ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


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News from the Sections
S L A V IC  A N D  

EA ST E U R O P E A N  S E C T IO N
Representatives of the Slavic and East Euro­

pean Section of the Association of College and 
Research Libraries and the Subject Cataloging 
Division of the Library of Congress are discuss­
ing possible improvements in the LC Classifi­
cation System as it relates to the handling of 
materials on Eastern Europe and the Soviet

Union. In order to provide specific recom­
mendations, an ad hoc committee has been 
established in the Slavic and East European 
Section. The committee will draft recommen­
dations on the classification presented to the 
Library of Congress after the ALA Conference 
in Las Vegas. The chairman of the ad hoc 
committee is Ivan L. Kaldor, dean, State Uni­
versity College, School of Library Science, 
Geneseo, New York. ■ ■

People
PROFILES the additional duty of acting vice-president for 

student affairs from 1968 to 1970. He was a 
On July 1, 1973 Page Ackerman assumed member of the graduate faculty, teaching 

the position of university librarian at the Uni­ courses in library administration. Also while at 
versity of California, Los Angeles. Kentucky, Dr. Forth served as chairman of the 

Ms. Ackerman has university libraries section of ACRL as well as 
worked in the UCLA chairman of the Academic Status Committee. 
libraries for over twen­ He has been secretary of the Kentucky chapter 
ty-four years, begin­ of AAUP and a member of the board of direc­
ning as a reference tors of the Central Kentucky Civil Liberties 
librarian and most re­ Union.
cently as the associate Dr. Forth served at the University of Kansas 
university librarian from 1959 to 1965, first as head of the under­
from 1965 through graduate library and then as associate and act­
1972. During the lat­ ing director of libraries. Prior to that he worked 
ter time she was re­ at the Seattle Public Library and Oregon State 
sponsible for a major University. A native of Manistee, Michigan, he 
and successful reor­ received bachelor of arts and master of arts in 
ganization of the ad­ library science degrees from the University of 
ministrative and staff Michigan. His doctor of philosophy degree in 
structure in the Paee Ackerman American history was awarded by the Universi­
UCLA libraries. ty of Washington. He has published papers 

Ms. Ackerman has been very active profes­ both in history and library science and admin­
sionally and is associated with a plethora of istration.
initialisms including ALA, AMA, AAUP, ACRL, 
and CLA, as well as Phi Beta Kappa. She is A P P O IN T M E N T S
currently a member of the ALA Council, and George Alland—systems librarian—Har­the ALA Committee on Organization. Her writ­  C  library, Cambridge, Massachu­ings reflect an interest in library education, ad­ vard ollegesetts.
ministration, and the woman professional. H ugh Amory—rare book cataloger—Har­

She concurrently holds the title of professor 
vard College library, Cambridge, Massachu­of library service at the UCLA School of Li­ setts.

brary Service. She will be teaching a course in W illiam V. Arsdale—assistant reference personnel administration next spring. librarian—University of South F lorida, Tam­
Ms. Ackerman joins only three other women pa.as directors of ARL libraries. Julius P. Barclay—curator of rare books— 

University of Virginia, Charlottesville.
D r. Stuart Forth has been named dean of Candace Bogar—assistant librarian, Archi­

university libraries of the Pennsylvania State tecture and Design Library—University of 
University. He began his new duties on July Michigan, Ann Arbor.
1, 1973. Claire Brown—librarian, Manpower and 

Dr. Forth had been director of libraries at Industrial Relations Library—Harvard Uni­
the University of Kentucky since 1965. He had versity, Cambridge, Massachusetts.