Richard Ovenden OBE FSA FRSA (/ˈʌvəndən/; born 25 March 1964) is a British librarian and author.

[1][2] Ovenden also serves as the Director of the Bodleian Library's Centre for the Study of the Book and holds a Professorial Fellowship at Balliol College.

[5] In 2009, he was elected third chair of the Digital Preservation Coalition, succeeding Ronald Milne and Dame Lynne Brindley in a post he held until 2013.

[10] Richard Ovenden was educated at Deal Parochial and Sir Roger Manwood's School in Sandwich, Kent, St Chad's College, Durham University, culminating in studying library science to qualify as a librarian at UCL in 1987.

[15] He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2019 Birthday Honours for services to libraries and archives.