Video: RLUK 2026 Keynote by Lynda Kellam, University of Pennsylvania (Public Data Stewardship in Challenging Times)
From Research Libraries UK (via YouTube)
Chaired by Ed Fay, Director of Library Services and University Librarian at the University of Bristol.
Lynda Kellam, Ph.D., is the Snyder-Granader Director of Research Data and Digital Scholarship at the University of Pennsylvania Libraries and a co-founder of the Data Rescue Project. Her work focuses on the U.S. government’s data infrastructure and enhancing access, resilience, and community support for the nation’s public data resources. She is driven by the belief that public data is a civic asset, essential to research, democratic accountability, and an informed public life.
Complete RLUK 2026 Conference Video Playlist (Keynotes, Roundtable, etc) is available here.
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About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.


