ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


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People 
in the 
News

Ross A tk in so n , associate 
university librarian for collec­
tion developm ent at Cornell 
University, is the 1993 recipi­
ent o f the Association for Li­
brary Collections & Techni­
cal Services (ALCTS) Best o f 
“LRTS” Award. The award is 
given to the author o f the 
best paper published each 
year in the division’s official 
journal, Library Resources 
and T echn ical Services 
(LRTS). Atkin son received  
the award for “T he Acquisi­
tions Librarian as Change Agent in the Transi­
tion to the Electronic Library” in vol. 36, no. 1 
(1992) o f LRTS. Atkinson began his career as a 
participant in the NEH/CLR-funded Scholar-Li
brarian Program  at Northwestern University. 
Prior to his current position he w orked as hu­
manities bibliographer at Northwestern Univer­
sity and assistant university librarian for collec­
tion developm ent at the University o f Iow a and 
Cornell University.

Jo A. Cates, head o f the Transportation Library 
at Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 
has been named to Who’s Who o f American 
Women 1992/93. She has distinguished herself 
as a journalist, librarian, and consultant. Cates 
founded the library at the Poynter Institute for 
Media Studies in St. Petersburg, Florida, and 
has been active in news/media librarianship 
for many years. She has published many ar­
ticles, numerous b o o k  reviews, and authored 
Journalism: A Guide to the Reference Literature 
(1990), named “Best Reference B o o k ” by Li­
brary Journal in 1991.

Sally Siew -Siew  Chuah, w h o  earned her MS 
degree in library and information science from  
the University o f  Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 
has been selected by the Smithsonian Institu­
tion Libraries for the post-graduate residency 
in library and information science. During the 
o n e-yea r resid en cy, fu n d ed  b y  the James 
Smithson Society, Chuah w ill rotate through the 
four divisions o f the libraries. The program  is 
designed to offer the resident a diverse pro­
gram o f  practical w ork  experience in a research 
library, training appropriate for a begin ning 
professional, and exposure to bibliograph ic

resources in the W ashing­
ton, D.C., area.

M ary E. Jackson, head o f 
the Interlibrary Loan Depart­
m ent o f  the University o f 
Pennsylvania Library, w ill 
serve as a visiting program 
officer with the Association 
o f  Research Libraries (ARL) 
through the end o f  1993- In 
that position she w ill w ork 
with the ARL Committee on 
Access to Inform ation Re­
sources to develop strategies 

for im proving interlibrary loan and document 
delivery activities. Jackson is a nationally rec­
ognized speaker, author, consultant, and w ork­
shop leader. She wrote, with Shirley K. Baker, 
Maximizing Access, Minimizing Cost: A First 
Step Toward the Information Access Future.

Jam es N eal, dean o f the Indiana University 
Library system, has been chosen Outstanding 
Librarian o f 1993 by the Indiana Library Fed­
eration. H e received the recognition on May 7 
at the federation’s conference in Indianapolis. 
The award is given in recognition o f innova­
tive leadership in the d evelopm en t and im­
provement o f library service or for distinguished 
service to the profession. Neal has been an in­
vited speaker to the International Library Fed­
eration Association m eeting in India; involved 
in planning cooperative efforts with libraries 
in M oscow  and other east European locations; 
and chair o f the Indiana delegation to the White 
House Conference on Library and Information 
Services.

A n n  L. O kerson, director o f the O ffice o f Sci­
entific and Academ ic Publishing o f the Asso­
ciation o f Research Libraries, is the 1993 recipi­
ent o f  the Association for Library Collections & 
Technical Services (ALCTS) B lackw ell North 
America Scholarship Award. The award, a cita­
tion to the w inner and $2,000 to the library 
school o f  the w inner’s choice, is given  to the 
author o f an outstanding monograph, published 
article, or original paper on acquisitions, col­
lection developm ent, or areas o f resources d e­
velopm en t in libraries. O kerson received the 
award for “With Feathers: Effects o f Copyright 
and Ownership on Scholarly Publishing” (College



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 & Research Libraries, vol. 52, no. 5, 1991). 
Okerson attended San Francisco State Univer­
sity and Pacific Union College and received a 
B.A. in English and German; she received her 
master’s degree in library science from the 
University o f California, Berkeley. She has 
designated the University o f Michigan School 
o f Library and Information Science for the 
$2,000 scholarship.

Susan E. Tulis, documents librarian at the Uni­
versity o f Virginia law library, is the winner o f 
the 1993 Documents to the People Award o f 
the ALA’s Government Documents Round Table 
(G ODORT) and its joint sponsor, Congressional 
Information Service, Inc. On leave this year to 
the American Association o f Law Libraries as 
its assistant Washington affairs representative, 
Tulis is a member o f the Depository Library 
Council, a former chair o f GODORT, and a fre­
quent speaker, author, and editor. The award 
carries a $2,000 stipend that Tulis has chosen 
to use to support, through GODORT, a broad 
discussion o f the future o f the Depository Li­
brary Program.

Appointments
(Appointment notices are taken from library 

newsletters, letters from personnel offices and 
appointees, and other sources. To ensure that 
your appointment appears, write to the Editor, 
C&RL News, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611-
2795.)

A n n  E. Prentice, associate vice-president for 
information resources at the University o f South 
Florida, has been appointed dean o f the Col­
lege o f Library and In­
formation Services, Uni­
versity o f  M aryland, 
C o lle g e  Park. From  
1978-1988 P ren tice 
served as professor and 
director o f the Gradu­
ate School o f Library 
and Inform ation Sci­
ence, University o f Ten­
nessee, Knoxville. She 
has also taught at the Ann E. Prentice
State University o f New  
York at Albany and at Pratt Institute in Brook­

lyn, N ew  York. Prentice holds an A.B. degree 
in political science from the University o f Roch­
ester, an MLS from the State University o f N ew  
York at Albany, and a D.L.S. from Columbia 
University. She was also awarded an honorary 
doctor o f letters by Keuka College, Keuka Park, 
N ew  York. She was president o f the American 
Society for Information Science in 1992 and has 
been a member o f the Board o f Directors since 
1985. In ALA she was a member o f the Council 
in 1979-1983 and has chaired the Baber Award 
Committee, the Professional Ethics Committee, 
and numerous other committees and juries.

Thomas Am os is n ow  assistant librarian 
and assistant head o f public services in the Lilly 
Library at Indiana University-Bloomington.

Sujata Banerjee was appointed visiting as­
sistant professor at the University o f Pittsburgh’s 
School o f Library and Information Science.

Philip Bantin has been named assistant li­
brarian and director o f university archives at 
Indiana University-Bloomington.

Timothy C arr has been named branch li­
brarian o f the Smithsonian Institution Libraries’ 
new National Postal Museum Branch, Wash­
ington, D.C.

Xiao-fei Chen has been appointed Chinese 
bibliographer/reference librarian at the Univer­
sity o f Michigan, Ann Arbor.

Beverly J. Denninger has been appointed 
gifts/catalog librarian at the Syracuse Univer­
sity Library, N ew  York.

Peter Devlin is now  personnel librarian at 
Northwestern University Library, Evanston, Il­
linois.

M arek Jozef Druzdel has been appointed 
visiting assistant professor at the University o f 
Pittsburgh’s School o f Library and Information 
Science.

Carolyn Ellis Gonzalez has been named 
Latin American materials cataloger at the Uni­
versity o f Texas at Austin Libraries.

Roberta Gwilt is now  head o f the Mono­
graph Unit at the Syracuse University Library, 
N ew  York.

Martin Halbert is now  head o f networked 
systems at the Fondren Library, Rice Univer­
sity, Houston.

James Hodson has been named manager 
o f reference systems and services at the Biblio­
graphical Center for Research, Aurora, Colo­
rado.

Alvin Hutchinson is now vertebrate zool­
ogy librarian in the Smithsonian Institution Libraries’



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 Natural History Branch, Washington, 
D.C.

Leigh A. K ilm an  has b een  appointed ref­
erence/bibliographic instruction librarian at 
Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos.

J o h n  O. K irk p a tric k  is n o w  curator o f 
modern British and American manuscripts at 
the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Cen­
ter, University o f Texas at Austin.

Thom as H. K ren eck has b een  named spe­
cial collection s librarian/archivist at Corpus 
Christi State University, Texas.

D o n n a  Longstreet has been named head 
o f public services at W estern State University 
School o f Law ’s Irvine campus, California.

Pam ela M cLaughlin is n o w  electronic re­
sources coordinator at the Syracuse University 
Library, N e w  York.

D irk  M ah lin g has been appointed visiting 
assistant p r o fe s s o r  at th e U n iv e r s ity  o f  
Pittsburgh’s School o f  Library and Information 
Science.

Lisa M oeckel is n o w  head o f the Informa­
tion Services Department at the Syracuse Uni­
versity Library, N e w  York.

D o n n a  N ic h o lso n  has b een appointed sci­
ence librarian at the University o f Michigan-
Dearborn.

Fay N o r w o o d  has b een  appointed infor­
mation services librarian at Valdosta State Col­
lege, Georgia.

O lga Paradis has been named science/en
gineering librarian in the Jesse H. Jones Library 
at Baylor University, W aco, Texas.

Rebecca Sedam  has been appointed assis­
tant Schaffner Librarian at Northwestern Uni­
versity Library, Evanston, Illinois.

Louise T. Su has join ed the staff at the Uni­
versity o f Pittsburgh’s School o f  Library and 
Information Science as assistant professor.

Arlen e G. Taylor has becom e associate pro­
fessor at the University o f Pittsburgh’s School 
o f Library and Information Science.

R obert T iessen has b een  appointed refer­
ence librarian at the Musselman Library, Bluffton 
College, Bluffton, Ohio.

Beth Jane T o re n  has been appointed staff 
librarian at W est Virginia University Libraries, 
Morgantown.

Charles F. T re m p e r is n o w  head o f  the 
Serials Unit at the Syracuse University Library, 
N ew  York.

M ary  A n n e W altz is n o w  head o f the Maps 
and Government Information Department at the 
Syracuse University Library, N e w  York.

Lydia W ay slen k o  is n o w  head o f database 
management at the Syracuse University Library, 
N e w  York.

R etire m e n ts
H elen  Edgem on, serials and binding supervi­
sor at the Sweet Briar College Library, Sweet Briar, 
Virginia, and her sister Mildred Edgem on, cata­
loging supervisor, retired at the end o f June 
after a com bined total o f  105 years o f service.

D eath s
M ary  Elizabeth G reen  A n n a, former librar­
ian at the University o f Maryland, C ollege Park, 
died on May 14 at the age o f  80.

Y v o n n e  E. Greear, former assistant university 
librarian for public services at the University o f 
Texas at El Paso (U TEP), died April 11 fo llo w ­
ing an extended illness. Greear received her
B.F.A. in radio broadcasting in 1948 and her 
MLS in 1962 from  the University o f Texas at 
Austin. She w o rk ed  for 30 years at UTEP, b e­
ginning as secretary to the librarian. She left 
the college for seven years to w ork in special 
libraries, then returned in 1964 as a reference 
librarian. She w as later prom oted to head o f 
reference services, a position she held until 1971 
w h en she was named assistant director for pub­
lic services. She retired from  UTEP in 1988. ■

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