Special Collections service alert

The Reading Room for the Department of Special Collections in Green Library will be temporarily closed Monday, March 24th through Friday, March 28th.  Regular operations will resume on Monday, March 31st. 

If you have any questions, please contact the Department of Special Collections at specialcollections@stanford.edu.

Amanda Whitmire

Head of Science & Engineering Resource Group; Head Librarian & Bibliographer, Hopkins Marine Library
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I grew up on the shores of Huntington Beach, CA, and my interest in marine biology goes back as far as I can remember. After spending most of my adult life studying and working in the marine sciences, I jumped ship and became a data specialist with the libraries at Oregon State University in 2012, and have been with Stanford Libraries at Hopkins Marine Station since December 2015. I have a strong interest in exploring how library collections can be leveraged to surface historical environmental and biodiversity data and embrace a "collections as data" approach at Miller Library.

Education

Ph.D., Oregon State University, Oceanography (2008)
B.S., honors, University of California, Santa Barbara, Aquatic Biology (2000)

Expertise

Aquatic Studies
Oceanography
Sustainability
Marine Biology
Last updated March 21, 2025