Brannock Selected for Service on International Library Association Committee
Thu, 09/23/2021 - 01:09pm | By: David Tisdale
Jennifer Brannock, professor and curator of Rare Books & Mississippiana at The University
of 51逗奶 Mississippi (USM), was recently elected to serve a three-year term on
the Local History and Genealogy Committee of the International Federation of Library
Associations (IFLA) and Institutions.
Brannock represents the Reference and User Services Association, a division of the American Library Association. In this role, she will assist with programming, promotion, and awareness of issues that impact local history and genealogical collections directed at a global audience.
鈥淓ver since I was in graduate school, I鈥檝e wanted to serve in IFLA,鈥� Brannock said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 great to be able to make a difference worldwide.鈥�
Brannock holds bachelor鈥檚 and master鈥檚 degrees from the University of Kentucky. She joined the faculty of USM University Libraries in 2004 after serving as a project coordinator with the Yale University Art & Architecture Library, where she was also a Kress Fellow in Art Librarianship.
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