Minnie earl sears biography

          Minnie Earl Sears formulated the Sears List of Subject Headings, a simplification of the Library of Congress Subject Headings.

        1. Minnie Earl Sears was born to Myron E. Sears and Lydia Skinner on November 17, in Lafayette Indiana.
        2. Minnie Earl Sears (November 17, – November 28, ) formulated the Sears List of Subject Headings, a simplification of the Library of Congress Subject.
        3. Minnie Earl Sears, Purdue , a distinguished member of the library profession in the triple capacity of cataloguing expert, teacher, and editor of reference.
        4. Minnie Earl Sears was a true pioneer for the field of library science.

          5. Minnie Earl Sears (November 17, – November 28, ) formulated the Sears List of Subject Headings, a simplification of the Library of Congress Subject.!

          Minnie Earl Sears

          American librarian

          Minnie Earl Sears

          Sears in 1900

          Born(1873-11-17)November 17, 1873

          Lafayette, Indiana, U.S.

          DiedNovember 28, 1933(1933-11-28) (aged 60)

          New York City, U.S.

          OccupationLibrarian

          Minnie Earl Sears (November 17, 1873 – November 28, 1933)[1] formulated the Sears List of Subject Headings, a simplification of the Library of Congress Subject Headings.

          In 1999, American Libraries named her one of the "100 Most Important Leaders We Had in the 20th Century."[2]

          Life and work

          Sears was a native of Lafayette, Indiana, and was awarded a B.Sc.

          from Purdue University at age 18, the youngest graduate in her class.

          Minnie Earl Sears (17 November – 28 November ) formulated the Sears Subject Headings, a simplification of the Library of Congress Subject Headings.

          She received an M.Sc in 1893. In 1900 the University of Illinois awarded to her a Bachelor of Library Science degree.

          Sears had a long career as a cataloguer and bibliographer at a variety of libraries (Bryn Mawr College, University of Minnesota, New York Public Libr