ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries ISSN 0099-0086 COLLEGE & RESEARCH LIBRARIES NO. 3 • MARCH 1977 In this issue: Louise Giles, 19.30-1976… 55 ALA Minority Scholarship Renamed for Louise G i l e s ....................... 56 ACRL Board Pays Tribute to Louise G i l e s ......................................... 57 Stanford Authorizes New Library . 57 News from the Field . . . . 59 P ublications................................... 75 P e o p l e ......................................... 79 Classified Advertising . . . 82 news Louise Giles, 1930-1976 Louise Jones Giles, 46, outstanding in the field of community college learning resource centers, a leader in the American Library Asso­ ciation, and past president of the Association of College and Research Libraries, died on De­ cember 31, 1976. Detroit firemen responding to a fire in her home discovered the bodies of Louise and her husband of 23 years at about 6:30 a.m. Mrs. Giles was born in Aragon, Georgia, on April 20, 1930. She received her B.A. in foreign languages from the University of Akron in 1952 and her M.S.in library science from Drex­ el Institute of Technology in 1953 (Alice B. Kroeger Scholarship recipient). In 1953 she re­ ceived the Buenos Aires Convention Fellowship to spend one year as an exchange student in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. She had completed course work for her doctorate from the Center for the Study of Higher Education at the Uni­ versity of Michigan. At the time of her death, Mrs. Giles was dean of learning resources at Macomb County Community College, Warren, Michigan, a posi­ tion she had held since March 1970. Although her contributions were most instrumental in the growth and influence of learning resources, her influence and insight will be sorely missed throughout the college. Prior work experiences were positions as associate dean of learning re­ sources at Oakland Community College, first at Highland Lakes Campus, Union Lake, Mich­ igan, and then at Orchard Ridge Campus, Farmington, Michigan, in 1965-70, and head of the foreign language collection and first as­ sistant, young adult and adult librarian at De­ troit Public Library in 1953-65. Mrs. Giles was active in the American Li­ brary Association (past president of ACRL, past chairman of the Community and Junior College Libraries Section, member of many ALA committees), Michigan Library Association, As­ sociation for Educational Communications and Technology, Michigan Association of Admin­ istrators of Learning Resources, National So­ ciety for Programmed Instruction, Michigan Association of Community College Instructional Administrators, and Michigan Academy of Sci­ ence, Arts and Letters. She had served on ac­ creditation teams for both the North Central Association and the Middle States Association Commission of Higher Education and had just completed an accreditation visit for the Middle States Association at the Caribbean Junior Col­ lege, Puerto Rico, in November. Mrs. Giles had been appointed a member of the Library Advisory Committee which was es­ News issue (A) of College & Research Libraries, vol. 38, no. 2 56 tablished by Dr. Daniel J. Boorstin, Librarian of Congress, to review the LC operation with an eye toward reorganization. She was a recipient of the John S. Brubacher Award from the Center for the Study of Higher Education at the University of Michigan in 1975 for her outstanding graduate essay on the history and philosophy of higher education. Her publications included: Aspects of the Junior College Field, A Bibliography, AACJC, 1969; “Planning Community College Resource Centers,” American Libraries, January 1971; “Focus on Community College Libraries,” Michigan Librarian, Summer 1971; “The Black Librarian as Change Agent” in W hat Black L i­ brarians Are Saying, edited by E. J. Josey, Scarecrow Press, 1972; “On the Cutting Edge of Change” in Flew Dimensions in Academic Library Service, edited by E. J. Josey, Scare­ crow Press, 1973. Edwin C. Giles attended Kent State Univer­ sity. He was graduated from Wayne State Uni­ versity, Detroit, Michigan, with a master of arts degree in administration. He taught in the school system of Detroit and for the past few years he was principal of the Scripps Elemen­ tary School. Mr. and Mrs. Giles are survived by their daughter, Susan, 19, who is a student at City University of New York; her mother, Mrs. Ro­ berta Glenn; her sister, Mrs. Elsie Ashworth; and his mother, Mrs. Doll Giles, all of Akron, Ohio. Memorial contributions may be made to the Detroit Chapter of the NAACP, 2990 E. Grand Blvd., Detroit, MI 48202; Big Brothers of Detroit, 15800 W. McNichols, Detroit, MI 48235; or the Minority Scholarship Fund, ALA, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611. ■■ ALA MINORITY SCHOLARSHIP RENAM ED FOR LOUISE GILES The following resolution was unanimously endorsed by the Board of Directors of the Asso­ ciation of College and Research Libraries and the A L A Awards Committee. It was approved by the A L A Council on February 1,1977. WHEREAS Louise Giles had served extensive­ ly and in a most dedicated manner the pro­ fession of librarianship, the American Library Association, and the academic and educa­ tional fields as: a leader among the ACRL Community and Junior College Libraries Sec­ tion, serving in a number of offices, includ­ ing that of Chairman; a leader in the Associa­ tion of College and Research Libraries, serving as its President in 1975/76; and a leader in the cooperative and advisory pro­ grams between the American Library Associ­ ation and the American Association of Com­ munity and Junior Colleges; and WHEREAS her untimely death has been a tragic loss and will continue to deprive the library world of her valuable assistance; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED th at the Council of the American Library Association recognize her loss by a moment of silence; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that she be re­ membered by naming the ALA Scholarship Program— Minority Scholarship as the Louise Giles Minority Scholarship; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED th at ALA members and other friends be invited to con­ tribute to this fund. ■ ■ Fulbright-Hays Scholars The Fulbright-Hays scholars in li­ brary science for 1976-77 are: George Bobinski—dean and profes­ sor, information and library studies, State University of New York, Buffalo. Library science, University of Warsaw, Poland, M arch-June 1977. Lecturing. Allan D. Pratt—assistant professor of library science, Indiana University, Bloomington. Library automation and in­ formation science, Danish Library School, Denmark, September 1976-June 1977. Lecturing. News items for inclusion in C&RL News should be sent to John V. Crowley, Assistant Director of Libraries, Milne Library, State University College, Oneonta, NY 13620. Advertising (including classi­ fied ads) should be sent to Leona Swiech, Ad­ vertising Office, American Library Association, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611. Production and circulation matters are handled by ALA Central Production Unit, at the above address. News editor: John V. Crowley, Assistant Director of Libraries, Milne Library, State University Col­ lege, Oneonta, NY 13820. Editor: Richard D. John­ son, Milne Library, State University College, Oneonta, New York 13820. President, ACRL: Connie R. Dunlap. 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