Timothy Vollmer (staff)
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- Timothy Vollmer
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Recent Posts
Event The Google Book Search Settlement--Continuing to explore what’s in it for libraries 19 weeks 4 days ago Event Transforming Library Service through Broadband Access: The Role of Regional Library Cooperatives 19 weeks 6 days ago Event Washington Office Breakout Session--The Future of Libraries 19 weeks 6 days ago Event Copyright "Lucy Booth" at Member Pavilion 19 weeks 6 days ago Event Copyright "Lucy Booth" at Member Pavilion 19 weeks 6 days ago
About Me
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- policy analysis, writing, editing, blogging, social media
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- computer programming, design, interactive design
Bio
- Bio
Timothy Vollmer is Assistant Director to the Program on Public Access to Information for ALA's Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP) in Washington, D.C. He researches and writes on various technology issues that affect all types of libraries, including copyright and telecommunications policy. Timothy graduated from the University of Michigan School of Information, and was a member of the first class to complete the Information Policy specialization there. He was a research investigator for the Open.Michigan Open Educational Resource initiative and helped develop a student-centric OCW publishing pilot there. Timothy has also worked as a community and business development assistant for Creative Commons.
Work
- Organization
- ALA/Washington Office
- Title
- Information Technology Policy Analyst
- Job Description
Office for Information Technology Policy
American Library Association Washington Office- Location
- Washington, DC
- Employed there since
- May 2008
Education
- College/University
- University of Michigan School of Information
- Concentration
- Information Policy, Community Informatics
- Degree
- Master of Science in Information
- Year of graduation
- 2008
Publications
- Publications
“On-the-Ground Lessons from OITP’s Public Library Connectivity Study,” Library Technology Reports. January 2009. Volume
45, no. 1.