Allison Druin (Ex-Scitex America) was nominated by the US President George W. Bush and Confirmed on January 26th by the U.S. Senate to serve a 5-year term on the United States National Commission of Libraries and Information Science.
In her role as Comissioner, she will help to effect policy concerning libraries and the dissemination and use of information in the US. 
Dr. Allison Druin is an assistant professor (click to see Allison?s website) at the College of Information Studies and Institute for Advanced Computer Studies at the University of Maryland. She will still continue as a faculty member at the University of Maryland where she leads the International Children’s Digital Library.