Michael Alan Keller (born April 5, 1945) is an American academician and librarian. He holds an appointment at Stanford University as the Ida M. Green University Librarian (1994 to the present) and, until August 31, 2020, Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning (2018-2020).Stanford University Press Release, October 15, 2018

Keller received the Kenneth M. Cuthbertson Award for Exceptional Service to Stanford University (2015).Kenneth M. Cuthbertson Award Webpage at Stanford University The award commended him "for pioneering new paths as the director of Academic Information Resources, while continuing to develop the libraries' superb collections," and "for his clear commitment to scholarly publishing, exemplified in his founding of HighWire Press and ongoing support of Stanford University Press."Stanford News, June 10, 2015

Keller was appointed Senior Presidential Fellow of the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) (2007)CLIR Press Release, July 24, 2007 and served on the CLIR Board (2017-2022.CLIR List of Board Members He is an elected lifetime Fellow of both the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2009),Stanford University Press Release, July 5, 2009 “for extensive and innovative contributions to the dissemination, preservation and advancement of scientific and other scholarly literature through electronic and other means,” and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2010),AMACAD Keller Page which said that Keller “champions emerging information technologies while nurturing traditional library collections” and that his “impact extends beyond Stanford through many visionary lectures on how to organize research libraries for the digital era.”AMACAD Member Directory Listing

Early life Michael Keller was raised in New York State as one of four children. His father was a public school principal and superintendent, and his mother was a homemaker and teacher. He began his musical career as a chorister at the Church of the Advent in Westbury, New York.

Keller earned his B.A. in Biology and Music from Hamilton College, New York (1967), his M.A. in Music History from University at Buffalo (1970), and his M.L.S. in Academic Librarianship from State University of New York at Geneseo (1972).Stanford University Profile Page His dissertation topic at the State University of New York at Buffalo (degree not completed) was “Brescian origins of the Late Renaissance canzona.”

Career Keller began his academic career at the Music Library, State University of New York at Buffalo as Assistant Librarian for Reference and Cataloging from 1970 to 1973. From 1973 to 1981, he was Music Librarian and Senior Lecturer in Musicology at Cornell University, where he was also Acting Undergraduate Librarian in 1976. From 1981 to 1986, he was Head of the Music Library, University of California at Berkeley.Cornell University Library In 1984, he was also a Visiting Lecturer in the Department of Music, Stanford University. From 1986 to 1993, he was Associate University Librarian and Director of Collection Development at Yale University.Stanford University Profile Page for Michael Alan KellerThe Org Website

Keller became a Director at Stanford Libraries in 1993. In 1994, he was named the Ida M. Green University Librarian and Director of Academic Information Resources. From 1995 to 2014, he also served as Founder and Publisher for HighWire Press, and beginning in 2001, as Publisher for Stanford University Press.Stanford University Profile Page for Michael Alan Keller

Keller has served on more than sixty-five boards, advisory committees, and professional organizations. He is formerly Chairman, International Image Interoperability Framework Consortium Executive Committee (2015 to 2022);IIIF Press Release Member, Board of Directors, Council on Library and Information Resources (2013 to the present);CLIR Press Release Member, Board of Trustees, Kistler-Ritso Foundation (United States and Estonia) (2010 to the present);Press Release, Permanent Mission of Estonia to the UN and Emeritus Member of the Board of Directors, The Long Now Foundation.Long Now Foundation Board of Directors

At the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Keller was an appointed member on the Steering Committee for the Initiative on the Informed Brain in the Digital World (2011-2014), the Committee to Develop a Research Agenda on Copyright & Innovation, Science (2010-2011), the Committee on Scientific Responsibility (2009-2016), and the Board on Research Data and Information (2009-2011). He was Founding Member, President, and Chairman of the National Digital Library Federation (1994-2007).Nation Institute of Health / NIH / Appendix I - Governance and Conference Steering Committees

At Stanford, Keller served as a University Fellow (1994-1995) and on the Academic Senate ex-officio (1993-2010), Commission on Technology in Teaching and Learning (1994-1998), and President's Cabinet (1994 to the present). He was an Alumni Trustee at Hamilton College (2001-2005) and a member of the Consultative Board at the British Library (2009-2011).Stanford University Profile Page

Keller’s honors and awards include Elected Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (2009 to the present); Elected Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2010 to the present); Minerva Award, SUNY/Geneseo (2011); Sarum Canon, Salisbury Cathedral, Wiltshire, United Kingdom (2014 to the present); Kenneth M. Cuthbertson Award for Exceptional Service to Stanford University (2015); Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, Fourth Class, Estonia (2016);Estonian State Decorations and Honorary Fellow for Life, Harris Manchester College at Oxford University (2019).University of Oxford News

Research Under Keller’s leadership, Stanford Libraries has developed robust digital systems and services that effectively deploy information technology together with research resources and advanced scholarly communications. Keller has co-founded several technology-based initiatives while serving as University Librarian at Stanford, including LOCKSS,Stanford University: LOCKSS History PDFFirst Monday Peer Reviewed Internet Journal The International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF) Consortium,International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF) News and HighWire Press.GALE websiteOxford University Press He lectures in the United States and abroad on the future of libraries, advocating for the digital sharing of information resources around the world.Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland: Library Futures Symposium - Mike Keller, University Librarian, Stanford University, May 29, 2016

Selected publications “Exploiting the opportunities of the maturing digital age: the first twenty years of the Scholarly Communications Program of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation,” April 2019 PDF “Mountain View: the Agreement among Google, Publishers, and Authors,” 2009 Link “Scattered Leaves: Reflections on Leadership,” by Michael A. Keller, 2003 Link All Publications by Michael A. Keller

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External links Stanford University People Page for Michael Keller Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland: Library Futures Symposium - Mike Keller, University Librarian, Stanford University (YouTube video) “The Vatican Library goes beyond digitization to deepen access to 300 rare manuscripts” “The Stanford Information Juggernaut” “Alumni Trustee Michael Keller '67 Featured in New York Times” “You Thought Librarians Were Dull?” “Against the Grain Star of the Week: Michael Keller, Stanford University” “Cooperation with Stanford University Libraries” “Stanford Ushers In The Age Of Bookless Libraries” “Deals with Google to accelerate library digitization projects for Stanford, others” “Preserving History in Multimedia: An Interview with Stanford's Michael Keller” “Digital Repositories: A Global Work Effort --- Test” “Can history survive Silicon Valley?”