent, independent agency of the Federal government that advises the President and Congress on national and international library and information polices, appraises and assesses the adequacies and deficiencies of library and information resources and services, and develops overall plans for meeting national library and information needs. Celucci was one of three women to be nominated and will require U.S. Senate confirmation. Terms run until July of 2009.

Celucci most recently served at the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa, Ontario as an advocate for the Canadian Association of Research Libraries, where she visited research libraries and archives throughout Canada and promoted their services and resources to Canadian decision-makers. She is a member of the University of British Columbia President’s Advisory Council, Her previous professional positions include the Associate University Librarian for Collection Services and Preservation Manager at Boston College and Assistant Director at Hudson Public Library.

Celucci holds an honorary doctorate in Public Service and a MS in Library and Information Science from Simmons College.

The Simmons Graduate School of Library and Information Science, established in 1902, was one of the first schools of its kind in North America and currently is one of the largest. The highly regarded school educates approximately five percent of the nation’s librarians and supports more than 9,000 alumni in library and information science positions around the world.

— Nicole LeBlanc Public Relations Coordinator 617.521.2368 www.simmons.edu