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The Book Snark Hero of the Day: Patrick Scott

Patrick Scott, a University of South Carolina English professor and the head of Rare Books Collections, was awarded the Friends of the Richland County Public Library’s Lucy Hampton Bostick Award. Since taking the helm ten years ago, Scott has doubled the university’s collection to more than 100,000 volumes.

He has played a key role in not only acquiring precious collections on the likes of Fitzgerald, Hemingway, and Milton, but Scott has also spearheaded the university’s efforts to digitize and share library materials. In 2007, he was instrumental in digitizing the Phyllis Wheatley Project, containing the work of the famed African-American poet. The Project included the first book ever published by an African-American writer.

Colleagues praised Scott’s passion for books and his readiness to share them with the world.

Man, I want this guy’s job! Rescuing rare old books, expanding a library’s collection, and making it all digital so the rest of the planet can enjoy them as well.

All snarkage aside, Mr. Scott (actually, it’s Dr. Scott) does one hell of an important job. He is one of those heroes of the literary world that often goes unsung. Kudos to him for all he does in the name of these piles of paper and glue and ink that many of us live for.

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September 22, 2008 | Filed Under Newsies

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