page_title: James R. Rettig
hierarchical_section_title: James R. Rettig
caption_attribution_description: English: American Library Association President Jim Rettig at the 2008 I Love My Librarian! awards. The awards are co-sponsored by the New York Times and the Carnegie Corporation.
context_page_description: James R. Rettig is an American librarian and educator. He graduated with his master's degree in English from Marquette University and a master's in library science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
  Rettig has worked in leadership and public service at the College of William and Mary, the University of Illinois at Chicago, the University of Dayton and Murray State University. Rettig served as the University Librarian at the University of Richmond from 1998 to 2012. He is currently the Library Director of the Nimitz Library at the United States Naval Academy.
  Rettig was President of the American Library Association from 2008 to 2009. He has served on the ALA Executive Board the ALA Council and has served as chair of the ALA Committee on Organization and its Publishing Committee. Rettig is a past president of the Reference and User Services Association.
context_section_description: James R. Rettig (born 1950) is an American librarian and educator. He graduated with his master's degree in English from Marquette University and a master's in library science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
  Rettig has worked in leadership and public service at the College of William and Mary, the University of Illinois at Chicago, the University of Dayton and Murray State University. Rettig served as the University Librarian at the University of Richmond from 1998 to 2012. He is currently the Library Director of the Nimitz Library at the United States Naval Academy.
  Rettig was President of the American Library Association from 2008 to 2009. He has served on the ALA Executive Board the ALA Council and has served as chair of the ALA Committee on Organization and its Publishing Committee. Rettig is a past president of the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA).
caption: James Rettig in 2008
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