Pustakawan Kongres (bahasa Inggris: Librarian of Congress) adalah kepala Perpustakaan Kongres (bahasa Inggris: Library of Congress), yang dilantik oleh Presiden Amerika Serikat atau nasihat dan naungan dari Senat Amerika Serikat, untuk masa jabatan selama sepuluh tahun. Pustakawan Kongres memilih Penerima U.S. Poet dan penerima Penghargaan Gershwin untuk Lagu Populer.
Pustakawan Kongres | |
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Segel Perpustakaan Kongres | |
Bendera Perpustakaan Kongres | |
Petahana Carla Hayden | |
Perpustakaan Kongres | |
Pejabat perdana | John J. Beckley |
Dibentuk | 1800 |
Wakil | David Mao |
Gaji | US$183,300 Tingkat II dari Jadwal Eksekutif |
Situs web | www |
Pustakawan Kongres memiliki tanggung jawab besar atas hak cipta, yang melingkupi sumber daya elektronik dan tujuan-tujuan penggunaan wajar yang tercantum dalam Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Pustakawan menaungi karya-karya yang menjadi subjek pelarangan DMCA terkait perlindungan akses teknologi. Pada 13 Juli 2016, Senat AS mengangkat Carla Hayden menjadi pustakawan-nya dengan suara sebanyak 74-18 dan ia dilantik pada 14 September 2016.
Daftar pemegang jabatan
- 1. John J. Beckley (1802–1807)
- 2. Patrick Magruder (1807–1815)
- 3. George Watterston (1815–1829)
- 4. John Silva Meehan (1829–1861)
- 5. John Gould Stephenson (1861–1864)
- 6. Ainsworth Rand Spofford (1864–1897)
- 7. John Russell Young (1897–1899)
- 8. Herbert Putnam (1899–1939)
- 9. Archibald MacLeish (1939–1944)
- 10. Luther H. Evans (1945–1953)
- 11. Lawrence Quincy Mumford (1954–1974)
- 12. Daniel J. Boorstin (1975–1987)
- 13. James H. Billington (1987–2015)
- David S. Mao (2015-2016), Pelaksana jabatan
- 14. Carla Hayden (2016-)
Lihat pula
- Daftar pustakawan
- Pustakawan Parlementer Kanada
Referensi
- Osterberg, Gayle (January 22, 2015). "Senior Staff Appointments | News Releases - Library of Congress". loc.gov. Diakses tanggal June 15, 2015.
- "US Code, Title 2, Chapter 5, Section 136a–2: Librarian of Congress and Deputy Librarian of Congress; compensation". Cornell University: Legal Information Institute. 2014. Diakses tanggal 14 February 2014.
- "US Code, Title 2, Chapter 5, Section 136-1 - Appointment and term of service of Librarian of Congress". Cornell University: Legal Information Institute. November 5, 2015. Diakses tanggal 17 March 2016.
- Roy, Blunt, (2015-11-05). "S.2162 - 114th Congress (2015-2016): Librarian of Congress Succession Modernization Act of 2015". www.congress.gov. Diakses tanggal 2015-11-11.
- "US Code, Title 17, Chapter 12, Section 1201 - Circumvention of copyright protection systems". Cornell University: Legal Information Institute. 2014. Diakses tanggal 14 February 2014.
- "Section 1201: Exemptions to Prohibition Against Circumvention of Technological Measures Protecting Copyrighted Works". U.S. Copyright Office. 2013. Diakses tanggal 14 February 2014.
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2016/07/13/carla-hayden-confirmed-as-14th-librarian-of-congress/
Bacaan tambahan
- "Hiring: The First Librarian of Congress for the Internet Age", The Atlantic, June 2015
- "Many Choices for Obama in Replacing Billington at Library of Congress", New York Times, June 2015
- Alan S. Inouye (June 2015), "Who Should Be the Next Librarian of Congress? Wrong Question!", Roll Call
- Jessamyn West (July 2015), "The Next Librarian of Congress", The Message – via Medium
- Andrew Albanese (July 2015), "Could the Nomination of the Next Librarian of Congress Spark a Political Battle?", Publishers Weekly
Pranala luar
- Jessamyn West, ed. (2015). "Librarian of Progress".