Ms. Ilene Frank currently serves as the Director of Library Services at University of the People, overseeing all aspects of the institution’s online library. Prior to joining UoPeople, Ms. Frank was a reference librarian at the University of South Florida (USF) from 1974 to 2009, when she retired with professor emerita status.
Ms. Frank began teaching online courses in 1996 as an adjunct for the USF School of Library and Information Science. She developed a course on "Library Services for Distance Learners" and continues to teach online courses for University of Maryland University College.
Ms. Frank holds a Master’s degree in Library Science from the University of Michigan, in addition to a Bachelors degree with a major in painting from the University of Michigan and a Master’s degree in Fine Arts in painting from the University of South Florida.
