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Dawn Mueller P e o p l e  i n  t h e  N e w s  

Richard J. Kuhta 

Richard J. Kuhta has been named the fi rst 
Eric Weinmann Librarian to the Folger Shake­

speare Library. This 
endowed position, cre­
ated through a $1 mil­
lion gift, was made in 
honor of Kuhta, by Eric 
Weinmann, an emeritus 
member of the Folger 
Library Committee and 
long­time friend to the 
library. Until Kuhta’s 

retirement, the position 
will be known as the Eric Weinmann Librar­
ian of the Folger. Upon Kuhta’s retirement, 
its name will change to the Richard J. Kuhta 
Librarian. 

Catherine C. Marron has been named 
chairman of the Board of Trustees of the 
New York Public Library (NYPL). Marron’s 
appointment by the Board caps a succession 
of appointments in key leadership positions 
made by library president Paul LeClerc, sig­
naling a new era of service and a restructur­
ing of operations. Since joining the Board 
in 1993, Marron has been an active trustee, 
initiating the Earned Income Committee 
and joining the committee that oversees 
the library’s exhibitions. As chairman of the 
Board of Trustees, Marron plans to concen­
trate on implementing library restructuring 
and expanding service. 

Beth A. Stahr, reference/distance learning 
librarian at Southeastern Louisiana Univer­
sity, has been elected president of the Board 
for Certification of Genealogists. She has 
been certified as a Certifi ed Genealogical 
Records Specialist since 1990 and was elect­
ed as a trustee in 1998. Her election marks 

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the first time that a librarian has headed the 
organization. Headquartered in Washington, 
D.C., the Board for Certification of Genealo­
gists is an internationally recognized certi­
fication body, not a membership society. 
Fewer than 1,000 people have been certifi ed 
by the Board since its 1964 founding. 

A p p o i n t m e n t s  

Jim Kapoun has been named the new library 
director at Waldorf College in Forest City, 
Iowa. Since July, 2001, 
Kapoun had served as 
instruction coordina­
tor/reference librarian 
at Minnesota State Uni­
versity. Kapoun has re­
ceived several awards 
and grants and belongs 
to many professional 
library organizations, 
including ACRL. While 
serving at the colleges, he has been involved 
in several campus activities. Over the last ten 
years, he has made numerous presentations 
on library­related topics nationwide. He has 
also authored and co­authored many library­
related articles that have been published in 
print and on the Web. Kapoun is a past chair 
of ACRL’s Publications Committee. 

Patricia Iannuzzi has been named dean 
of libraries at the University of Nevada­Las 
Vegas. Iannuzzi has 
served in increasingly 
responsible leadership 
positions at the librar­
ies of Tufts, Yale, and 
Florida International 
Universities. She es­
tablished the Mellon 
Library/Faculty Fel­
lows for Undergradu­

Jim Kapoun 

Patricia Iannuzzi 

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ate Research program, created the Council 
of Academic Partners, and coordinated a 
number of projects to engage the libraries in 
undergraduate learning. She served as chair 
of ACRL’s Information Literacy Competency 
Standards for Higher Education Task Force 
and is a widely known speaker and writer in 
the areas of information literacy, the library’s 
role in undergraduate education, and in pro­
moting positive research and library­based 
learning outcomes for students. 

Tom Bolze is now catalog librarian on 
the rare book team in the Yale University 
Library. 

John Breitmeyer has been appointed 
reference/instruction librarian at the Loyola/ 
Notre Dame Library, Baltimore. 

Silvia Calzada is now reference and 
instruction librarian at California State Uni­
versity­Northridge. 

Stacy Chaney has been appointed refer­
ence librarian at the University of Virginia’s 
College at Wise. 

L. Kay Cunningham is now electronic 
resources librarian at the University of Mem­
phis. 

Susan Golding is now reference/gov­
ernment documents librarian in the Temple 
University Libraries. 

Catherine Grove has been appointed 
assistant head of the Monographic Acquisi­
tions and Rapid Cataloging Department at 
Northwestern University Library. 

Susan Hall has been appointed archi­
tecture librarian for the Architecture Branch 
Library at Mississippi State University. 

Samuel King has joined Shapiro Library 
at Southern New Hampshire University as 
periodicals librarian. 

Michelle Light has been appointed head, 
special collections technical services at the 
University of Washington. 

Valerie Love is now archivist in special 
collections at the University of Memphis. 

Jaime L. Margalotti has been appointed 
2004–2006 North Carolina State University 
Libraries fellow. 

Brian Mathews has joined the Georgia 

Institute of Technology Library as distance 
learning librarian and reference librarian. 

Steve McCann has been appointed 
digital projects librarian at the University of 
Montana. 

Stephen E. Meyer has been appointed 
2004–2006 North Carolina State University 
Libraries fellow. 

Janalyn Moss has been appointed refer­
ence librarian at the University of Iowa. 

H. Clark Nall is now access services li­
brarian at the University of Memphis. 

Catherine Pellegrino has been appoint­
ed 2004–2006 North Carolina State University 
Libraries fellow. 

Beatrice Pulliam is now reference librar­
ian at Providence College. 

Crystal Renfro has joined the Georgia 
Institute of Technology Library as reference 
librarian. 

Marianne Reid has been appointed cata­
loging librarian at Simon Fraser University. 

Steve Robichaud has been appointed 
monographs cataloger at Clemson University 
Libraries. 

Christopher Smith is now catalog li­
brarian on the rare book team in the Yale 
University Library. 

Jacqueline Solis is now reference and 
instruction librarian at California State Uni­
versity­Northridge. 

Kathy Szigeti has joined the staff of 
the Temple University Libraries as science 
librarian. 

Bing Wang has joined the Georgia Institute 
of Technology Library as reference librarian. 

Angela Weaver has been appointed 
head of the Drama Library at the University 
of Washington. 

Jocelyn White is now department head 
for periodicals and nonprint collections at the 
University of Memphis. 

Virginia Kay Williams has been ap­
pointed assistant collection development 
officer for Mississippi State University. 

Theresa Zelasko is now catalog librarian 
for monographic resources at the University 
of Memphis. 

Li Zhang has been appointed reference 

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Web services librarian at Mississippi State 
University. 

R e t i r e m e n t s  

James Julich has retired after having served 
the University of Iowa Libraries for 20 years 
as the humanities and Latin American stud­
ies bibliographer. 

D e a t h s  

Robert Laurence Gitler, 95, founding di­
rector of the Japan Library School, Keio Uni­
versity, Tokyo, Japan, has died. Gitler also 
served as library school director at the Uni­
versity of Washington, the State University of 
New York­Geneseo, and Peabody College, 
and as executive director of the ALA’s Library 
Education Division. He completed his career 
at the University of San Francisco where he 
served as University Librarian from 1967 
until his retirement in 1975. He received an 
honorary Ph.D. from Keio University and 
was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun 
by the Emperor of Japan. His autobiography 
Robert Gitler and the Japan Library School 
was published by Scarecrow Press. 

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Linda Lucas, 64, former dean of library/ 
learning resources at Las Positas College, 
has died. As dean, Lu­
cas oversaw several 
academic programs, 
information technol­
ogy and media ser­
vices, and the college 
library, for which she 
was instrumental in 
designing and oversee­
ing the construction of 
a new library building. 
She retired in 2000 after 31 years of service 
in the Chabot­Las Positas Community Col­
lege District. After retirement, she earned a 
juris doctorate from John F. Kennedy Uni­
versity and was looking forward to serving 
the community by providing pro­bono legal 
services for seniors. 

David Nowak, 59, associate professor/ref­
erence services librarian at Mississippi State 
University Libraries, has died. Prior to joining 
MSU, Nowak worked as a reference librarian 
at West Virginia Wesleyan College. He also 
taught French at a number of institutions. 

Linda Lucas 

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useful tool that allows searching of dozens 
of Internet search tools and resources from a 
single interface. Also included here is exten­
sive information for anyone with an interest 
in Weblogs or online news, including “The 
Weblog Blog.” 

Despite its size and the number of dis­
crete sections described above, the site is 
well designed, which makes navigation fairly 
intuitive. It should be considered a must­see 
resource for journalism students or faculty 
and for librarians supporting journalism and 
mass communication programs. The impres­
sive list of topical links and the various search 
tools available also make it worth a visit for 
anyone using the Internet for research.—Pat­
rick Reakes, University of Florida, pjr@mail. 
ufl ib.ufl .edu 

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