Michael Buckland

British-American librarian
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Michael Buckland

Summary

Michael Buckland is a human[1]. He was born in England[2]. He was born on January 1, 1941[3]. He worked as a librarian[4] and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (65 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Michael Buckland was born in England[2].
  • Michael Buckland was born on January 1, 1941[3].
  • Michael Buckland was born on November 23, 1941[7].
  • Michael Buckland held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Michael Buckland held citizenship in United Kingdom[9].
  • Michael Buckland worked as a librarian[4].
  • Michael Buckland worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Michael Buckland's field of work was library science[10].
  • Among Michael Buckland's employers was University of California, Berkeley[11].
  • Michael Buckland was educated at University of Oxford[12].
  • Michael Buckland was educated at University of Sheffield[13].
  • Michael Buckland received the Frederick G. Kilgour Award for Research in Library and Information Technology[14].
  • Michael Buckland is recorded as male[15].
  • Michael Buckland's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Michael Buckland supervised Ryan Shaw as a doctoral student[17].
  • Michael Buckland supervised Snunith Shoham as a doctoral student[18].
  • Michael Buckland's Commons category is recorded as Michael Buckland[19].
  • Michael Buckland earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[20].
  • Michael Buckland's family name is recorded as Buckland[21].
  • Michael Buckland's given name is recorded as Michael[22].
  • Michael Buckland's official website is recorded as http://people.ischool.berkeley.edu/~buckland/[23].
  • Michael Buckland's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].

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Origins and Family

Michael Buckland's place of birth was England[2]. Recorded date of birth include January 1, 1941[3] and November 23, 1941[7].

Education

Educated at University of Oxford[12], a collegiate university[25], in United Kingdom[26], founded in 1096[27], headquartered in Oxford[28] and University of Sheffield[13], a public research university[29], in United Kingdom[30], founded in 1905[31], headquartered in Sheffield[32]. Michael Buckland earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[20].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include librarian[4] and university teacher[5]. Michael Buckland's field of work was library science[10]. He was employed by University of California, Berkeley[11]. Doctoral students include Ryan Shaw[17], a university teacher[33], of United States[34], specialised in information management[35] and Snunith Shoham[18], a university teacher[36], b. 1947[37], of Israel[38], specialised in library science[39].

Recognition

Michael Buckland received the Frederick G. Kilgour Award for Research in Library and Information Technology[14].

Why It Matters

Michael Buckland ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (65 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

Where was Michael Buckland born?

Michael Buckland was born in England[2].

What did Michael Buckland do for work?

Michael Buckland worked as librarian[4] and university teacher[5].

Where did Michael Buckland go to school?

Michael Buckland was educated at University of Oxford[12] and University of Sheffield[13].

What awards did Michael Buckland receive?

Honors received include Frederick G. Kilgour Award for Research in Library and Information Technology[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  11. [11] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . oclc.org. Retrieved . oclc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . aeshin.org. Retrieved . aeshin.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . IdRef. wikidata.org.
  18. [7] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation librarian, university teacher
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  2. 25d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at University of Oxford, University of Sheffield
    Citizenship
    Official website http://people.ischool.berkeley.edu/~buckland/
    Award received
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