Many of us remember Ed as the e-resources guy.  He was there at the beginning of Cornell’s venture to offer access to electronic journals, reviewing license agreements, making sense of IP ranges and addresses, trouble-shooting access when our users couldn’t get connected.  Many of the vendors knew him on a first-name basis because he was the guy who would call them when things weren’t right. 

But before all of the e-stuff, he headed the Ordering Unit, was in charge of the Searchers, helped to catalog materials in the New York Historical Resources Center and, even before all of this, was one of the cheery folks who greeted anyone entering Olin Library early in the work day (yes, there used to be door guards in Olin).

When I first started in 1988, Ed was the guy who made the click-clack, click-clack noise as he entered Olin (he had special footwear associated with his biking gear).  Because biking was so much a part of his life and he was so enthusiastic about the sport, I will always remember them together.  I hope he’s found a nice new mountain to take on with his bike.