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- Frederick Gridley Kilgour (January 6, 1914 – July 31, 2006) was an American librarian and educator known as the founding director of OCLC (Online Computer Library Center), an international computer library network and database. He was its president and executive director from 1967 to 1980.
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Frederick Gridley Kilgour (January 6, 1914 – July 31, 2006) was an American librarian and educator known as the founding director of OCLC (Online Computer Library Center), an international computer library network and database. He was its president and executive director from 1967 to 1980.
Aug 2, 2006 · Frederick G. Kilgour, a distinguished librarian who nearly 40 years ago transformed a consortium of Ohio libraries into what is now the largest library cooperative in the world, making the...
Kilgour is widely recognized as one of the leading figures in twentieth century librarianship for his work in using computer networks to increase access to information in libraries around the world. He was among the earliest proponents of adapting computer technology to library processes.
Aug 1, 2006 · Frederick G. Kilgour, a librarian and educator who created an international computer library network and database that changed the way people use libraries, died on July 31, 2006. He was 92 years old and had lived since 1990 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
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Aug 6, 2006 · Kilgour died Monday of a brain hemorrhage at the University of North Carolina Medical Center in Chapel Hill, according to library center spokesman Bob Murphy. He was 92.
Oct 9, 2009 · The article traces the career of Frederick G. Kilgour (1914–2006), who is widely recognized as one of the leading figures in 20 th-century librarianship. He founded the Ohio College Library Center (OCLC) and from 1967 to 1981 was its first president and chief executive officer, presiding over OCLC's rapid growth from an intrastate network to ...
Feb 12, 2020 · Frederick Kilgour (1914-2006), professor emeritus in University Libraries at Ohio State, was the founding director of the Ohio College Library Center. Today, it is known as the Online Computer Library Center and is a global library cooperative supporting thousands of libraries in making information more accessible to people around the world.
