PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 18, 2009
CONTACT: Kerri Pinchuk
301/314-9142
kpinchuk@umd.edu
Head of Preservation at the University of Maryland Libraries
College Park, MD - The University of Maryland Libraries proudly welcomes Carla Montori as the new Head of Preservation at the University of Maryland Libraries.
Montori joins UM Libraries with experience as Preservation Administrator and Projects Manager at the George Blood Audio/Safe Sound Archive in Philadelphia, Preservation Projects Librarian and Preservation Division Head at the University of Michigan, Head of the Preservation Department at Indiana University, and positions in the Preservation and Conservation departments at Yale University.
Montori received a Bachelor of Arts in classical languages and literatures from Smith College in 1972, as well as a Master of Library Science from Southern Connecticut State University in 1983.
In her new position as Head of Preservation beginning August 17th, Montori will oversee an evolving program for preservation of the Libraries’ collections, spanning all media and formats. She will also coordinate and facilitate activities and communications within the department.
The University of Maryland (UM) is the only nationally-ranked public university in the Baltimore/Washington area. With a total student enrollment approaching 40,000, the University is supported in its academic endeavors by the University of Maryland Libraries, comprised of eight libraries and more than three and one half million volumes.
For more information on the University of Maryland Libraries, please visit http://www.lib.umd.edu
