Harris, Janie Lynne, 1945-

An Ohio native and Columbia University Library School graduate, Janie Lynne Harris started work at Cornell on August 1, 1972, in the Reference Department of Olin Library. In 1978, she was appointed Social Sciences Bibliographer. She held several leadership positions as Deputy Head of Collection Development and leader of the Social Sciences Team and developed knowledge in multiple areas, among them government documents, newspapers, social science databases, microforms, and women's studies. Janie understood the importance of public data in research and was an advocate for better access to data. Her commitment to this work was manifested in her national involvement in the Association of Public Data Users (APDU), serving on the board from 1988 to 1996 and as President of APDU in 1993 and 1994. At Cornell, she helped establish the CISER Archive in 1981-82 and built collections to support data resources. In 1979, she helped teach Women's Studies 200, a course to teach research skills in the this emerging interdisciplinary field. She served as liaison to the program until 1989.