Nancy Carol Kranich

Nancy Kranich coordinates the Library and Information Science concentration and teaches Intellectual Freedom, Community Engagement, and Information Policy, classes enhanced by her years of professional service leading research libraries and serving as president of the American Library Association, with a focus on libraries and democracy.

As a career-long proponent of open access to information and the catalytic role of libraries in the advancement of democracy, Kranich has sustained research in these and related topics, which has distinguished her as a leading contributor to the literature of the field of library and information science as well as prominent advocate for the civic role of libraries around the world.

She has conducted hundreds of presentations and media interviews and written extensively on such topics as civic/community engagement, democracy, scholarly communication, information policy, censorship, and advocacy. She has appeared on The Today Show, The C-Span Washington Journal, Bill Moyers’ NOW and National Public Radio.

Orcid #: 0000-0003-3399-8949

M.P.A., Public Administration, New York University
M.A., Library Science, University of Wisconsin
B.A., Anthropology, University of Wisconsin