ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


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News From the Sections
ASIAN AND NORTH AFRICAN 

SUBSECTION
Area Library Program. The Asian and North 

African Subsection ( Subject Specialists Section) 
of the Association of College and Research Li­
braries is preparing a program for th e June 
meeting of the American Library Association 
in Dallas on, “The Area Library, Its Significance 
and Organization for Maximum Effectiveness.” 
Various aspects of this topic will be explored 
by representatives of three area libraries: Mr. 
Charles R. Bryant, Curator, Southeast Asia 
Collection, Yale University Library; Mr. Henry 
Scholberg, Librarian, Ames Library of South

Asia, University of Minnesota; Mr. Weiying 
Wan, Head, Asia Library, University of Michi­
gan. Each will discuss his own institution’s prac­
tices and make recommendations or propose so­
lutions to problems as he sees them. This is in­
tended as an initial step toward development 
of a body of information on organizational p a t­
terns and standards for area libraries. The 
meeting is tentatively scheduled for June 25, 
2:00-4:00 p.m. Further information can be ob­
tained from Joyce Wright, Chairman, Asian & 
North African Subsection, Asia Collection, Sin­
clair Library, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, 
Hawaii 96822. ■ ■

Personnel
PROFILES

Fordham University has announced the ap ­
pointment of Anne Marie Murphy to th e po­
sition of director of university libraries. Miss 
Murphy has been 
with the Fordham li­
braries for the past 
sixteen years. She en­
tered th e Fordham 
system as assistant li­
brarian for public ser­
vices in 1954 after a 
three-year period of 
employment as an as­
sistant branch librari­
an in the New York 
Public Library System. 
She was promoted to 

Anne Marie Murphyassociate librarian in 
1956, acting director 
in March of 1970, and director in September.

Her professional activities include the Amer­
ican Library Association, the Catholic Library 
Association, and membership in the New York 
Metropolitan Reference and Research Agency.

APPOINTMENTS

Cheryl Ade is now at the reference desk in 
the Law School library of H arvard University, 
Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Mrs. Jean S. Adelman has accepted the 
position of head of the university museum li­
brary, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

Mrs. Callie Becker has joined the staff of

Cypress College library, Cypress, California, as 
librarian in the acquisitions department.

Anne Braxton has received an appointment 
to the position of fine arts librarian at Ohio Uni­
versity library, Athens.

David Bryant has received appointment to 
the position of visiting lecturer to teach a semi­
nar in law librarianship in the Graduate School 
of Library Science, Rosary College, River For­
est, Illinois.

W anda J. Calhoun, head librarian of Flor­
ida Presbyterian College, St. Petersburg, has 
been appointed visiting specialist in library ser­
vices by the United Board for Christian Higher 
Education in Asia.

Norman F. Clarke is the recently appoint­
ed head of the D epartm ent of Librarianship at 
Kansas State Teachers College, Emporia.

F rancis James Dallett will become ad­
ministrator of the University of Pennsylvania 
Archives, Philadelphia, effective July 1.

D iana L. Davis was listed in the March is­
sue as librarian, Montana College of Mineral 
Science and Technology. This was incorrect. 
Her correct title is assistant librarian and docu­
ments and serials librarian.

Robert D avis is a new staff member of the 
Slavic division of the H arvard College library, 
Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Mrs. Shirley F ichter has taken up duties 
as reference librarian in the library of Ohio 
University, Athens.

Mrs. Leonie Gordon has accepted the po­
sition of librarian for the West European Stud­
ies Center, Harvard University library, Cam­
bridge, Massachusetts.

Mrs. Catherine Harris is the recently ap­
pointed instructor of library science and as­