Carmen “Humi” Matsuno Ayoubi: A Career as ACOR’s Librarian (original) (raw)

ACOR Newsletter, 2020

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Co-authored with Samya Khalaf-Kafafi. ACOR Newsletter 32.1 (Summer 2020), p. 8. Excerpts: ACOR saw the end of an era this March as ACOR’s librarian, Humi Ayoubi, stepped down from a role that spanned more than three decades. Humi’s stewardship of the library and the welcoming atmosphere that she and her colleagues have cultivated over the years have had a positive impact on hundreds of students, researchers, and professionals. ...Under Humi’s tenure, the library became an important hub and resource for U.S., Jordanian, and many international researchers, students, and professionals. Starting with just 3,000 titles when Humi began in her role, the library has grown to nearly 50,000 titles today. Among the major milestones and achievements that have taken place during her career are the addition of an electronic library database in 2007, the installation of compressed shelving in the lower library in 2015, and a major award from the U.S. Department of Education to support the ACOR Library Photographic Archive Project in 2016. This latter project has allowed the ACOR Library to further develop its archival holdings....

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