Cynthia Hill

Manager, Sun Library

"Content in the Virtual World of Sun"

BIOGRAPHY

Cindy Hill is Director of SunLibrary and Learning Technology at Sun Microsystems, Inc in Palo Alto, California. Her responsibilities include managing the provision of information services, resources and knowledge collaboration environments for the worldwide network of Sun employees. Under Cindy’s leadership, her staff facilitates Sun's knowledge management and knowledge sharing initiatives. Communities of practice, shared learning, and Sun's Internal Portal, SunWeb, are just a few of the communications channels employed for leveraging learning opportunities within Sun.

Prior to joining Sun Microsystems in 1995, Cindy managed information services at Failure Analysis Associates, Inc. (now Exponent, Inc.). During her 11 years at Failure Analysis, she and her staff provided in-depth research and external content management in the scientific, legal and medical disciplines. Cindy’s 24-year career as an information professional has included working in the industries of environmental science, engineering consulting, executive recruiting and high technology.

Cindy began her affiliation with SLA in 1980 by accepting an invitation to a dinner meeting by the San Francisco Bay Region Chapter. Since then she has been actively involved in the association, participating in Chapter, Division, and Association-level activities. Among her recent accomplishments is the completion of a three-year assignment to the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) Committee on Copyright and Other Legal Matters, and a two-year term as Secretary to San Jose State University’s SLIS Alumni Association. Besides the Special Libraries Association, Cindy maintains memberships in the California Library Association, the American Library Association, Association of Independent Information Professionals, CILIP, and IFLA.

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