Linda Main

Dr. Linda Main is a Professor and Associate Director at San José State University's School of Information since 2001. She earned her Ph.D. in Library & Information Science from the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign) and holds Masters degrees from the University of Wales (Aberystwyth) and Trinity College Dublin.

• Current roles: Associate Director & Coordinator of Admissions & Academic Advising
• Previous experience: Project Coordinator for US Army Corps of Engineers-funded CELDS (1984-1986), Database Coordinator for US Dept. Justice-funded Recidivism Database (1983-1986)
• Teaching focus: INFO 280 - History of Books and Libraries; INFO 284 - Archives and Records Management (specializing in Medieval Manuscripts, Incunabula, and Early Printing)

Her research focuses on designing information products for global audiences, with particular emphasis on web programming languages and digitization of medieval manuscripts. She has written three books including Building Web Sites for a Multinational Audience (2002) and Javascript (2000), and has been involved in consultancy projects for institutions like the British Library and National Library of Malta.

Scientific contributions include one notable journal article on global information infrastructure ethics (2001) in Third World Quarterly. She previously worked as Assistant Librarian at Trinity College Dublin (1975-1983) before transitioning to academic roles.