ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


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Personnel
P R O F IL E S

Effective July 1, 1970, Melville R. Spence, 
former Associate Director for Public Services at 
the University of Oklahoma, assumed the posi­

tion of Director of Li­
braries at Bowling 
Green State Universi­
ty. His appointment 
ended a yearlong
search by Bowling 
Green for a replace­
ment for the former 
director, Dr. A. Rob­
ert Rogers, who re­
signed to accept an 
appointment as Pro­
fessor of Library Sci­
ence at Kent State 
University.

During his twelve- 
Melville R. Spence year tenure at the 

University of Okla­
homa library, Mr. Spence filled many library­
related roles. H e served as acquisitions librari­
an; assistant director, and later, associate direc­
tor of public service; acting director from 1963 
to 1964; and acting director of the School of 
Library Science from 1963 to 1965. His initial 
appointment at Oklahoma was preceded by a 
two-year graduate program at the University 
of Illinois from 1956 to 1958 to supplement his 
MSLS from Western Reserve University earned 
in 1951. Professionally, he has been involved 
extensively with national, regional, and state 
organizations. He is currently on the ALA Li­
brary Administration Division Budgeting, Ac­
counting, and Costs Committee and is secretary 
of the Resources and Technical Services Divi­
sion’s Reproduction of Library Materials Com­
mittee.

The problems he faces at Bowling Green are 
closely related to those found in many of the 
nation’s university libraries: faculty status, auto­
mation, and an acquisitions budget being stead­
ily eroded by rising book costs and general in­
flation.

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Peter Spyers-Duran has assumed the posi­
tion of Director of Libraries and Professor of 
Library Science at Florida Atlantic University, 
replacing William Ax-
ford, who became d i­
rector of libraries at 
Arizona State Univer­
sity.

As director of li­
braries at Western 
Michigan University, 
Kalamazoo, Michigan, 
Mr. Spyers-Duran was 
responsible for a large 
number of innovative 
programs. He super­
vised the reclassifica­
tion from Dewey to 
LC of over 350,000 
volumes, restructured Peter Spyers-Duran
the library manage­
ment, and established the Southwestern E du­
cational Library Project. The latter project es­
tablished the Western Michigan University li­
brary as a Regional Resource Center to serve 
the needs of the smaller institutions in the sur­
rounding area.

Before accepting the position at Western 
Michigan, he was associate director of libraries 
at the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee, 
where he was responsible for a vast number of 
significant accomplishments. These included an 
extensive reclassification project, an automated 
serials control system, and a speed cataloging 
system.

His contributions to the profession in general 
have been as extensive and innovative as his ac­
complishments in the libraries where he has 
been employed. H e is responsible for the or­
ganization of the International Seminars on Ap­
proval and Gathering Plans for Academic Li­
braries, the third of which was held in West 
Palm Beach during February of this year. ALA 
committee assignments have been extensive and 
varied and include the chairmanship of the 
LAD-PAS, 1970-72, chairmanship of the 
RTSD-RLMS Nominating Committee, 1970, 
and membership on the ACRL Publications 
Committee, 1969-71.

His extensive publication record reflects the 
wide range of his interests and contributions. 
They include a large number of reviews, sev­
eral articles on approaches utilized a t the Uni­
versity of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and a t Western 
Michigan University, and the editorship of the 
proceedings of the first two seminars on Ap­
proval and Gathering Plans for Academic Li­
braries.

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noted for innovative programs and an extensive 
commitment to automated procedures. With 
Mr. Spyers-Duran’s belief in experimentation 
and creative administration and the climate at 
the Florida Atlantic library, one can expect to 
hear reports on original solutions to many of the 
traditional library problems.

A P P O IN T M E N T S
Patrick Ashley is now gifts and exchange 

librarian in the library of Northwestern Univer­
sity, Evanston, Illinois.

Brian H. Aveney is the new head of the 
Systems Planning Office in the University of 
Pennsylvania library, Philadelphia.

Robert Bates, formerly a library assistant 
at the University of California, Irvine, has re­
turned to the library as a professional staff 
member.

Knid Bhaeddee is now Thai specialist, 
Southeast Asian collection, Yale University li­
brary, New Haven, Connecticut.

Robert W. Burkhart has been appointed 
assistant librarian in the department of special 
collections at the University of Florida, Gaines­
ville.

Elizabeth Butler is librarian in the refer­
ence department of Northwestern University, 
Evanston, Illinois.

Mrs. Lenore McMullen Calfee has ac­
cepted a position in the engineering library, 
University of Florida, Gainesville, as assistant 
librarian.

Virginia Carleton is now an assistant cata­
log librarian in the library of East Texas State 
University, Commerce.

John M. Carter has accepted appointment 
to the position of librarian, Dacus Library, 
Winthrop College, Rock Hill, South Carolina.

Burton Leo Cesare has joined the staff of 
the University of Florida libraries, Gainesville, 
as assistant librarian in the circulation depart­
ment.

Berta Lou Clarke has accepted a position 
as Latin American cataloger in the libraries of 
the University of Florida, Gainesville,

Laraine Correll is now assistant librarian 
in charge of dance-music-theatre archives a t the 
University of Florida, Gainesville.

Gwendolyn S. Cruzat has been appointed 
an assistant professor in the School of Library 
Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

Mrs. Jane B. Davis has assumed the position 
of circulation librarian in the Library of Texas 
A & M University, College Station.

Pamela Dempsey has been appointed assist­
ant librarian for personnel in the Yale Universi­
ty library, New Haven, Connecticut.

Mrs. Julie Duggan has joined the staff of 
the East Texas State University library, Com­
merce, as periodicals librarian.

Helena E nari has assumed the position of 
reference librarian, Medical Sciences Library, 
University of California, Irvine.

Mrs. Onuma E zera has moved from the po­
sition of reference librarian at Michigan State 
University, East Lansing, to the position of 
African bibliographer.

Dwain Glenn has joined the staff of the Li­
brary Systems Analysis Office, University of 
California, Irvine.

D r. W illiam Goffman has been appointed 
dean of the School of Library Science at Case 
Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio.

D orothy Graham has reported to the staff 
of the University of California, Irvine, library 
as the Latin American bibliographer.

Mrs. Marlene Harp has been appointed an 
assistant acquisitions librarian at the East Texas 
State University library, Commerce.

Michael Ho has assumed the position of as­
sistant catalog librarian for the library of East 
Texas State University, Commerce.

Judith A. H offberg has accepted appoint­
ment to the position of director of the Brand 
Art Center library in Glendale, California.

Mrs. E lizabeth Johnson is the new coordi­
nator of science departmental libraries a t Mich­
igan State University, East Lansing.

Mrs. Elizabeth G. Kelly is a new staff 
member of the acquisitions department at the 
University of Florida libraries, Gainesville, as 
assistant librarian.

D avid Kittelson has been appointed cura­
tor of the Hawaiian collection at the University 
of Hawaii’s Sinclair Library, Honolulu.

Sylvester Klinicke is a new staff member 
of the Technical Processes Division, University 
of California, Irvine, library.

Barbara Kocjan has been named librarian 
for selective dissemination of information a t the 
Technological Institute Library of Northwest­
ern University, Evanston, Illinois.

Tillie Krieger has been appointed research 
associate, National Serials Pilot Project, Asso­
ciation of Research Libraries, Washington, D.C.

Mrs. Linda Suzanne Kropf has taken up 
duties of assistant librarian in the department 
of reference and bibliography, University of 
Florida libraries, Gainesville.

D iana Lane is now acquisitions librarian in 
the Medical Sciences Library of the University 
of California, Irvine.

Mrs. Phoebe Law is the new cataloger in 
the music library of Northwestern University, 
Evanston, Illinois.

Jill C. Le Croissette, formerly assistant to 
the college librarian, California State College, 
Los Angeles, is now assistant college librarian 
(systems and planning).

Mrs. D iane Lloyd has accepted the position 
of librarian in the reference department of 
Northwestern University library, Evanston, Il­
linois.







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 Judith McAfee has received appointment
to the position of African documents librarian 
for Northwestern University library, Evanston, 
Illinois.

Michael R. McKann has accepted appoint­
ment to the position of chairman of the acquisi­
tions department in the libraries of the Univer­
sity of Florida, Gainesville.

Sophia Ann McMillen has received ap­
pointment to the position of assistant librarian 
in the catalog department of the University of 
Florida libraries, Gainesville.

Sheila Ann Mangum has been named as­
sistant librarian, cataloging department, Univer­
sity of Florida libraries, Gainesville.

Thomas Mann has taken up duties as Slavic 
bibliographer in the library of Northwestern 
University, Evanston, Illinois.

Mrs. Lynne Masters is now public services 
librarian at the Technological Institute Library 
of Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois.

Yasuko Matsudo has been named catalog 
librarian of the East Asian collection, Yale Uni­
versity library, New Haven, Connecticut.

Mrs. Ingrid Mifflin has assumed the posi­
tion of catalog librarian, descriptive cataloging 
division, catalog department, Yale University 
library, New Haven, Connecticut.

Tsuyoshi Nakamori has joined the staff of

the Yale University library as Japanese bibliog­
rapher, East Asian collection. He is on ex­
change from the National Diet library of Japan.

Anna Louise Price has joined the staff of 
the Montana State University library, Bozeman, 
as serials librarian.

Richard L. Puckett has taken up the duties 
of coordinator of public services at the Texas 
A & M University library, College Station. He 
will hold the faculty rank of assistant professor 
of library science.

James H. Renz has been named assistant di­
rector of readers services at the University of 
Florida, Gainesville, libraries.

D onna Rhein has been named head librari­
an in the circulation processing division, circu­
lation department, Yale University library, New 
Haven, Connecticut.

James H. Rollins has taken up duties as so­
cial sciences bibliographer in the library of the 
University of California, Irvine.

Rita Runchock has been named catalog li­
brarian in Kresge Library, Oakland University, 
Rochester, Michigan.

Roxanne Siefer has been appointed librari­
an in the special collections department, North­
western University library, Evanston, Illinois.

Sigrid Slivka is now research associate with 
the National Serials Pilot Project of the Associa­



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tion of Research Libraries, Washington, D.C.
Patricia Sm ith has recently assumed the 

position of assistant acquisitions librarian in 
charge of the books section in the libraries of 
Colorado State University, Fort Collins.

Margaret Steel has assumed the position 
of head of bindery and general services depart­
m ent at Northwestern University library, E v­
anston, Illinois.

Carolyn Trezevant is th e new business ref­
erence librarian in the library of East Texas 
State University, Commerce.

Mrs. Marina T. Utechin is the new Slavic 
cataloger in the Pennsylvania State University 
libraries, University Park.

Richard J. Vorwerk has accepted appoint­
ment to the position of director of university li­
braries, Governors State University, Park Forest 
South, Illinois.

Mrs. Mary W ard has accepted the position 
of an assistant acquisitions librarian in th e li­
brary of East Texas State University, Com­
merce.

E dward A. W einstein has taken up duties 
as head sciences librarian for the Simon Fraser 
University library, Burnaby, British Columbia, 
Canada.

O. James W erner has joined the staff of the 
College of Law, University of Oklahoma, Nor­
man, as law librarian and assistant professor of 
law.

Mrs. Barbara Jean W ittkopf has joined 
the staff of the libraries, University of Florida, 
Gainesville, as assistant librarian in the depart­
ment of reference and bibliography.

P eter R. Young has joined the staff of Fack­
enthal Library, Franklin and Marshall College, 
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, as head cataloger.

R E T IR E M E N T S

H umphrey G. Bousfield, Chairman of the 
Library Department at Brooklyn College, City 
University of New York, will be on terminal 
leave beginning September 1, 1971, before re­
tirement, February 1, 1972, after twenty-six 
years as chief librarian of the college.

Edward Geier F reehafer, director of the 
New York Public Library for the past sixteen 
years, retired from his post on January 1. Ex­
cept for service from 1944 to 1945 as assistant 
librarian at Brown University, Mr. Freehafer 
has been with the library since 1932 when he 
began as a reference assistant in the main read­
ing room.

Evelyn F ritz ended a librarian’s career of 
almost forty years at the University of Georgia 
when she retired December 31, 1970. At the 
time of her retirement she was serving as asso­
ciate director of libraries. Miss Fritz’s first job 
with the university was th at of assistant librari­
an at what was then Georgia State Teacher’s

College in Athens. She has served the main 
campus library as assistant cataloger, head of 
the order department, and acting director of li­
braries.

Mrs. Jean Orth Godfrey retired January 1 
from her post as chief of branch libraries of the 
New York Public Library, a top position among 
public library administrators in the United 
States. As chief librarian, Mrs. Godfrey has 
been responsible for the planning, development, 
and direction of the country’s largest branch li­
brary system. The eighty branches operated by 
the New York Public Library in Manhattan, 
Staten Island, and the Bronx are staffed by 
1,100—including 547 librarians—and annually 
lend more than 12 million volumes from a com­
bined collection of about 5 million.

Mary E. Oemisch, head of the interlibrary 
loan and photoduplication sections of the Uni­
versity of Rochester Rush Rhees library, has re­
tired after forty-two years as a member of the 
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ENGLISH 
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BOOKS BY TITLE: A C ATALO G  OF LIB R A R Y  OF 
CONGRESS PR IN TED  CAR D S

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THE BASE SET—Covering the years 1969 and 1970, the base set will consist of more than 160,000 
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QUARTERLY SUPPLEMENTS AND ANNUAL CUMULATIONS—Supplements to the base set will appear 
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are not listed at all in some bibliographies

…  give an alternate point of entry and enable the determination of LC card order number when the 
author is uncertain or incorrectly cited

…  help eliminate confusion when main entry information in inter-library loan requests does not cor­
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…  in general, give added flexibility to search and research activities which until now have been handi­
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