Gretchen McCord

{{Short description|Texan librarian and lawyer specialising in copyright issues}}

Gretchen McCord (sometimes Gretchen McCord Hoffmann or Gretchen McCord DeFlorio) is an American librarian and lawyer specialising in copyright issues in libraries. McCord is also known for the widely held book Copyright in cyberspace : questions and answers for librarians{{cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/46670602 |title=Copyright in cyberspace : questions and answers for librarians (Book, 2001) |publisher=[WorldCat.org] |date= |oclc=46670602 |accessdate=2014-03-13}}

McCord was an academic librarian and rose to President of the Texas Library Association{{cite web|url=http://www.ala.org/groups/affiliates/chapters/student/resources/speakerlist |title=Student chapter speaker list (arranged by state) | Member Groups & Communities |publisher=Ala.org |date= |accessdate=2014-03-13}} before going to law school. She is currently (2014) Special Council to the Association.{{cite web|url=https://www.prweb.com/releases/copyright_privacy_attorney_gretchen_mccord_partners_with_texas_library_assn/prweb11542127.htm |title=Copyright, Privacy Attorney Gretchen McCord Partners with Texas Library Assn |publisher=Prweb.com |date=2014-01-31 |access-date=2014-03-13}}

She has a B.A. from Rice University in Houston, Master of Science in Information Systems from University of North Texas and a Juris Doctor from University of Texas School of Law.{{cite web|date=|title=About - Gretchen McCord DeFlorio, Attorney at Law|url=http://www.gretchenmccordlaw.com/about.html|url-status=dead|publisher=Gretchenmccordlaw.com|accessdate=2014-03-13|archive-date=2014-03-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313130725/http://www.gretchenmccordlaw.com/about.html}}