Hugh Craig Atkinson

Hugh Craig Atkinson
Born(1933-11-27)November 27, 1933
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedOctober 24, 1986(1986-10-24) (aged 52)
EducationBenedictine College
University of Chicago
University of Chicago Graduate Library School (MLS)
OccupationLibrarian

Hugh Craig Atkinson (November 27, 1933 – October 24, 1986)[1] was an American librarian known for his innovations in library automation and cooperation. He served as director of libraries at Ohio State University from 1971 to 1976 and at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from 1976 to 1986. In 1999, American Libraries named him one of the 20th century's 100 most important leaders in librarianship.[2]

  1. ^ Gorman, Michael (January 2003). "Hugh Atkinson". In Donald G. Davis (ed.). Dictionary of American Library Biography: Second supplement. Libraries Unlimited. pp. 13–16. ISBN 978-1-56308-868-1.
  2. ^ 100 of the most important leaders we had in the 20th century (1999). American Libraries, 30(11), 39.