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Allen Benson, Ph.D., has been the U.S. Naval War College’s professor of libraries since joining the college in 2011. Prior to his current position, he performed with the U.S. Military Academy Band at West Point and served on the music faculties at St. Olaf College, Augsburg University and the University of Minnesota, Duluth. His career in library administration spans 30 years including directorships in public libraries and higher education. He was an early adopter of the internet and has published numerous books on its applications in library and information science. His current research focuses on the philosophy of image, linguistics and ontology-based knowledge representation.

Professor Drake is the Associate Dean in the College of Distance Education who currently leads the Naval War College at the Naval Postgraduate School program in Monterey, CA. He retired as a Commander from the U. S. Navy after serving a 20+ year career as Naval Aviator flying the S-3 Viking, A-4 Skyhawk, EA-6B Prowler and he flew numerous combat sorties in support of Operation DESERT STORM. Professor Drake joined the faculty of NWC in Aug, 1995 where he was the Head of the CDE S&P division, the OPSO of the Naval Command College and the Military Chair of Command and Control Warfare prior to assuming his current position standing up and leading the NWC at NPS program.