Anne R. Kenney (1950 – February 5, 2022) was an American librarian and archivist known for her work in digital preservation.

She identified a difficult font (Bodoni italics) and successfully captured it; the methods developed at Cornell formed the basis of the JSTOR and Google Books projects.

[4] Kenney later became interested in problems of digital preservation and began researching file migration and long-term storage.

Past service includes work as a commissioner of the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, the National Science Foundation/European Working Group on a Digital Preservation Research Agenda, the Clinton/Gore Transition Team, and Senate subcommittee testimony.

[2] Kenney's scholarly and professional publications have earned a number of awards, including the Kenney published numerous articles and reports and co-authored three award-winning books: She collaborated with Chapman and Nancy McGovern to produce award-winning web-based tutorials.