Helen Tibbo | |
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![]() President elect of the Society of American Archivists | |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Professor |
Known for | President of the Society of American Archivists |
Helen Ruth Tibbo (born 1955) is an American archivist, professor and author writing about digital preservation in the archival profession. [1] At the University of North Carolina, she created and directed the first American master's degree on digital curation. [2] She is a past President of the Society of American Archivists [2]
Tibbo's ancestors include colonizers Miles Standish and John Alden. [3] She attended Bridgewater State College and graduated with a BA in English in 1977. [2] [4] She taught junior college for several years before enrolling in graduate studies. [3] Her Master's is in Library Science from Indiana University in 1983. [4] She then attended the University of Maryland where she obtained an MA in American Studies and a PhD in Library and Information Science in 1989. [2] Her doctoral dissertation was "Abstracts, Online Searching, and the Humanities". [3]
Tibbo joined the University of North Carolina School of Information and Library Science in 1989 where she taught archives, digital preservation, data curation and management. [2] [5] In 2000, she began teaching Digital Preservation and Access, one of the first college courses to cover the topic. [3] Four years later she was appointed co-chair of the Digital Curation/Institutional Repositories Committee at the University of North Carolina, which involved the planning of UNC's institutional digital repository. [3]
She helped create "DigCCurr I and II" which developed the curriculum for archival graduate students. [2] [6] In April 2007, the DigCCurr conference brought almost 300 participants with 100 speakers from 10 countries. [7] She also directed ESOPI-21 (Educating Stewards of Public Information in the 21st Century), which helps prepare students for work in shaping public policy and preserving government records and data. [2] Tibbo collaborates with other universities and institutions, including the University of Michigan, the University of Toronto, Duke University, and the United Kingdom's Joint INformation Systems Committee and Digital Curation Center. [7] [3] [5]
Tibbo is a member of the Society of American Archivists (SAA) and served as SAA Vice President from 2009 to 2010 and SAA President from 2010 to 2011. [2] She has been a member of various boards and committees, and co-founded the SAA Research Forum. [7] Tibbo also helped create a Digital Archives Specialist certificate program and helped update the Guidelines for Graduate Professional Archival Studies. [2]
Helen Tibbo | |
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![]() President elect of the Society of American Archivists | |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Professor |
Known for | President of the Society of American Archivists |
Helen Ruth Tibbo (born 1955) is an American archivist, professor and author writing about digital preservation in the archival profession. [1] At the University of North Carolina, she created and directed the first American master's degree on digital curation. [2] She is a past President of the Society of American Archivists [2]
Tibbo's ancestors include colonizers Miles Standish and John Alden. [3] She attended Bridgewater State College and graduated with a BA in English in 1977. [2] [4] She taught junior college for several years before enrolling in graduate studies. [3] Her Master's is in Library Science from Indiana University in 1983. [4] She then attended the University of Maryland where she obtained an MA in American Studies and a PhD in Library and Information Science in 1989. [2] Her doctoral dissertation was "Abstracts, Online Searching, and the Humanities". [3]
Tibbo joined the University of North Carolina School of Information and Library Science in 1989 where she taught archives, digital preservation, data curation and management. [2] [5] In 2000, she began teaching Digital Preservation and Access, one of the first college courses to cover the topic. [3] Four years later she was appointed co-chair of the Digital Curation/Institutional Repositories Committee at the University of North Carolina, which involved the planning of UNC's institutional digital repository. [3]
She helped create "DigCCurr I and II" which developed the curriculum for archival graduate students. [2] [6] In April 2007, the DigCCurr conference brought almost 300 participants with 100 speakers from 10 countries. [7] She also directed ESOPI-21 (Educating Stewards of Public Information in the 21st Century), which helps prepare students for work in shaping public policy and preserving government records and data. [2] Tibbo collaborates with other universities and institutions, including the University of Michigan, the University of Toronto, Duke University, and the United Kingdom's Joint INformation Systems Committee and Digital Curation Center. [7] [3] [5]
Tibbo is a member of the Society of American Archivists (SAA) and served as SAA Vice President from 2009 to 2010 and SAA President from 2010 to 2011. [2] She has been a member of various boards and committees, and co-founded the SAA Research Forum. [7] Tibbo also helped create a Digital Archives Specialist certificate program and helped update the Guidelines for Graduate Professional Archival Studies. [2]