Lois Mai Chan
| Lois Mai Chan | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 30, 1934 [1] Taiwan |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Nationality | Chinese-American |
| Alma mater | National Taiwan University, Florida State University (Master of Arts), University of Kentucky (Ph.D) |
| Occupation | Librarian |
| Known for | Contributions to the science of library cataloging and library science education |
Lois Mai Chan (July 30, 1934 – August 20, 2014) was an American librarian, author, and professor at the University of Kentucky School of Library and Information Science until 2011.[1] Her publications on cataloging, library classification, and subject indexing were recognized with various awards.
Biography
Chan was born in 1934 in Taiwan,[2] and studied foreign languages at National Taiwan University.[3] After moving to the United States, she obtained a Master's of Arts from Florida State University, and a Ph.D. from the University of Kentucky.[4]
She began her library career as a serials cataloger at the University of Kentucky in 1966. By 1980, she was a professor in the library sciences department at the university.[5] Chan began publishing books in the late 1970s, beginning with Library of Congress Subject Headings: Principles and Application, a text on the Library of Congress (LC) system of subject headings. She followed with texts on library cataloging, the LC classification scheme, and the Dewey Decimal Classification.
She received the American Library Association Margaret Mann Citation for her contributions to the library science profession.[6] Chan died on August 20, 2014, aged 80.[1]
Bibliography
- Library of Congress Subject Headings: Principles and Application
- Cataloging and Classification: An Introduction
- Immroth's Guide to the Library of Congress Classification
- Dewey Decimal Classification: a Practical Guide
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- 1934 births
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- Disease-related deaths in Kentucky
- American librarians
- American people of Taiwanese descent
- American textbook writers
- University of Kentucky alumni
- University of Kentucky faculty
- National Taiwan University alumni
- Florida State University alumni
- Taiwanese expatriates in the United States
