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David Floyd

Chief Cataloging Librarian

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Background

  • Judaic Studies
  • Israel Studies
  • Hebrew
  • Yiddish

David Floyd (he/him) joined the Libraries in 2021. As chief cataloging librarian, he is responsible for cataloging resources in all formats, with special focus on music, rare books, and Middle Eastern languages. He also serves as a subject librarian, providing library instruction, outreach, collection development and research consultations for the Judaic Studies department.

David Floyd subject guides

Education

  • MSLIS, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
  • MA, Rutgers University, New Brunswick
  • BM, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Research Interests

  • Rare books cataloging
  • Music cataloging
  • Judaism and music
  • "Bound-with" books

Research Profile