ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


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People 
in the 
News

Pam Spiegel

Lenore Coral, music librar­
ian at Cornell University, re­
ceiv e d  a Special A chieve­
m ent Award from the Music 
Library Association (MLA) in 
recognition o f her contribu­
tions to the establishm ent of 
th e  In tern atio n al S tandard 
Music Number. The aw ard is 
given for extraordinary ser­
v ice to  th e  p ro fe s s io n  o f 
m usic librarianship over a 
short period of time (three 
to five years). Coral is a past- 
president o f MLA and cu r­
rently serves as a vice-president o f the Interna­
tional Association of Music Libraries, Archives, 
a n d  D ocum entation Centres. She w as general 
editor for the revised edition o f the Interna­
tional Standard Bibliographic Description, and 
project editor of the ISO Standard 10957: Inter­
national Standard Music Number.

Nancy M. Cline, d ean  o f University Libraries 
at Penn State University, began her term as vice- 
president/president-elect 
o f the Association o f Re­
search Libraries (ARL) at 
the first 1995 m eeting of 
the ARL Board of Direc­
tors in February. Cline 
has long b een  active in 
ARL, serving as chair of 
the Task Force on Tele­
c o m m u n ic a t io n s , as 
ARL’s representative to 
the Steering Committee N ancy M. C line
o f the Coalition for Net­
w orked Information, on the Task Force on Gov­
ernm ent Information, and on the Information 
Policy Committee.

K athryn Luther H enderson, professor in the 
G raduate School o f Library an d  Inform ation 
Science at the University o f Illinois at Urbana- 
C ham paign CUIUC), received the 1995 Asso­
ciation for Library and Information Science Edu­
cation (ALISE) Teaching Excellence in Library 
and Inform ation Science Education Award at 
the ALISE annual m eeting in Philadelphia in 
February. The aw ard recognizes evidence of 
regular an d  sustained excellence in teaching; 
contributions to curriculum design w hich dem ­

o n stra te  su b ject ex p ertise 
and the ability to integrate 
n e w  d e v e lo p m e n ts ; e v i­
d ence o f m entoring to stu­
dents, alumni, and profes­
sio n als o u ts id e  th e  class­
room; and the use o f effec­
tive and innovative teaching 
m ethods. In 1991 H ender­
son w on the UIUC Campus 
A w ard  fo r E x c e lle n c e  in 
G raduate an d  Professional 
T eaching. In 1993 she re­
ceived the UIUC G raduate 
School of Library and Infor­

m ation Science D istinguished Alumnus Award, 
and th e ALA/Beta Phi Mu Award for contribu­
tions to library and information science educa­
tion. She has b een  a m em ber o f the UIUC fac­
ulty since 1965.

Edw ard K o m ara an d  G eorgin a B in n s re­
ceived th e  W alter G erb o th  A ward from the 
Music Library Association at its annual m eeting 
in February. The aw ard is presented to music 
librarians in the first five years o f their profes­
sional careers to  support research projects in 
progress. Komara is music librarian and blues 
archivist at the University o f Mississippi at O x­
ford. A $600 aw ard will help fund his travel to 
several jazz and record com pany archives in 
o rd er to com plete his publication o f Charlie 
P atton’s 1930 P aram ount Record Session, a 
com prehensive catalog o f recording sessions 
by Charlie Patton an d  other blues artists.

Binns is music librarian at M onash Univer­
sity in M elbourne, Australia. A $400 aw ard will 
fund h er travel to the tw o largest library cen­
ters in Australia, w h ere she will inspect and 
obtain copies o f all relevant materials for her 
p r o j e c t, A n  A n n o ta te d  B ib lio g ra p h y  o f  
Australian Patriotic a n d  Nationalist Songs to 
1919.

H enry Latzke, director o f library and media 
services at Concordia University, River Forest, 
Illinois, received LIBRAS’ Melvin A. G eorge 
Award given for outstanding contributions to 
cooperative librarianship. LIBRAS is a consor­
tium o f 18 private academ ic libraries in the 
N ortheastern Illinois area. At the cerem ony, LI­
BRAS President Mary Joyce Pickett congratu­
lated Latzke o n  his m any achievem ents in LI-



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BRAS, th e Private A cadem ic Libraries o f Illinois 
(PALI), an d  th e Lutheran Education Association. 
He served  as LIBRAS p resid en t for tw o  term s, 
and as its statistician a n d  parliam entarian.

Arthur H. M iller J r . ,  archivist a n d  librarian for 
special collections at Lake Forest College, Illi­
n o is , w a s  n a m e d  th e  
A cadem ic L ib rarian  o f 
the Y ear b y  th e  N orth 
Suburban Library System, 
an agency headquartered 
in W h e e lin g , Illin o is , 
w hich provides su p p o rt 
to m em b er libraries an d  
their users, allow ing the 
sharing o f inform ation, 
training, a n d  m aterials. 
Miller w o n  praise for the A rth u r H. M iller J r .
ro le h e  h a s p la y e d  in 
prom oting a system  o f sh ared  library resources 
in th e  state.

Appointm ents
Linda S. D obb, assistant university librarian for 
adm inistrative services at San Francisco State 
University (SFSU), has b e e n  n a m e d  d ean  o f li­
braries an d  learning resources at Bowling G reen 
State U niversity in O hio effective July 1. D obb 
has serv ed  as h e a d  o f th e Cataloging D ep art­
m ent at California Polytechnic State University, 
chief o f th e  B ibliographic C ontrol Section at 
the U.S. G overnm ent Printing Office, a n d  p ro ­
cessing librarian for th e  Library o f Congress. As 
chair o f th e E ducational T echnology Advisory 
C om m ittee at SFSU, D o b b  w o rk e d  w ith faculty 
to exam ine trends in multimedia, universal com ­
p u tin g , a n d  th e  u s e  o f I n te r n e t re s o u rc e s  
throughout th e curriculum. Some o f the projects 
she h e lp e d  d ev elo p  during h e r five years there 
include th e  creation o f a CD-ROM netw o rk  an d

Ed. note: Entries in this column are taken from  
library newsletters, letters fro m  personnel offices, 
individuals using institutional letterhead, a n d  
other sources. To ensure that yo u r personnel news 
is considered f o r  p u b lica tio n , write to Pam  
Spiegel, A ssistant Editor, C&RL N ew s, 5 0  E. 
H uron St., Chicago, IL 60611-2795; e-mail: 
pam.spiegel@ala.org.

the utilization o f ATM technology for distance 
learning.

E ile en  H itch in g h am  has b e e n  n am ed  d ean  
o f th e  U niversity Libraries at Virginia T ech in 
B la c k sb u rg . B e fo re  jo in in g  V irg in ia T e c h , 
H itchingham  serv ed  as d e a n  o f library services 
at D rexel University; d e a n  o f library services at 
th e  U niversity o f Idaho; an d  science a n d  engi­
n eerin g  librarian, h e a d  o f reference, acting as­
sociate d e a n  for public services, a n d  au to m a­
tion c o o rd in ato r at O ak lan d  University. She has 
also served a consultant for co m p an ies an d  in­
stitutions including th e  M ichigan Library C on­
sortium, the N ational Librarians Association, an d  
G eneral Motors.

Ju d ith  G. R o b in s o n  is th e  n e w  d irecto r o f 
M oorm an M em orial Library at E astern Virginia 
Medical School in Norfolk. R obinson previously 
serv ed  as associate director for adm inistrative 
services at th e  Falk Library o f th e  H ealth Sci­
en ces at th e  U niversity o f Pittsburgh. She also 
w o rk e d  at Virginia C om m onw ealth U niversity’s 
T o m p k in s-M c C a w  L ib rary  a n d  th e  C la u d e  
M oore H ealth Sciences Library at th e  U niver­
sity o f Virginia.

M argo Sassé has b e e n  n a m e d  d e a n  o f college 
services, library, a n d  academ ic com p u tin g  c e n ­
ters at M odesto Ju n io r College in California. She 
previously served as h e a d  o f cataloging at Colo­
rado State University.

N olan T. Y e lic h  has b e e n  a p p o in te d  state li­
brarian o f Virginia. H e has served as acting state 
librarian since Ju n e  1994. Y elich jo in ed  th e  li­
brary in 1973 as d irecto r o f library services. 
B efore th at h e  served as director o f public ser­
vices at th e  College o f William an d  Mary. A 
lifetime m em b er o f ALA a n d  p ast-p resid en t o f 
th e  Virginia Library A ssociation, Yelich is the 
cu rren t p resid en t o f th e  Virginia School B oards 
A ssociation.

Steven D. Z ink has b e e n  nam ed  d ean  o f li­
braries at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR). 
Zink h as b e e n  w ith  UNR since 1980 w h e n  he 
joined as h e a d  o f go v ern m en t publications. In 
1985 h e  b ecam e h e a d  o f public services, an d  
has serv ed  since 1993 as interim  d e a n  o f librar­
ies. T he a u th o r o f several b o o k s a n d  over 120 
b o o k  chapters, articles, an d  review s, Zink has 
served since 1983 as editor-in-chief o f th e  Jour­
na l o f  Government Information.

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Dawn Anderson has be e n  nam ed social sci­
ences cataloger at A uburn University, Alabama.

R ob ert G. A n thony J r .  is th e new  h ead  of 
th e N orth Carolina Collection at th e University 
o f North Carolina at C hapel Hill.

M argaret B artley  has b e e n  ap p o in ted  col­
lection m an ag e m en t specialist/analyst at the 
W ellesley College Library, M assachusetts.

M ichael L. Bow den has been  n am ed  sys­
tem s librarian at Franklin & Marshall College, 
Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Lauren B ro sn ih a n  is th e new  coordinator 
o f library instruction at th e University o f W est 
Florida, Pensacola.

P atricia B u rso n  joined the W estern State 
Law School Library as a cataloger.

Faye Chadw ell has b een  ap p o in ted  head 
o f collection d evelopm ent at the University o f 
O regon, Eugene.

Evan C o rn e ll has b e e n  nam ed  referen ce/ 
public services librarian in th e Bevier Engineer­
ing Library at th e University o f Pittsburgh.

Ja n ic e  E. D luzynski has b een  ap p o in ted  
h ead  o f th e T ransportation Library at N orth­
w estern  University, Evanston, Illinois.

Ja c k ie  D ooley is now  h ead  o f special col­
lections an d  university archives at th e Univer­
sity o f California, Irvine.

Mary Maples D unn has b e e n  ap p o in ted  
Carl an d  Lily Pforzheim er F oundation director 
o f th e A rthur an d  Elizabeth Schlesinger Library 
o n  the History o f W om en in America at Radc
liffe College, Cambridge.

Dale F o ste r has b een  nam ed  h ead  o f sp e ­
cial collections at A uburn University, Alabama.

Paul G ahn is n o w  music and m edia cata­
loger at Wichita State University, Kansas.

Je ffr e y  G arrett has been  appointed hum ani­
ties bibliographer at N orthw estern University.

D en ise G reen is now  instructional services 
librarian/coordinator o f reference at Sangam on 
State University, Springfield, Illinois.

P atricia Hardesty has b een  prom oted to 
technical services librarian for the Byzantine Li­
brary of D um barton Oaks at Harvard University.

Alberto H e rrera J r .  is n o w  h ead  o f refer­
ence services at th e University of W isconsin- 
Milwaukee.

J o h n  E. In gram  is n o w  chairm an o f the 
D epartm ent o f Special Collections at the Uni­
versity o f Florida, Gainesville.

Sand ra S. K lein  is the n ew  librarian for h u ­
m an resources an d  organizational relations at 
W estern Carolina University, C ullow hee, North 
Carolina.

J o a n  K rizack  has b e e n  a p p o in te d  univer 
sity archivist an d  head  o f special collections at 
N ortheastern University, Boston.

Sh irle y  Lincicu m  has b een  nam ed  catalog 
librarian at th e University o f O regon, Eugene.

Ja m e s  Low rey is n o w  assistant director for 
autom ation at the University o f Wisconsin-Mil- 
w aukee.

Stuart M acK innon has b e e n  ap p o in ted  li­
brarian in th e R eference a n d  Collections D ev
e lo p m e n t D e p a rtm e n t at th e  U niversity o f 

W aterloo Library, O ntario.
M artha M ahard has b e e n  ap p o in ted  cura­

to r o f visual collections in th e Fine Arts Library 
at H arvard University.

Heidi M arleau has b een  a p p o in ted  infor­
m ation services librarian at the Center for Health 
Services Library, University o f Wisconsin-Madi
son.

E llie E. M arsh is n o w  associate university 
librarian for public services at the University o f 
North Carolina at Asheville.

S h o k o u fe h  M o g h ta ssed  h a s  b e e n  a p ­
p o in te d  p eriodicals services librarian at the 
University o f T exas-Pan American in Edinburg.

Nan Myers is n ow  special projects cataloger 
at Wichita State University, Kansas.

P ree th i M. Naidu has b e e n  n am ed  know l­
ed g e an d  consultation services librarian at the 
Francis A. Countw ay Library o f Medicine at Har­
vard University.

Elizabeth P atterso n  has b e e n  ap p o in ted  
digital library project coordinator for the Emory 
University Libraries, Atlanta.

Andrea P ete rso n  has b een  nam ed instruc­
tional services/reference librarian at the Uni­
versity o f Texas-Pan American in Edinburg.

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B ow ker/R eed 413
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OCLC 396
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R obert C. (R o y) R itch ie has b een  nam ed 
acting director o f the H untington Library, San 
Marino, California.

C aren E. Sm ith has b een  ap p o in ted  k now l­
edge an d  consultation services librarian at th e 
Francis A. Countw ay Library o f M edicine at Har­
vard University.

R am ona H. Thiss has b een  app o in ted  HIV/ 
AIDS outreach librarian at Virginia C om m on­
wealth University’s Tompkins-M cCaw Library.

R. Ja m e s  T o b in  is n o w  h e a d  o f the Acqui­
sitions D epartm ent at th e University o f W iscon
sin- Milwaukee.

Lisa W eikel is n o w  h e a d  o f access services 
at the University o f W isconsin-M ilwaukee.

Retirem ents
Anne O. C ram er, assistant d ean  for library and 
learning resources at Eastern Virginia Medical 
School’s (EVMS) M oorm an Memorial Library, 
retired at th e en d  o f 1994 after 23 years o f ser­
vice. C ram er joined EVMS in 1972 in o rd er to 
start the n e w  m edical school’s library.

Gordon H. D u n kin  has retired after 22 years 
as e d u c a tio n  referen ce b ib lio g ra p h e r at the 
University o f Alabama at B irm ingham  (UAB). 
Before joining UAB, D unkin served as refer­
ence an d  special collections librarian at the 
University o f Alabama at Tuscaloosa, an d  as 
instructor o f English at Marion Military Institute 
in Marion, Alabama.

Iris W ildm an, Stanford University (SU) Law 
Library’s senior reference librarian, retired at 
the e n d  o f A pril after 20 y ears o f service. 
W ildman b eg an  her ten u re at SU as a part-tim e 
reference librarian in the Law Library in 1975. 
In 1976 she w as ap p o in ted  public services li­
brarian, th en  becam e senior reference an d  sp e ­
cial projects librarian in 1985. She is the author 
o f FederalJudges a n d Justices, a n  im portant le­
gal reference book.

Deaths
Jo n a th a n  R. B row n , assistant business and 
engineering librarian at D artm outh C ollege’s

Feldberg Library, died March 13 at his h o m e in 
W oodstock, Vermont. H e w as 43 years old. A 
graduate o f D artm outh, Brow n received his MLS 
from  Simmons College in 1977. Before joining 
th e Feldberg Library staff, h e held various p o ­
sitions at D artm outh’s B aker Memorial Library 
a n d  Kresge Physical Sciences Library.

V irginia C olley B u rn s, a retired V anderbilt 
University librarian, died in April at th e age o f 
95. B urns retired form  the Catalog D epartm ent 
a t V a n d e rb ilt in  1969. She h a d  p re v io u sly  
w o rk ed  at tw o o th er college libraries. She w as 
the sister of late G rand O le O pry leg en d  Minnie 
Pearl, a n d  w o rk ed  as o n e  o f her script writers 
in th e early days o f Pearl’s career.

Susan C. George, physical sciences librarian 
at D artm outh C ollege’s K resge Library, d ied  
March 13 at the age o f 51. G eorge received her 
B.A. in biology from the College o f Notre Dame 
in Maryland, an d  h e r MLS from San Jose State 
University. She joined D artm outh in 1983. Be­
fore th at she served in research positions at 
Jo h n s H opkins University and Stanford Univer­
sity, a n d  as a librarian at C hevron Research 
C om pany in California.

Gary R ossi, audiovisual cataloger an d  h ead  o f 
the A udiovisual Cataloging Section at th e  Uni­
versity of California, Irvine (UCI), died suddenly 
last January. A graduate o f SUNY Buffalo, Rossi 
received his MLS from  SUNY G en eseo  and his 
m aster’s in French from M iddlebury College. 
H e spent 16 years at Mansfield University serv­
ing as hum anities librarian, audiovisual cata­
loger, an d  autom ation librarian. H e joined UCI 
in 1991.

E llen B a k er W ells, head  of the Smithsonian 
Institution Libraries Special Collections D epart­
m ent since 1979, died o f cancer on  April 2. She 
w as 60 years old. Wells also served as the Li­
braries’ exhibition officer since 1990, an d  for­
m ulated the policies that govern th e Libraries’ 
m ost valuable collections. She supervised the 
Libraries’ D ibner Library o f th e History o f Sci­
en ce an d  Technology, an d  curated a n u m b er 
o f exhibitions for the Libraries’ Gallery in the 
National M useum  o f A m erican History. Before 
joining th e Sm ithsonian, Wells served at the 
National Library o f Medicine, the O sier Library 
o f the H istory o f M edicine at McGill University, 
an d  Cornell University Library as associate li­
brarian in th e history o f science collections.