Catherine N. Norton Explained

Catherine Norton
Nationality:American
Alma Mater:Regis College
Simmons University
Occupation:Librarian

Catherine Norton (née Norris; January 24, 1941 – December 22, 2014) was an American librarian. She was the first Director of Information Systems at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL).

Career

She received her education at Regis College and Simmons College (Master's degree, Information Science, 1984). She began working at the MBL/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Library in 1980,[1] and in 1991 was made head of information services. She supported both digital libraries and open access. By 1994, she was the director of the library and led a program that became the basis for the first "Encyclopedia of Life" project.[2] The idea behind the project was to enable medical researchers to utilize technology and to collect biomedical data in an easily shareable format[3] and Norton served as one of the collaborators.

The MBL designed tools for Web site delivery and worked with partners at Harvard, the Field Museum of Natural History and the Smithsonian Institution to organize the project. Norton also published information about the project for other libraries to understand both its scope and how to utilize the information.[4]

Norton had been consultant to the National Library of Medicine, and president of the Boston Library Consortium. She was also a member of the Falmouth School Committee, and Falmouth representative to the Steamship Authority's Board of Governors. She and her husband Thomas J. Norton had four children, Margaret, Michael, Kerrie, and Thomas.[5] [6]

Other

In 2014 the Catherine N. Norton Fellowship at the Marine Biological Laboratory was established to cover "approved expenses" for a student or "early year fellow".[7]

Norton was a Justice of the Peace for almost four decades, marrying many happy couples on the beaches and back porches of Cape Cod.

Death

Catherine N. Norton died in Falmouth, Massachusetts, aged 73, after a battle with cancer.[8]

Selected works

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: In Memoriam: Cathy Norton. "International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange" (IODE) of the "Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission" (IOC) of UNESCO. September 7, 2015. December 22, 2014. September 27, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150927160420/http://www.iode.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=441:22-dec-2014-in-memoriam-cathy-norton&catid=23&Itemid=115. dead.
  2. News: Catherine Norton. October 12, 2015. Cape News. December 23, 2014. Falmouth, Massachusetts.
  3. The Encyclopedia of Life v2: Providing Global Access to Knowledge About Life on Earth. April 29, 2014. 4031434. 24891832. 10.3897/BDJ.2.e1079. 2. 2. Biodivers Data J. e1079 . Parr . CS . Wilson . N . Leary . P . Schulz . KS . Lans . K . Walley . L . Hammock . JA . Goddard . A . Rice . J . Studer . M . Holmes . JT . Corrigan . RJ Jr . free .
  4. Norton. Cathy. The Encyclopedia of Life, Biodiversity Heritage Library, Biodiversity Informatics and Beyond Web 2.0. First Monday. August 4, 2008. 13. 8. October 12, 2015. 10.5210/fm.v13i8.2226 . free.
  5. http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/bostonglobe/obituary.aspx?pid=173558495#sthash.6LoN2Q5X.dpuf Profile
  6. Web site: In Memoriam: Catherine (Norris) Norton. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. September 7, 2015.
  7. Web site: The Catherine N. Norton Endowed Fellowship. Diane Rielinger (Fellowship administration). Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole. September 15, 2015.
  8. http://www.ccgfuneralhome.com/obit/catherine-norris-norton Profile

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