Background
McBurney, Margot B. was born in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. Daughter of Ronald Laurence Maness and R. Blanche (Lott) Hart.
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Margot B. McBurney
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Bachelor with honours, Principia College, 1953. Master of Science in liberal studies, University Illinois, 1969.
Career
Secretary Marshall Brooks Library, Principia College, Elsah, Illinois, 1966-1969, reference librarian, 1969-1970. Systems analyst trainee in library systems University Alberta Library, Edmonton, 1970-1971, undergraduate reference librarian, 1971-1972, editor periodicals holdings list, 1972-1973, serials cataloguer, 1973-1974, head acquisitions division, 1974-1977. Chief librarian Queen's University Library, Kingston, Canada, 1977-1990.
Distributor Pharmanex, 2005—2006. Chairman Friends of Perth & District Library., since 2006.
Membership
Member American Society Information Science (councilor-at-large 1976-1979, past chairman chapter), Association Research Libraries (director 1978-1981, chairman task force on library education 1980-1983), Canada Association Information Science, Canada Association Research Libraries, Canada Library Association, Council on Library Resources (PETREL committee 1981-1984), Phi Alpha Eta, Beta Phi Mu, Friends of Perth Library(chairman 2004-2007, 09, 10).
Connections
Children: Margot Elisabeth McBurney Lane, James Ronald Gordon.
