It is with mixed emotions that we announce the retirement of Frances Burke Foret, Head of Collections Management at the Hirsh Health Sciences Library. Fran has been managing our collections since 2002, during which time she has overseen the transition of our monographs and journals from exclusively print to almost entirely electronic. Her numerous contributions and dedication to the Tufts community has left a lasting impression. This is a bittersweet farewell.

“Fran has been such an integral part of the fabric of the Hirsh Health Sciences Library that it is hard to express how much she will be missed – her wonderful sense of humor, her institutional and historical knowledge of the collection, her remarkable wisdom, and most of all her wonderful friendship we have all been lucky enough to share over these past years. Please join us in wishing her all the best as she embarks on this new chapter.” ~Debra Berlanstein, Associate Director

CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR RETIREMENT, FRAN!