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Larry Hardesty
University Librarian
Krueger Library
Winona State University
P.O. Box 5838
Winona, MN 55987-5838
(507) 457-5151
lhardesty@winona.edu Larry and Carol Hardesty in front of the Duke Mansion
in Charlotte, North Carolina at the 2003 ACRL National ConferenceI am the Interim University Librarian at Winona State University. During my career I have served as the Dean of the Library at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, College Librarian at Austin Colllege, and Director of Library Services at Eckerd College. I have a Ph.D. in Library and Information Science from Indiana University-Bloomington, along with a M.S. in Education (Instructional Systems Technology) from the same institution. I have a Masters of Arts of Library Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a M.S. in Education (history) from Kearney State College. My B.A.in Education (history and political science) is from Kearney State College.
My professional interests include the library and first-year experience, computer and library relations, information literacy, and the role of the library in undergraduate education. In 1999-2000 I served as President of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL). In 2003, I served as Chair of the ACRL National Conference. In 2002, ACRL awarded me its Academic/Research Librarian of the Year.