ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries 90 to the ACRL executive secretary, within one month following a meeting of the chapter, a written report including a summary of the meeting and a list of the chapter’s officers, with addresses and telephone numbers; and (3 ) provide funds to support the activities of the chapter. Assistance The ACRL executive secretary is available to assist chapters in developing programs and planning activities, as well as to provide other advice as needed. The ACRL Chapters Committee, constituted from the ACRL membership in active chapters, is responsible for providing assistance in the formation of chapters; improving the relation­ ship between the chapters and ACRL and thus between academic librarians and the national organization; conducting an annual survey of chapters and compiling information for the benefit of all chapters in order to promote the exchange of information; and developing pro­ grams for encouraging membership in ACRL. ■ ■ Reprints of these guidelines are available from the ACRL office, 50 E. Huron St., Chica­ go, IL 60611. People PROFILE Richard W. Boss, director of libraries of the University of Tennessee, will succeed William S. Dix on July 1 as the Princeton University li­ brarian. Princeton’s President William G. Bowen announced that the appointment of Mr. Boss conclud­ ed a wide search over the past seven months for the person best qualified to direct one of the nation’s fore­ most teaching and re­ search libraries. Mr. Dix will retire as li­ brarian and member Richard W. Boss of the faculty, Mr. Bowen said, “After more than two decades of building the re­ sources of the Princeton library system and serving the larger library and scholarly commu­ nity in countless ways, including a recent term as president of the American Library Associa­ tion. At Princeton Mr. Boss will direct one of the largest open-stack libraries, with more than 2,200,000 volumes in the main Harvey S. Fire­ stone Memorial Library and with sixteen spe­ cial subject libraries and two residential hall li­ braries within the university system. The library staff numbers about 300. Mr. Boss, a 37-year-old native of Arnhem, Netherlands, and a U.S. citizen, received a B.A. degree from the University of Utah. He earned an M.A. in library science at the University of Washington and completed his Ph.D. course work at Utah. He served in various capacities in the Uni­ versity of Utah Library, becoming its associate director and later acting director, before mov­ ing to the University of Tennessee in 1970 as director of libraries. He has also taught at the Universities of Utah, Iowa, and Tennessee and Western Michigan University and provided consultative services for a number of other in­ stitutions. His service at the University of Tennessee has included membership on the Cultural Af­ fairs Board, the Research Council, the Faculty Senate Executive Committee, the Faculty Sen­ ate Transition and By-Laws Committee, the Undergraduate Council, and Board of Deans. He also served on the Tennessee Higher Educa­ tion Commission’s Library Advisory Committee and the Advisory Council on Libraries of the Tennessee State Library and Archives. Mr. Boss, a former president of the board of the Bibliographical Center for Research, Den­ ver, is a member of the American Library As­ sociation, the Southeastern Library Association, the Tennessee Library Association, Phi Beta Kappa, Tau Kappa Alpha, the American Asso­ ciation of University Professors, the American Society for Information Science, and the Asso­ ciation of Research Libraries Commission on Access. He is president of Phi Beta Kappa at the University of Tennessee and regional sec­ retary of Phi Beta Kappa. Articles and publications by Mr. Boss in­ clude: ACRL Seminar on “The Changing Role of Directors of University Libraries,” Association of College and Research Libraries audiocassette, 1973; “View from the Middle: Selling Ideas Down the Organization,” American Library As­ sociation audiocassette, 1974; “Cataloging Cost Studies,” Utah Academy of Sciences Proceed­ ings; “Cost Studies and Performance Standards,” 91 American Library Association Staff Develop­ ment Round Table; “Automation and Approval Plans,” Advances in Understanding Approval and Gathering Plans in Academic Libraries, Western Michigan University; “Audio Materials in Academic Research Libraries,” College & Re­ search Libraries; and “Coexistence with the Cult of the Audiovisual,” Utah Academy of Science Proceedings. Mr. Ross said, “The Princeton University Li­ brary enjoys a unique environment: its alumni and friends are library-oriented and generous with their support, and the faculty and student body make extraordinary use of library re­ sources and services. It will be quite a chal­ lenge to develop a fine library in such an en­ vironment into an even finer one.” A P P O I N T M E N T S Beverly Anders—reference services, Mc- Keldin Library— University of Maryland, College Park. Phyllis Andrews—reference librarian— University of Rochester, New York. Jeanne Baker—serials department—Univer­ sity of Maryland, College Park. Martha Baker—research librarian, Re­ search Development Unit—Purdue University Library, West Lafayette, Indiana. H. Gordon Bechanan—director of libraries, Carol M. Newman Library—Virginia Tech, Blacksburg. Eileen Bloch—marine resources librarian, Grice Marine Biological Laboratory—The Col­ lege of Charleston, South Carolina. D oris Bolef—assistant dean for learning re­ sources—E ast Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee. Richard P. Bradberry—humanities librari­ an—Auburn University, Alabama. Elizabeth Ann Breedlove—assistant in academic and research libraries— Bureau of Academic and Research Libraries, New York State Education Department, Albany. Winifred C. Campbell—cataloger, And­ over-Harvard Theological Library—Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Katherine Shen Chiang—reference depart­ ment—The George Washington University Library, Washington, D.C. Susan Cipar—cataloger—State University of New York, Binghamton. Virginia Clark—editor for the reference, religion, philosophy, and communication and performing arts section of Choice. Mary Crowe—head of the circulation de­ partment, Mugar Memorial Library— Boston University, Massachusetts. Jinnie Y. D avis—order librarian—Auburn University, Alabama. Joseph J. D erbyshire—librarian—Bates College, Lewiston, Maine. Rebecca D. D ixon—chief librarian—Boys- town Center for the Study of Youth De­ velopment, Omaha, Nebraska. J. Michael D onnellY—reference services, McKeldin Library— University of Maryland, College Park. Margaret F. Elliot—assistant librarian, Blazer Library— Kentucky State University, Frankfort. F rances Flynn—librarian, Center for Com­ munity Health and Medical Care—H arvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Elaine F riedman—assistant librarian— State University of New York, Binghamton. Jeanne Goldberg—head, division of pub­ lic services, Raymond H. Folger Library—Uni­ versity of Maine, Orono. Gayle Hardy—head, circulation department —State University of New York, Buffalo. Governance Videotape A videotape on Governance in Aca­ demic Libraries, which has been pre­ pared by the Association of College and Research Libraries, is now available on interlibrary loan from the ALA Head­ quarters Library in Chicago. The tape was shown at the 1974 ALA Annual Conference in New York as part of a pro­ gram meeting presented by ACRL’s Committee on Academic Status. The tape features an informal panel discussion on academic library govern­ ance, with participation by Frederick Duda, assistant director for administra­ tive services at Columbia University li­ braries; Jane Flener, associate university librarian at the University of California at Berkeley; Stuart Forth, dean of uni­ versity libraries at Pennsylvania State University; David Laird, university li­ brarian at the University of Arizona; Ells­ worth Mason, director of libraries at the University of Colorado; and Eldred Smith, director of libraries at the State University of New York at Buffalo. The tape is a S-inch U-Matic video­ cassette, available either in color or in black-and-white. It lasts approximately forty minutes. Requests for borrowing the tape should be made on standard in­ terlibrary loan request forms and ad­ dressed to the ALA Headquarters Li­ brary, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611. On the form, please specify your preference for color or black-and-white. 92 Charles B. Lowry—coordinator of refer­ ence and bibliographic services in the social sciences, Atkins Library— University of North Carolina, Charlotte. D onald W. Lyons—associate librarian, Blazer Library—Kentucky State University, Frankfort. Barbara Maxwell—chief reference librari­ an—The George W ashington University Li­ brary, Washington, D.C. Carolyn Anne Murray—reference librari­ an, Elizabeth Dafoe Library— University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada. Joe I. Myers—director, duPont-Ball Li­ brary—Stetson University, DeLand, Florida. Zuzana Nagy—Slavic cataloger, Harvard College Library—Harvard University, Cam­ bridge, Massachusetts. Thomas Evans Nisonger—cataloger, Eliza­ beth Dafoe Library—University of Manito­ ba, Winnipeg, Canada. Claude C. Noyes—head, collection devel­ opment and acquisitions department— Univer­ sity of Rochester, New York. Elizabeth P. Nyanc—reference services, Undergraduate Library— University of Mary­ land, College Park. Olivia Opello—assistant librarian, refer­ ence services—State University of New York, Albany. Auriel Pilgrim—head of technical services, Andover-Harvard Theological Library— Har­ vard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Susan Polakof—catalog maintenance li­ brarian— State University of New York, Al­ bany. Angie del Cueto Quiros—Mexican Amer­ ican Studies Librarian— University of Texas Austin. D aniel Sadowitz—head of serials depart­ ment, Robert F. Kennedy Library— University of Guam. Marianne Scott—director of university li­ braries—McGill University, Montreal, Que­ bec. Rebecca Sherrill—assistant librarian, Rentschler Library— Miami University, Ham­ ilton, Ohio. Sherrilynne Shirley—head of reference section, Norris Medical Library—University of Southern California Health Sciences Campus, Los Angeles. Hinda F. Sklar—cataloger, Design School Library—H arvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Marilynn U. Smith—reference bibliogra­ pher for the humanities, Mervyn H. Sterne Li­ brary—University of Alabama, Birmingham. Mickey Sparkman—head of circulation ser­ vices—Miami University Libraries, Oxford, Ohio. Richard Syracuse—cataloger, Robert Scott Small Library, The College of Charleston, South Carolina. D oug Trail—head of media production, Robert F. Kennedy Library—University of Guam. Betty Wasson—librarian at the Western College— Miami University Libraries, Oxford, Ohio. Anthony Weiner—assistant science librari­ an— Miami University Libraries, Oxford, Ohio. Charles Willett—head, acquisitions de­ partment—State University of New York, Buffalo. Robert Wilson—head of public services, Learning Resources Centre— Southern Al­ berta Institute of Technology, Calgary. Maria Woodman—cataloger, Littauer Li­ brary—Harvard University, Cambridge, Mas­ sachusetts. D ennis Wujcik—catalog librarian—Miami University Libraries, Oxford, Ohio. H arold C. Young—assistant director for public services— University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. Peter Young—assistant librarian for public services—Rice University, Houston, Texas. R E T IR E M E N T S Robert F. Beach recently retired from his position as librarian of Union Theological Seminary in New York. Mr. Beach had served as librarian of Union for the past twenty-three years, following earlier periods of service at the libraries of Yale University, Berea College, and Ganett Biblical Institute. Olga Kay recently retired as head of the Catalog Department at Mugar Memorial Li­ brary, Boston University. George R. Luckett, librarian of the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California has retired after forty years of service. F oster M. Palmer, associate university li­ brarian at the H arvard University Library has retired after thirty-six years of service. F reemont (Giles) Shepherd, associate di­ rector of libraries at Cornell University re­ tired December 31, 1974. Elizabeth Tarver retired on December 1, 1974 after having served more than twenty years as chief of the catalog division at the li­ brary, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge. D E A T H The Rev. Valentine J. Koehler, O.S.B., 69, former research cataloger at St . Vincent Col­ lege and Archabbey Libraries, Latrobe, Pa., died December 15, 1974. Abstracts of the best articles from the last 2 0 years. Each Clio Bibliography is a com pilation o f abstracts o f scholarly articles in special subject areas. The coverage is from 1954 to the present, and encompasses over 2,000 journals in history and the related humanities. 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