ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


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PROFILES

The trustees and president of Teachers Col- 
lege/Columbia University take pleasure in an­
nouncing the appointment of Jane P. Franck 
as director of the Teachers College Library. 
Since 1968, Franck has been librarian and ad­
ministrative officer at the Ford Foundation, 
planning, projecting, developing, and maintain­
ing the services of its library.

Franck’s appointment comes at a time when 
the Teachers College Library—which contains 
the largest collections in the world of books, 
periodicals, and audiovisual materials concern­
ing education—is planning to renovate and ex­
pand its facilities.

Franck is no stranger to such challenges, hav­
ing established new organization for the Ford 
Foundation Library and library services for a 
growing staff when the foundation moved into 
its new building several years ago.

At Teachers College, her work will be inti­
mately involved with the major collections 
which constitute the library’s strength and 
which—together with such special collections 
as the archives of the New York City Board of 
Education—have made it an invaluable re­
search tool for students and faculty, not only 
within the college itself, but for scholars from 
all over the United States and abroad.

“It is our goal to polish this jewel of a Li­
brary to a fine luster,” says Franck, “to develop 
it for maximum usage and make its services 
readily available to the community at large— 
locally, nationally, and internationally.”

Another important goal, according to Franck, 
is the “networking of the Teachers College Li­
brary with other collections, thus making it a 
coordinating center interrelating with other 
libraries all over the world.”

As a first step in this direction, the library 
will shortly join the Research Libraries Group, 
a major, established research group through 
which it will share acquisitions, information, 
and services with the libraries of Harvard, Yale, 
and Columbia Universities, and with the New 
York Public Library Research Collection.

Still another goal is that of building pro­
grams, seminars, and special services around 
the library.

Franck’s strong international background at 
the Ford Foundation makes her uniquely quali­
fied to take on her new responsibilities. She 
has, in addition, been serving since 1976 as a 
member of the presidentially appointed Ford 
Foundation’s Women’s Coordinating Commit­
tee, which reviews periodically the progress 
made on the needs, rights, and opportunities

of women, particularly in the United States, but 
also around the world. She has just been ap­
pointed to the American Library Association’s 
International Relations Committee.

Franck is also consulting archivist to the New 
York Philharmonic; founder, member, and past 
chairperson of the Consortium of Foundation 
Libraries; chairperson of the Queens College 
Advisory Committee on the Post-Master’s Pro­
gram for the Library Department; member of 
the American National Standards Institute 
(Z39.7 Statistics); and member of the Admin­
istrative Services Committee of METRO, the 
New York Metropolitan Reference and Re­
search Library Agency.

Carolyn Snyder Susan Brynteson

The dean of University Libraries, W. Carl 
Jackson, has announced the appointment of 
Carolyn Snyder and Susan Brynteson to the 
Indiana University (IU ) Libraries management 
staff. Snyder, appointed assistant director for 
public services, was formerly personnel librari­
an at IU since 1973; Brynteson, appointed as­
sistant director for technical services, was 
previously employed by the University of Ten­
nessee as associate director for technical ser­
vices.

Both Snyder and Brynteson have extensive 
library experience, Brynteson having held the 
positions of head of serials and head of acquisi­
tions at the University of Massachusetts, cata­
log librarian at Skidmore College, and librarian 
in the Acquisitions Department at San Diego 
State University Library. Snyder, before com­
ing to Indiana University, served in several 
progressively more responsible positions at the 
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, including as­
sistant director for reader services. She also was 
an administrative army librarian (Germany) 
for approximately two years.

Both have been active in numerous profes­
sional organizations as members and as speak­
ers and panelists. Snyder has participated- as a 
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flexible work week and staff development pro­
grams, and has led discussions on personnel- 
related and other issues at both the state and 
national level. She has been an active member 
of the Nebraska Library Association and vari­
ous American Library Association committees. 
Brynteson’s professional activities have included 
membership on the CONSER Advisory Com­
mittee, the Universal Serials and Book Ex­
change Board of Directors, and the editorial 
board for Serials Librarian. She has also spoken 
at numerous professional meetings.

In addition to her professional activities, 
Brynteson is active with the League of Women 
Voters and served in both elective and appoint­
ive public offices while in Amherst. Snyder was 
a member of the Bloomington Monroe County 
United Way Budget and Review Panel and 
the Monroe County Public Health Association.

Snyder’s appointment was effective January 1 
and Brynteson’s February 15.

Michael B. Pate is the new director of 
library and media services at Concord College 
in Athens, West Virginia. Pate is the former 

director of library ser­
vices at the University 
of Wisconsin Center- 
Waukesha County. He 
was the first librarian 
for the Waukesha 
campus when it was 
formed as a two-year 
branch campus in 
1966. Prior to 1966 
Pate was on the 
reference department 
staff of the Kalamazoo 
(Michigan) Public Li­
brary. He has a BA Michael B. Pate
in History and MA in

Librarianship from Western Michigan Univer­
sity.

In 1970-71 Pate spent a one-year exchange 
appointment at the University of York in York, 
England. While in England he visited many 
college and university libraries throughout the 
British Isles and was engaged in survey work 
relating to interlibrary lending and special ser­
vices to research students.

In Wisconsin Pate served as president of the 
Library Council of Metropolitan Milwaukee, 
an inter-type library cooperative.

After sixteen years as director of libraries at 
the University of Washington, professor 
Marion A. Milczewski retired at the close of 
February.

Professor Milczewski was born in Saginaw, 
Michigan, and received his Bachelor of Arts de­
gree in 1936 from the University of Michigan. 
He received his Bachelor of Science in Library 
Science degree in 1938 and his Master of Sci­

ence degree in 1940 from the University of Il­
linois.

Following his graduation from Illinois, 
Milczewski worked with the American Library 
Association until 1947, when he became the 
director of the Southeastern States Cooperative 
Library Survey.

He joined the ALA as assistant to the execu­
tive secretary, became executive assistant to the 
Books for Latin America Project, was assistant 
to the director of international relations, and 
served as director of international relations be­
fore leaving.

Professor Milczewski’s interests have also 
rested with Central and Latin America. In 1942 
he assisted in the establishment of the Benjamin 
Franklin Library in Mexico, and in 1945 he 
was the official ALA representative to the Third 
Congress of Librarians, the First Congress of 
Archivists, and the First Book Fair, all held in 
Mexico. Milczewski has also served as a con­
sultant to libraries in Colombia, Venezuela, and 
Brazil.

Professor and Mrs. Anabel Robb Milczewski 
have three children and five grandchildren. 
Following his retirement, Milczçwski plans to 
pursue his Latin American library interests. He 
will also be teaching this summer at the univer­
sity’s School of Librarianship.

APPOINTMENTS

Riaz Ahmad—head of the Oriental Studies 
Collection—University of Arizona, Tucson.

David Akanbi—instructional designer in 
learning resources service—Southern Illinois 
University, Carbondale.

Debra Ames—acting assistant serials li­
brarian—State University of New York at 
Brockport.

Meredith A. Butler—head of public ser­
vices—State University of New York at 
Brockport.

David T. Buxton—circulation librarian, Fire­
stone Library—Princeton University, New 
Jersey.

Anne Ciliberti—head, reference services— 
William Paterson College, Wayne, New 
Jersey.

Karen Edge—head of the Educational Ser­
vices Department—University of Tennessee 
Center for the Health Sciences, Memphis.

Mary Ann Fox—science cataloger—South­
ern Illinois University, Carbondale.

Patricia A. Gangi—media resource special­
ist—Urbana College, Ohio.

Elizabeth Ann Gillmeister—reference li­
brarian—State University of New York at 
Brockport.

William Hafner—humanities liaison li­
brarian—Florida Atlantic University, Boca 
Raton.

Fae Hamilton—head, OCLC cataloging



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section— Massachusetts Institute of Tech­
nology, Cambridge.

Khan H assan—head of audiovisual services 
—Idaho State University, Pocatello.

Gay Henderson—head, bibliographic search 
division—Ohio State University, Columbus.

Gail Herndon—reference librarian—Ohio 
State University, Columbus.

Harold V. Hosel—reference librarian— 
University of California, Riverside.

Charity Kamoche—readers’ services li­
brarian—W illiam Paterson College, Wayne, 
New Jersey.

Elizabeth Kelly—reference librarian, 
Health Sciences Library—Ohio State Univer­
sity, Columbus.

Adrienne Korman—technical services li­
brarian—W illiam Paterson College, Wayne, 
New Jersey.

Jay Lambrecht—Africana cataloger—
Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois.

Barry L ash—library director—Ag/Tech 
College, State University of New York at 
Alfred.

Martha Lawry—cataloger—Ohio State 
University, Columbus.

James Lockwood—affiliate librarian, law— 
Indiana University, Bloomington.

Rosalee McReynolds—cataloger—Boston 
University, Massachusetts.

Ann L. Maiara—readers’ services/technical 
services librarian—W illiam Paterson Col­
lege, Wayne, New Jersey.

E leanor R. Mathews—reference librarian 
—Iowa State University, Ames.

Margaret Metcalf Howie—head of tech­
nical services—Stephens College, Columbia, 
Missouri.

Ronald Miller—executive director—Cali­
fornia Library Authority for Systems and 
Services (CLASS).

William James Montgomery—cataloger— 
Boston University, Massachusetts.

Karen Muller—monographic cataloger— 
Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois.

William J. Murdock—librarian-in-charge, 
Pleasantville campus—Pace University, New 
York.

E velyn S. Murphy—serials librarian—- I owa 
State University, Ames.

David Norden—media librarian, West Cam­
pus Learning Resource Center—Ohio State 
University, Columbus.

Penelope Pearson—reference librarian, 
West Campus Learning Resource Center— 
Ohio State University, Columbus.

Marion Peters—head of the Chemistry Li­
brary—University of California, Los Ange­
les.

Nancy Pruett—head of the Geology-Geo­
physics Library—University of California, 
Los Angeles.

Marjorie Roth—instructional designer in 
learning resources service— Southern Illinois 
University, Carbondale.

Nancy C. Schrock—assistant librarian for 
visual collections—Massachusetts Institute 
of Technology, Cambridge.

Helen Willa Slotkin—institute archivist— 
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 
Cambridge.

William Snyder—head, Newark Regional 
Campus Library— Ohio State University, Co­
lumbus.

Sandra Spurlock—assistant science librari­
an— Massachusetts Institute of Technolo­
gy, Cambridge.

Marcia Stevenson—reference librarian, 
Newark Regional Campus Library— Ohio 
State University, Columbus.

Jennifer Tillis—collection development li­
brarian—University of W isconsin, Green 
Bay.

Amnon Zipin—Middle East and Jewish 
studies librarian—Ohio State University, 
Columbus.

RETIREMENT

Julia Smith, head acquisitions librarian at 
Long Island University, Brooklyn Center, re­
tired in January 1977.

DEATHS

Kate Kolish, associate professor emeritus 
at University of Pittsburgh and former head 
of adult services at Carnegie Library of Pitts­
burgh, died on January 14, 1977.

William H. Kurth, university librarian at 
W ashington University, died on February 27, 
1977, at the age of fifty-nine. To honor his 
memory a W. H. Kurth Memorial Book Fund 
has been established at Washington University 
Libraries. ■ ■