Digital Feature
Dr. Chen has a devoted career as an educator in better preparing librarians for the new information age. She is a Professor and Associate Dean of the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at Simmons College, as well as an energetic director of over 60 continuing education institutes relating to information technology, management and policy. Her deep concerns in global internetworking of libraries around the world prompted her to organize a series of international conferences on new information technology (NIT) sponsored by the U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science.
Dr. Chen's interest and expertise in information technology has been shown by her work experiences, her awards, her speeches and her publications (including 15 books, 82 journal articles, 2 reports, and 8 proceedings & other publication) in the area of information technology.