Background
Canby, Susan Melinda Fifer was born on January 23, 1948 in Stockton, California, United States. Daughter of Reginald Dekovan and Shirley Rae (Canaday) Fifer.
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Susan Melinda Fifer Canby
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Bachelor of Science, U. Nebraska, 1970. Master of Library Science, U. Maryland., 1974. Circulation libr.Nat.
Geography Society, Washington, 1975-1981, assistant librarian, 1981-1983, director.Libr., 1983-1994, director library and indexing, 1994-1999, director library recordsmgmt. and indexing, 1999.
Member Online Computer Library Center User-Council, Dublin, Ohio, 1997-2000. Board directors technical committee District of Columbia Council Govts., 1985-1988, District of Columbia Library.
Council, 1997. Board directors Capital Area library Network, 1989-1995, 98, chair, 1994-1995.
Lay reader Saint Luke"s Church, Brighton, Maryland., 1985, member vestry, 1994-1997. District of Columbia literacy tutor.
Career
Circulating library National Geography Society, Washington, 1975-1981, assistant library, 1981-1983, director library, 1983-1994, director library & indexing, 1994-1999, director libraries, since 1999, vice president libraries and information services, since 2002. Member members council Online Computer Library Center, Dublin, Ohio, 1997-2003. Literacy tutor; board directors Washington Literature Council, 1999-2001.
Achievements
Membership
Board directors technical committee District of Columbia Council Governments, 1985-1988, District of Columbia Library. Council, 1997-2003, Capital Area Library. Network, 1989-1995, 98—, chair, 1994-1995.
Vice president board directors Sandy Spring Museum, since 2002. Member of American Library Association (John Cotton Dana award 1985, 1989), Special Libraries Association (president District of Columbia Special Libraries 2003-2004, Innovations and Technical award 2001, Factiva Leadership award 2005).
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Connections
Married Thomas Yellott Canby, October 9, 1982.
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Episcopalian -
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Republican
Education
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1970
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1974
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1975 - 1981