Occupation Librarian, Author Name Barbara Fister Partner William T. Fister | Nationality American Language English Role Author | |
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Books Third world women's literatures Education University of Kentucky, Bachelor of Arts | ||
1.) This is Why We CAN Have Nice Things: The radical promise of libraries
Barbara Fister (born 1954) is an American author, blogger, librarian, and self-proclaimed "curmudgeon-at-large" best known for her writing about libraries and the role they play in student learning. She is a frequent contributor to Library Babel Fish for Inside Higher Ed as well as ACRLog, a blog by and for academic and research librarians.
Contents
- 1 This is Why We CAN Have Nice Things The radical promise of libraries
- Opening Keynote Librarians as Agents of Change
- Life and career
- Reference works
- Novels
- Articles
- References
Opening Keynote: Librarians as Agents of Change
Life and career
Fister was born in Madison, Wisconsin in 1954 to Bruce and Rosemary Westley. She married William T. Fister in 1975, and earned her B.A. from the University of Kentucky the following year. She went on to receive her M.L.I.S. from the University of Texas at Austin in 1981, and her M.A. in English Literature from Minnesota State University, Mankato in 1992. Fister currently serves as an academic librarian and professor at Gustavus Adolphus College. She has two children, Timothy and Rosemary.