ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries 191 P E O P L E Profiles John W . Berry, systems d ev elo p m en t lib ra ria n a t N o rth e rn Illinois U niversity, has been a p p o in te d executive d ire c to r of A LA ’s L ib ra ry A d m in istra ­ tio n a n d M a n a g e m e n t A s s o c ia tio n , e f f e c tiv e A p r il 1. H e s u c c e e d s R oger P a r e n t, w h o r e ­ cently w as n a m e d d e p ­ u ty executive d ire c to r of th e A m e ric a n L ib r a r y A ssociation. B erry has b een a t N IU since 1980 w ith his a p ­ p o in tm e n t as re fe re n c e lib r a r ia n , la te r b e c o m ­ in g a c tin g a ssistan t d i­ re c to r for p u b lic services John W . B erry in 1983 a n d systems d e ­ v e lo p m e n t lib r a r ia n in 1984. P rio r to th a t he served as p u b lic services coor­ d in a to r a t E lm ira C ollege from 1974 to 1980, an d h e a d of M icroform s Services a t In d ia n a U niversity from 1973 to 1974. A side in terest in p h o to g ra p h y has allow ed B erry to teac h fine a r t p h o to g ra p h y a n d history of pho- F ID calls for papers “In fo rm a tio n , C o m m u n ica tio n s a n d T e c h ­ nology T ra n s fe r” w ill be th e th e m e of th e 43d C o n feren ce a n d C ongress of th e In te rn a tio n a l F e d e ra tio n for D o c u m e n ta tio n (F ID ) in M on­ tre a l, Q u eb ec, S ep tem b er 14-18, 1986. P ro ­ posed topics in clu d e n ew tech n iq u es for in fo r­ m a tio n h a n d lin g a n d in f o r m a tio n tr a n s f e r , advances in co m m u n icatio n s system s, advances in c o m p u te r system s, e le c tro n ic p u b lis h in g , electro n ic d o c u m e n t delivery system s, a n d all aspects of technology tran sfer. T h e c o n fe re n c e la n g u a g e s w ill b e E n g lish a n d F ren c h ; o rig in al p ap e rs in e ith e r lan g u ag e a re req u ested . A uthors are asked to su b m it six copies of a su m m a ry of th e ir proposed p a p e r to th e c o n fe re n c e c h a ir b y J u n e 30, 1985: M r. E .V . S m ith , D ire c to r, C IS T I, N a tio n a l R e­ search C ouncil of C a n a d a , O tta w a , O n ta rio , C a n a d a K1A 0S2. to g ra p h y courses a t E lm ira C ollege, a n d to lec tu re to a rt classes a t N o rth e rn Illinois. H e holds a b a c h e ­ lo r’s d egree in p o litical science (1969), a m a s te r’s in social studies (1971), a n d an M LS (1974) fro m I n d i­ a n a U niversity. A m e m b e r of A LA ’s C o m m itte e on O rg a n iz a tio n since 1984, B erry has also served as c h a ir of th e LAM A S u b co m m ittee on JM R T (Junior M em bers R o u n d T able) R elations a n d th e S u b co m m ittee on th e LAM A B ooth. H e has been an A C R L m em b er since 1974. E dward D . G arten has been a p p o in te d d ire c to r of univ ersity lib raries a t th e U niversity of D a y to n , effective Ju ly 1, 1985. Since 1980 G a rte n has been d ire c to r of lib raries a t T ennessee T ech U n i­ versity; p rio r to th a t he w as d ire c to r of th e L i­ b ra ry a n d L e a rn in g R e­ sources C e n te r a t N o rth ­ e r n S t a t e C o lle g e , A b e r d e e n , S o u th D a ­ kota. G a rte n holds a P h .D . in h ig h e r e d u c a tio n a d ­ m i n i s t r a t i o n fro m th e U niversity of T oledo, an E d w a r d D . G arter M L S fro m K e n t S ta te U niversity, a n d m a s te r’s degrees from th e M ethodist T heological School. H e has done p o st-d o cto ral stu d y in G re a t B ritain a n d th e Soviet U nion. A m e m b e r of th e B oard of D irecto rs of A LA ’s L i­ b ra ry A d m in istratio n a n d M a n a g e m e n t Associa­ tio n , G a r te n also serves as e d ito r of th e L A M A N ew slette r. H e has d o n e ed ito ria l w o rk w ith L i ­ brary H i T ech a n d serves on th e E d ito ria l B o ard of Personnel A d m in istra to r. H e is c re d e n tia le d as a personnel specialist by th e A m erican Society for P ersonnel A d m in istratio n an d has been engaged in a w id e ra n g e of co n su ltin g activities in th e p erso n ­ nel an d h u m a n relatio n s fields. F ro m 1983 to 1984 he served as c h a ir of th e S tate B oard of R egents (Tennessee) L ib ra ry D ire c to rs’ C ouncil a n d in J u n e w ill co m p lete a te rm as c h a ir o f th e S ta te B o a rd o f R eg en ts M e d ia A d v iso ry C ouncil. 7 9 Í Imogene I. Book has been n am ed d irecto r of the L ea rn in g Resource C en ter at D en m ark T echnical College, South C arolina. She cam e to D en m ark fro m R en d L a k e C o l­ lege, In a , Illinois, w here she served as lib rarian . B ook r e c e n tly c o m ­ pleted a four-year term as a m e m b e r o f th e A C R L B oard of D irec­ tors. She has also served as c h a ir o f A C R L ’s C om m u n ity and Junior C o lleg e L ib ra rie s Sec­ tio n , p a s t p re s id e n t of th e Illinois A ssociation of College an d Research L ibraries, and secretary Im ogene Book of th e Illin o is A ssocia­ tion of School L ib rarian s. Book is cu rren tly ch air of th e CJCLS P lan n in g an d Procedures C om m ittee an d serves on the C JCLS M em bership/C om m uni- cations C om m ittee. Book holds an MLS and a certificate of advanced study in lib rarian sh ip from th e U niversity of Illi­ nois an d a b a c h e lo r’s degree in ed u c a tio n from S outhern Illinois U niversity. She is cu rren tly a doc­ to ral stu d en t in educational m edia a t S outhern Illi­ nois University. J erry W ayne Stephens has been n am ed lib ra r­ ian an d d irector of th e M ervyn Stone L ib ra ry at the U niversity of A labam a, B irm ingham . H e was p re ­ viously assistant d irector fo r a d m in is tr a tiv e s e r­ vices, assistant to th e d i­ re c to r, an d a c c o u n ta n t a t UAB. S te p h e n s h o ld s a n MLS and a do cto rate in a d m i n i s t r a t i o n a n d h ig h e r e d u c a tio n from th e U n iv e rs ity o f A la ­ b a m a in T u s c a lo o s a , an d a m aster’s degree in business ad m in istratio n a n d a b a c h e lo r of sci­ Jerry W a y n e Stephens e n c e d e g re e fro m B ir­ m in g h a m . H e has also been a p a rt-tim e m em ber of th e School of Business This publication is available in microform from University Microfilms International. Call toll-free 800-521-3044. In Michigan, Alaska and Hawaii call collect 313-761-4700. Or mail inquiry to: University Microfilms International, 300 North Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48106. faculty at UAB, an d has served on a variety of com ­ m ittees and task forces in th e U niversity College. LeRoy Strohl has been ap p o in ted lib ra ria n of M ary W ashington College, F redericksburg, V ir­ ginia. H e comes to this posi tio n fro m E m o ry aw H enry College w here he h as se rv e d as h e a d li- b r a r i a n since 1974. P ricr to th a t he w as technics se rv ic e s l i b r a r i a n at Roger W illiam s College (1972-1974) an d acqui sitions assistant at Ken tu c k y S ta te U n iv ersity (1970-1972). H e holds an MLS an d a m aster's degree in English lite ra L e R o y Strohl tu re from th e U niversit y of K entucky a n d a b ach- elor’s degree from H anover College. Strohl has ch aired several sections in th e V irginia L ib ra ry Association, including its College an d U ni­ versity Section, an A C R L ch ap ter. People in the news Charles H . D avis, d ean of th e U niversity of Illi­ nois G ra d u a te School of L ib rary an d In fo rm atio n Science, w ill step dow n from th a t position to re tu rn to t e a c h in g a n d r e ­ search, effective August 21, 1985. Davis w as appointed d ea n in 1979, succeed­ in g H e r b e r t G o ld h o r, w ho bore the title of d i­ re c to r. H e holds th re e d e g re e s fro m I n d i a n a U niversity, a b ach elo r’s in chem istry and phys­ ics, as w ell as an MLS a n d a d o c to r a te in l i ­ b ra ry an d in fo rm a tio n science. He hasalso stu d ­ Charles H. D avis ied toxicology a t I n d i ­ an a an d chem istry a t th e U niversity of M unich, W est G erm any. Before com ing to Illinois, Davis w as d ean of the F acu lty of L ib ra ry Science a t the U niversity of Al­ b e rta . H e also served on th e faculty of In d ia n a and D rexel Universities and U niversity of M ichigan. T h e a u th o r of several books on in fo rm atio n re­ triev al an d p ro g ram m in g , Davis served as presi­ d en t of th e A m erican Society for In fo rm atio n Sci­ ence in 1982-1983 and cu rren tly is a consultant to th e N ational Science C ouncil of T aiw a n . In 1982 he received th e Louise M axwell A w ard given by th e alu m n i association of the In d ia n a U niversity School of L ib rary an d In fo rm atio n Science. 193 Appointments (A p p o in tm e n t notices a re ta k e n fro m lib ra ry new sletters, letters from personnel offices an d a p ­ pointees, an d o th e r sources. To ensure th a t your a p p o in tm en t ap p ears, w rite to th e E d ito r, A C R L, 50 E . H u ro n S t., C hicago, IL 60611-2795.) G ordon Anderson has been a p p o in te d h ea d of the Slavic D e p a rtm e n t a t th e U niversity of Kansas L ibraries, L aw ren ce. N ancy L . Baker has been ap p o in ted associate d ire c to r fo r p u b lic services a t th e U niversity of W ashington, Seattle. E v e r e t t W ayne B arnes has been a p p o in te d general referen ce/d o cu m en ts lib ra ria n a t th e U ni­ versity of M issouri, C o lu m b ia. D enise M . Beaubien has been a p p o in te d assis­ ta n t reference lib ra ria n at th e E n g in eerin g an d Physics L ib ra r y , U niversity of F lo rid a , G a in e s­ ville. F lo ren ce Blakely, assistant university lib r a r ­ ian for collection developm ent a t D uke U niversity, D u rh a m , N o rth C a ro lin a , has been n a m e d actin g university lib ra ria n . G illiam C . Boal has been ap p o in ted book co n­ servator a t th e U niversity of C alifo rn ia, Berkeley. Anne Bo ck is th e new circu latio n lib ra ria n at H astings L a w L ib ra ry , U niversity of C alifo rn ia, San F rancisco. L ori Bronars has been a p p o in te d science re fer­ ence lib ra ria n a t Texas A&M U niversity, C ollege Station. Ben Burrows has been a p p o in te d su p p o rt ser­ vices lib ra ria n a t N o rth w e ste rn U niversity, E v a n ­ ston, Illinois. I ris C a l d w e l l h a s b e e n a p p o i n t e d r e f e r ­ ence/docum ents lib ra ria n a t N ova L a w L ib ra ry , F o rt L a u d e rd a le . W alter C hampion has been ap p o in ted d irec to r of th e L a w L ib ra ry a t Texas S outhern U niversity, H ouston. M arie L . C lark has been ap p o in ted h ea d of th e Public D ocum ents a n d M aps D e p a rtm e n t, D uke U niversity L ib ra ry , D u rh a m , N o rth C aro lin a. R osalind C o o per has been a p p o in te d re a d e r services lib ra ria n in th e Science L ib ra ry a t B ran- deis U niversity, W a lth a m , M assachusetts. J ames F . C orey has been a p p o in te d d irec to r of th e F l o r i d a C e n te r fo r L i b r a r y A u to m a tio n , Gainesville. G ail D aly has been n am ed assistant d ire c to r for technical services a t th e U niversity of M innesota L aw L ib ra ry , M inneapolis. L e sl ie D onnelly has been ap p o in te d general reference lib ra ria n a t D rexel U niversity, P h ila d el­ phia. J ackie M. D ooley has been a p p o in te d special collections lib ra ria n a t th e U niversity of C a lifo r­ nia, San D iego. C e c il e D oty is now ca ta lo g lib ra ria n at th e U ni­ versity of Kansas M edical C e n te r, Kansas C ity. C atherine A. E ckman is now reference lib ra r­ ian a t th e U niversity of South C aro lin a , C o lu m b ia. C arol E l l io t t is now reference lib ra ria n a t th e U n iv ersity of A rizo n a C ollege of L a w L ib ra ry , Tucson. R o c h e l l e Berger E lstein has been ap p o in ted a r t b ib lio g r a p h e r a t N o rth w e s te rn U n iv e rsity , E vanston. B r u c e E m e r t o n has been a p p o in te d assistant reference lib ra ria n a t th e U niversity of F lo rid a E d ­ u catio n L ib ra ry , G ainesville. E lizabeth M . E vans has been p ro m o ted to co m ­ p u te r serv ic es/refe ren m ce lib r a r ia n a t th e N ew York U niversity School of L aw . J ohn M ark F arrell is now la w reference lib ra r­ ian a t th e U niversity of B ridgeport L a w L ib ra ry , C o n n ecticu t. Kaarina F lint has been a p p o in te d h ead of th e In te rlib ra ry Services D ivision a t th e U niversity of C alifo rn ia, Los Angeles. Arturo A. F lores has been n a m e d reference li­ b ra ria n a t th e U niversity of C alifo rn ia, Berkeley L a w L ib ra ry . W illiam C . F ray is now serials lib ra ria n a t th e U niversity of B ridgeport L a w L ib ra ry , C o n n ecti­ cut. R ichard F ried er has been a p p o in te d conserva­ tion officer a t N o rth w e ste rn U niversity, E vanston. L olly G asaway has been n am ed la w lib ra ria n a t th e U niversity of N o rth C aro lin a , C h ap el H ill. L ia H e m p h il l h a s b e e n a p p o in te d a c q u is i- tions/serials lib ra ria n a t N ova U niversity L a w L i­ b ra ry , F o rt L a u d e rd a le , F lo rid a. F rank P. H oudek has been n am ed d irec to r of th e L a w L ib ra ry at S outhern Illinois U niversity, C a rb o n d a le . J ames A. J acobs has been ap p o in ted reference li­ b ra ria n an d b ib lio g rap h er for th e social sciences at th e U niversity of C alifo rn ia, San Diego. Brenda L . J ohnson has been ap p o in ted assistant to th e d irec to r a t th e U niversity of M ichigan L i­ b ra ry , A nn A rbor. P atrick Ke l l o u g h has b een a p p o in te d c a ta - loger for special collections a t Texas A&M U niver­ sity, College S tation. C ornelia S. King has been a p p o in te d ra re book c a ta lo g e r fo r th e R are Book D e p a r tm e n t of th e F ree L ib ra ry of P h ilad elp h ia. P earl T . King is th e new reference lib ra ria n at th e C alifo rn ia W estern School of L a w L ib ra ry , San Diego. G ay T o ltl Kinman has been a p p o in te d associ­ ate law lib ra ria n at W estern S tate U niversity C ol­ lege of L a w L ib ra ry , F u lle rto n , C alifo rn ia. R ichard L . Kort is th e new catalo g er for th e R om an Jakobson C ollection on L inguistics a t th e M a s s a c h u s e tts I n s t i t u t e o f T e c h n o lo g y , C a m ­ bridge. J oan Kunselman has been a p p o in te d fine arts li­ b ra ria n a t th e U niversity of C alifo rn ia, Los A n­ geles. D eanna L ynn L ewis is now a catalo g er a t th e U niversity of South C a ro lin a , C o lu m b ia. M ay H arn L iu is a new catalo g er a t th e U niver­ 194 sity of South C arolina, C olum bia. Karen M atthews has been appointed cataloger at E m poria State University, Kansas. J im M eyer has been appointed NOTIS m ark e t­ ing lib rarian at N orthw estern University, E v an ­ ston, Illinois. D ahrl E . M o ore has been appointed interli­ b ra ry loan lib rarian a t F lorida A tlantic U niversity, Boca Raton. M ary M oore has been appointed education li­ b ra ria n at Texas A&M University, College Station. J oyce Nevins has been appointed public services lib r a r ia n at th e S cien ce -E n g in eerin g L ib ra ry , N orthw estern University, Evanston, Illinois. W illiam O suga is now acting head of the O rien­ tal L ib rary at the University of C alifornia, Los An­ geles. Pamela B. Pasak is the assistant hum anities ref­ eren ce lib ra ria n a t th e U niversity of F lo rid a , Gainesville. O rest Pelech has been appointed Slavic/W es­ tern E u ro p ean bibliographer at D uke University, D u rh a m , N orth C arolina. J anet Pinkowitz has been appointed reference lib rarian for subscription services at the C olum bia University L aw L ib rary , New York. D arryl Podoll is now lib rary director at V alley C ity State College, N orth D akota. D avid R arasca is now reference lib rarian in the Anglo-Am erican L aw Division of the L ib rary of Congress. G retchen R ed field has joined the staff of the B ibliographical C enter for Research, D enver, as m anager of Bibliographic Systems and Services. M artha R ichardson has been appointed m a n ­ ager of custom er services at Blackwell L ib rary Sys­ tem s, G reat Neck, New York. L ynn R oundtree has been n am ed cu rato r of the Russell L ong C ollection a t L ouisiana S tate Un- iveristy, Baton Rouge. Angela Sarina has been appointed m icroforms lib rarian at F lorida A tlantic University, Boca R a­ ton. Ann Schultis is now circulation lib rarian at the University of Texas, El Paso. D onna Serafin has been appointed preservation officer at the State University of New York at Buf­ falo. Andrew D . Shroyer has been appointed serials acquisitions lib rarian at the University of C alifor­ nia, Santa B arbara. Allison M ook Sleeman has been appointed c a t­ alog lib rarian at Boston College, C hestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Susan Swords Steffen has been appointed ex­ te n d e d cam p u s services re fere n ce lib r a r ia n at N orthw estern University, Evanston, Illinois. J u-yen T eng has been appointed assistant East Asian lib rarian at the University of Kansas, L a w ­ rence. Arturo T orres has been appointed reference li­ b ra ria n at the University of A rizona, Tucson. E lizareth B. W agner is a new reference lib ra r­ ian at D uke University, D u rh a m , N orth C arolina. Paula M. W alker has been appointed assistant director of libraries for u n d erg rad u ate lib rary ser­ vices a t th e O d e g a a rd L ib r a r y , U n iv e rsity of W ashington, Seattle. Kenneth W alter has been nam ed lib rarian at Southern C onnecticut State University, New H a ­ ven. L ois W ard has been nam ed library director at U rbana University, Ohio. J eanie W elch has been appointed head of refer­ ence at L am ar University, B eaum ont, Texas. K aren W ittenborg has been appointed assis­ ta n t university lib ra ria n for collection develop­ m ent at the University of C alifornia, Los Angeles. T homas A. W oxland has been nam ed assistant d ire c to r for p u b lic services a t th e U niversity of M innesota L aw L ib rary , M inneapolis. Retirements R ichard Berner, university archivist and head of the University Archives and M anuscripts D ivi­ sion at the University of W ashington, Seattle, re­ tired on Jan u ary 1 after 27 years w ith the library. C ynthia N ea l, chief of lib rary services at the Providence Public L ibrary, retired on F eb ru ary 12 after 28 years of service. M yron M. W einstein, head of the H ebraic Sec­ tion in the L ib rary of Congress A frican and M iddle E astern Division, retired on N ovem ber 30 almost 31 years of F ederal service, including 29 years w ith LC . M arjorie W h eeler, head of reference at L am ar University L ib rary , B eaum ont, Texas, retired on Jan u a ry 31 after 16 years of service. Before com ing to L am ar in 1969 she h ad been associated w ith the University of Texas at Arlington and the G ra d u ate Research C enter of the Southwest (now the U niver­ sity of Texas at D allas). H er honors include a M erit A w ard from the L am ar University Board of Re­ gents in 1982 and an aw a rd from Sigma Xi in 1983 in recognition of her outstanding w ork as a science and technology lib rarian . Deaths Beatrice Baker H aan, em eritus professor of li- brarianship at C entral W ashington University, E l­ lensburg, died on F eb ru ary 3. She h ad been on the lib rary faculty from 1951 until her retirem ent in 1969. M ayellen L oPresti, lib rarian of the H arrye B. Lyons Design L ib rary at N orth C arolina State U ni­ versity since 1977, died on Jan u ary 30. She h ad also been on the staff of the G eorgia In stitu te of T ech­ nology, the A tlanta public L ib rary , and the N ash­ ville Public L ibrary. Amy Peterson, head of docum ents and research a t th e U niversity of W isco n sin -W h itew ater for m ore th a n 20 years, died on D ecem ber 15. ■ ■ Remember… couldyou be SCISEARCHing! You trust SCISEARCH® to help you do fast, precise searches of the sci­ entific literature. And SCISEARCH on DIALOG® is an active, growing file you can continue to depend o n ... for thorough coverage of the worldwide scientific literature... for biweekly updates that guarantee maximum currency... and for ISI's unique cited reference searching. For more information about SCISEARCH on DIALOG, write us at the address below, or call us toll-free 800-523-1850. In Pennsylvania, call collect 215-386-0100, ext. 1371. 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