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Patrick Reakes is Chair of Departmental Libraries and Head of the Neuharth Library at the University of Florida (UF). He holds an MSLS from Florida State University, a BS in public relations from the University of Florida, and is a graduate of the General Motors Management Development School. Prior to coming to UF, he was a law librarian at Florida Coastal School of Law, where he headed the interlibrary loan department and taught as an adjunct faculty member. He also has been a reference and instruction librarian at Florida State University, where he served as the interim Business Librarian. His current research interests focus on the impacts of the evolving digital environment on news research and archiving. He is a veteran of the United States Navy, is married, and has a seven-year-old son.