James F. Williams II is a retired American librarian. [1] [2] He was the Dean of Libraries at the University of Colorado at Boulder from 1988-2017. [3]
He holds a bachelor's degree in sociology from Morehouse College (1966) [4] and a master's degree in library science from Atlanta University. His wife, Nancy Allen, is also a librarian, the Dean of Libraries at the University of Denver. [5]
He is a former member of the editorial board of the journal Portal: Libraries and the Academy. [6] He was on the board of directors of the Association of Research Libraries and chaired the ARL's Strategic Direction Steering Committee on Influencing Public Policies for 2010–2013. [7] He is on the board of visitors for the School of Information Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh, [8] and has been a member of the visiting committee for the libraries at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. [9] He is a member of the Libraries' National Council of Washington University in St. Louis, [10] and a trustee of the Denver Art Museum. [11]
In 2002, Williams won the Melvil Dewey Medal of the American Library Association for his "distinguished service to the profession of librarianship". [12]
In 2017, Williams was honored by the Colorado Association of Libraries with their Career Achievement Award. [13]
James F. Williams II is a retired American librarian. [1] [2] He was the Dean of Libraries at the University of Colorado at Boulder from 1988-2017. [3]
He holds a bachelor's degree in sociology from Morehouse College (1966) [4] and a master's degree in library science from Atlanta University. His wife, Nancy Allen, is also a librarian, the Dean of Libraries at the University of Denver. [5]
He is a former member of the editorial board of the journal Portal: Libraries and the Academy. [6] He was on the board of directors of the Association of Research Libraries and chaired the ARL's Strategic Direction Steering Committee on Influencing Public Policies for 2010–2013. [7] He is on the board of visitors for the School of Information Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh, [8] and has been a member of the visiting committee for the libraries at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. [9] He is a member of the Libraries' National Council of Washington University in St. Louis, [10] and a trustee of the Denver Art Museum. [11]
In 2002, Williams won the Melvil Dewey Medal of the American Library Association for his "distinguished service to the profession of librarianship". [12]
In 2017, Williams was honored by the Colorado Association of Libraries with their Career Achievement Award. [13]