Author: Lawrence Jacobsen
Bio: <b>Lawrence Jacobsen</b> is a retired university librarian specializing in primatology.  He spent his entire career as a librarian (1973-2003) at the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center, where the library <a href="http://library.primate.wisc.edu/">has been renamed</a> in honor of his contributions.  Other honors he has received include a Distinguished Service Award from the American Society of Primatologists in 1997, and the <a href="http://www.internationalprimatologicalsociety.org/jacobsenaward.cfm">naming</a> of an annual grant in his honor by the International Primatological Society. Jacobsen coedited the <i>International Directory of Primatology</i> (1997), the first such directory in the field, and took a leading role in developing online resources for primatology as well.  Jacobsen received his undergraduate education at <a href="http://shimer.edu">Shimer College</a> and Northern Illinois University, and his two master's degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. (from <a href="http://shimercollege.wikia.com/Lawrence_Jacobsen#Brief_description">Shimer College Wiki</a>)