Richard Ovenden | |
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 Ovenden in 2015 | |
| Born | 25 March 1964 |
| Education | Deal Parochial and Sir Roger Manwood's School, Kent |
| Alma mater | St Chad's College University College London |
| Occupation(s) | Librarian and author |
Richard Ovenden OBE FSA FRSA (/ˈʌvəndən/; born 25 March 1964) is a British librarian and author. He currently serves as the 25th Bodley's Librarian in the University of Oxford, having been appointed in 2014.[1][2] Ovenden also serves as the Director of the Bodleian Library's Centre for the Study of the Book and holds a Professorial Fellowship at Balliol College.[3] Ovenden is a trustee of the Chawton House Library[4] and vice-chair of the Kraszna-Krausz Foundation.[5] In 2009, he was elected third chair of the Digital Preservation Coalition, succeeding Ronald Milne and Dame Lynne Brindley in a post he held until 2013.[6][7] and returning in 2015 to the honorary position of President of the DPC.[8] He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 2015.[9] He is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London, having been elected in 2008.[10]
- ^ "Bodley's Librarian". University of Oxford Gazette. 13 February 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
- ^ Godfrey, Lisa (21 March 2023). "The fight for libraries, 'the heart' of democratic freedom". cbc.ca. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023.
- ^ Meet Bodley's Librarian
- ^ "Trustees, Staff and Patrons", chawtonhouse.org Accessed 16 February 2016
- ^ "People" kraszna-krausz.org.uk Accessed 16 February 2016
- ^ "New Year - and New Chair for DPC: Richard Ovenden" Digital Preservation Coalition Accessed 16 February 2016
- ^ "Richard Ovenden" Archived 2016-01-11 at the Wayback Machine Balliol College, Oxford. Accessed 16 February 2016
- ^ "Richard Ovenden returns to DPC as President - Digital Preservation Coalition". www.dpconline.org. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ^ "Richard Ovenden" bodleian.ox.ac.uk Oxford University. Accessed 16 February 2016
- ^ "Fellows Directory" sal.org.uk Accessed 16 February 2016.