Adam Corson-Finnerty

Current

• Director of Special Initiatives at Penn Libraries
• Joint Project at The Sol C. Snider Entrepreneurial Research Center, the Wharton School

Past

• Library Director of Development at University of Pennsylvania
• Director of Development at Historical Society of Pennsylvania

Education

• Bryn Mawr College
• University of Pennsylvania

Connections

47 connections

Industry

Higher Education

Websites

• My Blog

Adam Corson-Finnerty’s Summary

Fundraising, Public Relations, Strategic Planning, Non-Profit Management.

Adam Corson-Finnerty’s Specialties:

Digitization. The Future of Libraries. Google Book Settlement. Grant-writing and Fundraising for Libraries, cultural institutions, and social change organizations.

Adam Corson-Finnerty’s Experience

• Director of Special Initiatives

  Penn Libraries

  (Higher Education industry)

  July 2008 — Present (1 year 6 months)

  I am a senior library administrator, currently undertaking a study of "income-producing" ideas for the Penn Library system. The areas I am exploring include print-on-demand, re-purposing scanned books for sale as facsimiles or e-books, licensing images from our rare holdings.

• Joint Project

  The Sol C. Snider Entrepreneurial Research Center, the Wharton School

  (Higher Education industry)

  2008 — Present (1 year )

• Library Director of Development

  University of Pennsylvania

  (Higher Education industry)

  1992 — July 2008 (16 years )

  Chief fundraiser for the Library system at Penn.

• Director of Development

  Historical Society of Pennsylvania

  (Libraries industry)

  1990 — 1993 (3 years )

  I was the chief fundraiser for this large, independent research library.

Adam Corson-Finnerty’s Education

• Bryn Mawr College

  MSS , Social Work Policy & Planning , 1970 — 1972

• University of Pennsylvania

  BA, MA , American Civilization , 1962 — 1968

  Activities and Societies:

  Civil Rights activist, anti-war activist, Underground satirical theater, student government.

Additional Information

Adam Corson-Finnerty’s Websites:

• My Blog

Adam Corson-Finnerty’s Interests:

POD (print-on-demand), libraries, books, Espresso Book Machine, publishing

Adam Corson-Finnerty’s Groups:

ALADN (Academic and Independent Research Library Development Network), Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)

•    Book Publishing Professionals
•    Tools of Change for Publishing
•    Forum for Publishers, Editors, and Authors in India and Abroad

Adam Corson-Finnerty’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• consulting offers
• expertise requests
• reference requests
• getting back in touch