Former Director of Global Knowledge Management at 3M Brings Her Skills to Hudson Area Library Board

Newest library board member is highly qualified.   (Hudson Star-Observer, 9/1/2011)

Excerpt: The newest member of the Hudson Area Library Board certainly has the credentials for the position.

Barbara J. Peterson was the director of library and information services for 3M Co. for much of her career.

At one time, she was responsible for the company’s nine technical libraries, a business library, an engineering library, a patent library, a technical-knowledge database and 80 employees.

After almost 30 years with 3M Co., she completed her career with a four-year stint at Ecolab.

“I had a wonderful job title at Ecolab — director of global knowledge management,” Peterson reported with a laugh.