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The mission of the Library History Round Table (LHRT) is to encourage research and publication on library history and promote awareness and discussion of historical issues in librarianship.

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Pauline Cochrane--Librarians We Have Lost, Sesquicentennial Memories -1976-2026

  • 1.  Pauline Cochrane--Librarians We Have Lost, Sesquicentennial Memories -1976-2026

    Posted Jul 28, 2025 04:46 PM

    Professor Emerita Pauline Anna Blazina Atherton Cochrane (1929-2024)

    Developed Universal Decimal Classification-based retrieval system.  Assisted in devising a hypertextual thesaurus browser. One of the first authors on the concept of information overload.  One of the most influential LIS scholars.

    Find our more:

    Article from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, School of Information Sciences

    https://ischool.illinois.edu/news-events/news/2024/08/pauline-cochrane-passes-away

    Legacy.com Tributes

    https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/news-gazette/name/pauline-cochrane-obituary?pid=207345625&utm_source=MarketingCloud&utm_term=guestbook-text&utm_content=298839&utm_id=b291bf6e-5d6f-4441-ab58-11c0fbb12a25&sfmc_id=310842754&sfmc_activityid=89d7892b-100d-4a8a-89ad-34a1ee7f2c13&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=GBAnniversaryEmail_GB_122022&utm_source=MarketingCloud&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=GBAnniversaryEmail_GB_040623&utm_content=guestbook-text&sfmc_id=310842754&env=40a7340607109e53c5ab5cc91a98d62928efe61d395bbef8954bb4e303b8daa7&et_rid=310842754

    Wikipedia Essay

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pauline_Atherton_Cochrane

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    In honor of the Sesquicentennial (150th Anniversary of ALA) in 2026, thehttps://www.ala.org/lhrt. Click or tap if you trust this link." data-auth="NotApplicable" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ala.org%2Flhrt&data=05%7C02%7Cdbs21%40psu.edu%7Ce1852538f72640460e2d08ddc995b82f%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C638888367069523181%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=s1kuM18khHKETSfDM91m8gj3gypymEFimTXNjO53J5I%3D&reserved=0" data-linkindex="10"> Library History Round Table is hosting Librarians We Have Lost, Sesquicentennial Memories -1976-2026 This collage of tributes seeks to honor librarians who died between 1976-2026.  The tributes are published to ALA Connect and a https://lhrt.news/librarians-we-have-lost-sesquicentennial-memories-1976-2026/. Click or tap if you trust this link." data-auth="NotApplicable" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flhrt.news%2Flibrarians-we-have-lost-sesquicentennial-memories-1976-2026%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cdbs21%40psu.edu%7Ce1852538f72640460e2d08ddc995b82f%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C638888367069533450%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=3V9%2FPPKX%2BNH773k5SdtOFXcy%2BnJ2pdlQOQeBrLNhYdU%3D&reserved=0" data-linkindex="11">digital memorial on LHRT News & Notes.  

    We invite tributes from anyone about any library worker who passed away between 1976-2026. To submit a tribute, please use the form at https://lhrt.news/librarians-we-have-lost-sesquicentennial-memories-1976-2026-2/. Click or tap if you trust this link." data-auth="NotApplicable" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flhrt.news%2Flibrarians-we-have-lost-sesquicentennial-memories-1976-2026-2%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cdbs21%40psu.edu%7Ce1852538f72640460e2d08ddc995b82f%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C638888367069543869%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=wwJ02le16nOcWWBqHJ%2FDlX1VD9%2BZ7iy%2BS64G63cuptc%3D&reserved=0" data-linkindex="12">lhrt.news/... 

    For questions or comments, please reach out to Dr. Kathleen McCook (kmccook@usf.edu) or Brett Spencer (dbs21@psu.edu).



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    Brett Spencer
    Reference Librarian
    Thun Library, Penn State Berks
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