Wendy Kieron-Sanchez

Librarian Henry E. Eccles Library

Biography

Wendy Kieron-Sanchez joined the U.S. Naval War College in 2007. Previously, she served as the head of technical services at Redwood Library and Athenaeum from 1999-2007 and as the technical services librarian at New England Historic Genealogical Society from 1995-1999. She has devoted over 30 years to all aspects of library services.

Contact Information

(401) 856-5607

Wendy.Kieronsanchez@usnwc.edu

Professional Highlights

2016

Supervisory Librarian, U.S. Naval War College

Supervises a micro-collection within the Eccles Library of which the purpose is to retain material that has been determined to be of permanent historical value.

2007

Catalog Librarian, U.S. Naval War College

Responsible for all descriptive metadata and authority control within the institution's online catalog.

1999

Head of Technical Services, Redwood Library and Athenaeum

Managed all aspects of information lifecycles from acquisition to descriptive metadata to retention decisions. Created and released the first online catalog in the history of the institution.

Education

M.S., Simmons College, Library and Information Science

B.A., Saint Joseph's College, English

Research Contributions and Publications

Newport Firsts: A Hundred Claims to Fame
History Press, Charleston, SC, 2018

Roger Sessions: A Biography
Routledge, New York, NY, 2008

Janet and Jackie: The Story of a Mother and Her Daughter, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
St. Martin's Press, New York, NY, 2001

External Memberships and Associations

New England Library Association

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