Tribute to ELEANOR FRIERSON
Eleanor Frierson died at her home in Chevy Chase, Maryland on April 30, 2013,
succumbing to a valiant fight against cancer. Eleanor, who served as the Deputy Director
of the U.S. National Agricultural Library for eleven years, had retired from that position
in December, 2011. She had a long and impressive career as a librarian, and including a
post in Geneva as the head of the International Labor Organization (ILO) Library.
Eleanor was selected as the Federal Librarian of the Year in 2010. She had contributed a
great deal to US federal librarianship. For several years, she was the federal library
representative to OCLC. Eleanor was a driving force behind the creation of the US
website, Science.Gov, and brought that same level of energy and commitment to seeing
the launch and growth of WorldwideScience.org. Eleanor Frierson was committed to the
concept that information must be accessible and shared, and she saw the need for global
collaboration as an imperative for success in today's knowledge-based society. Eleanor
will be missed as a wonderful colleague and friend by ICSTI members and so many
others that she touched during the course of her career.
Contributions in her memory should be made to the Foundation for the National Institutes
of Health (www.FNIH.org). Eleanor's family requests that you designate the Safra
Family Lodge as the specific recipient of your donation. The lodge provides comfortable
housing for families of NIH Clinical Center patients.
Roberta I. Shaffer
Associate Librarian of Congress for Library Services
101 Independence Avenue, S.E.
James Madison Memorial Building, Rm. 642
Washington, D.C. 20540-4000
Tel: 202-707-9825
Fax: 202-707-6269
www.loc.gov
"...and a people who mean to be their own
governours, must arm themselves with the power
which knowledge brings." James Madison
May 6th, 2013