David S. Mao
David S. Mao | |
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Librarian of Congress | |
Acting October 1, 2015 – September 14, 2016 | |
President | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | James Billington |
Succeeded by | Carla Hayden |
Deputy Librarian of Congress | |
Assumed office January 12, 2015 | |
Preceded by | Robert Dizard |
Personal details | |
Born | New York City, New York, U.S. |
Education | George Washington University (BA) Georgetown University (JD) Catholic University of America (MSLS) |
David Mao is an American law librarian. Mao served as acting Librarian of Congress from September 30, 2015, until the confirmation of Carla Hayden in 2016.
Early life
David S. Mao was born in
Career
Mao came to the Library of Congress in 2005, when he was hired by the American Law Division in the
As Law Librarian, Mao managed the operation and policy administration of the Law Library of Congress, which contains the world's largest collection of legal materials and serves as the leading research center for foreign, comparative, and international law.[7] During his tenure as Law Librarian, he brought to the Library a copy of the 1215 Magna Carta for a historic exhibition on the eve of the charter's 800th anniversary.[8]
Mao served as acting
In 2017 he became the chief operating officer of his alma mater, Georgetown University Law School.[9]
References
- ^ Weber, Andrew (19 January 2011). "An Interview with David Mao, Deputy Law Librarian of Congress". In Custodia Legis: Law Librarians of Congress. Library of Congress. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- ^ "David Mao '86 Appointed Law Librarian of Congress". The Lawrenceville School. Archived from the original on 2016-04-27. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
- ^ Cardenas-Dow, Melissa I. (12 April 2015). "APA Library Leader Interview – David Mao, Deputy Librarian of Congress". Asian Pacific American Librarians Association. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- ^ Eberhart, George M. (13 October 2015). "An interview with David Mao". American Libraries. American Library Association. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- ^ "American Bar Association Profile – David Mao, Deputy Librarian of Congress". American Bar Association. Archived from the original on 8 September 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
- ^ Osterberg, Gayle (22 January 2015). "Librarian of Congress Makes Senior Staff Appointments". US Library of Congress. Library of Congress. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
- ^ "About the Librarian". US Library of Congress. Library of Congress. October 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ^ Urschel, Donna (2 April 2014). "Magna Carta: Muse and Mentor Exhibition". US Library of Congress. Library of Congress. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ^ "David Mao". www.law.georgetown.edu. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
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