Lynne C. Howarth: Navigating the Waters of Change

We present a tribute to Lynne Howarth's presence as an advocate and navigator for the bibliographic profession. We first trace her commitment to this community, noting her insistence on its continuing relevance. By providing lucid and accessible conceptual explanations of everyday practices she helps situate the work of bibliographic practitioners in a broader context, not only in librarianship but beyond, extending to other settings. We use the case of her work on convergence to illustrate how this bringing together of data, practices, and community helps position the bibliographic field in an emerging digital context, and to understand its role in a movement toward shared data and practice. Finally, we examine her scholarly approach in which she often incorporates the voice of the professional and a skilled historical narrative, producing findings that are explanatory, illuminative, and critical, serving to position bibliographic practice within an ongoing, evolving tradition.