Background
Keller, Michael Alan was born on April 5, 1945 in Sterling, Colorado, United States. Son of Ephraim Richard and Mary Patricia (Warren) Keller.
educator Librarian musicologist
Keller, Michael Alan was born on April 5, 1945 in Sterling, Colorado, United States. Son of Ephraim Richard and Mary Patricia (Warren) Keller.
Bachelor, Hamilton College, 1967; Master of Arts, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1970; postgraduate, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1970-1991; Master of Library Science, State University of New York, Geneseo, 1972.
Assistant library for reference and cataloging, State University of New York Music Library., Buffalo, 1970-1973;
acting undergraduate library, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1976;
music library, senior lecturer, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, 1973-1981;
head music library, University of California, Berkeley, 1981-1986;
associate university library for collection development, Yale University, 1986-1993;
director, Stanford (California) U. Libraries, 1993-1994;
university library, director academic information resources, Stanford (California) U. Libraries, since 1994;
public, HighWire Press, Stanford, since 1995. Consultant Colgate University, Hamilton, New York, 1976, Bates College, Lewiston, Maine,1976, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1982, Brown U., Providence, 1983, U. Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, 1983, New York University, 1984, Los Angeles Music Center OperaCo., 1985-1989, City of Ferrara, Italy, U. Pittsburgh, Villa I Tatti-Biblioteca Berenson, Florence, Italy, American Physical Society, Princeton University, Newsweek Magazine, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, Sierra Nevada College, Indiana U., Council Australian University Libraries, U. Technology, Sydney, Griffith U., Brisbane, Indiana U., Occidental College, Los Angeles, U. Melbourne. Member National Digital Library.
Federation, since 1993. Member Bibliog Commission, Repertoire International de la Presse Museum de XIXve Siecle, 1981-1984. Chairman music program committee Research Libraries Group, 1982-1986.
Reviewer National Endowment for Humanities, 1982-1988, panelist, 1979-1995. Chairman Association Music Libraries Group, Joint Committee Retrospecive Conversion in Music, 1989-1993. Member collection management development committee Research Libraries Group, 1986-1991, chairman, 1989-1991, member program advising committee, 1991-1993.
Director Berkeley Italian Renaissance Project, 1985-1995, Digital Library. Fedr., since 1994; mem.bd. overseers Stanford University, since 1997. Member governor committee Stanford-Japan Ctr.Rsch.
Firefighter, rescue squad member Cuyuga Heights Volunteer Fire Company, New York, 1980-1981. Board directors Long Now Foundation, since 1998. Board trustees, Hamilton College, 2001-2005.
Advisory board Digital Library., The National Library China, since 2005, Global Education and Learning Community, co-founder co-chair, preservation & Archiving Special Interest Group, since 2006, co-founder, Global Digital Library. Collaborative, since 2009. Member American Library Association, American Association of University Professors, Music Library.
Association (board directors 1975-1977, finance committee 1982-1983, editorial committee index and bibliography series 1981-1985), International Association Music Libraries, American Musicol. Society (committee on automated bibliography 1982-1983, council 1986-1988), Connecticut Academy Arts and Sciences (board directors), Center Research Libraries (advisory committee 1988-1990), Connecticut Center for Book (board directors), Book Club of California, National Institute Infomatics Japan (member international advisory board since 2006), Bibliotheca Alexandria(trustee since 2007), Mondobiotech Holding AG (director since 2008), British Library. (Consultant board member since 2009), Bohemian Club, San Francisco, Palo Alto Club.
Married Constance A. Kyle, September 3, 1967 (divorced August 1979). Children: Kristen J., Paul B. Married Carol Lawrence, October 6, 1979.
Children: Laura W., Martha M.