ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries 40 / C&RL News ■ Ja n u a ry 1999 Ann-Christe You ng Graham R. H ill h as re c e iv e d th e first C ana­ d ian A ssociation o f R esearch Libraries (CARL) D istin g u ish ed Service to R esearch Librarian- ship Award, s p o n s o re d by C hadw yck-H ealey. Hill w a s a w a rd e d th e $1,000 p rize fo r his lo n g s ta n d in g c o m m itm e n t in th e a re a s o f c o p y rig h t refo rm a n d e d u catio n . Hill is u n i­ v ersity lib rarian at M cM aster U niversity in H am ilton, O ntario, w h e re h e h as h e ld this p o sitio n sin ce 1979. H e h as b e e n a m e m b e r o f th e A ssociation o f C olleges a n d C an ad a Copyright Advisory G ro u p since 1991. In 1996, h e w ro te th e CARL B r i e f e n B ill C -32 (a n act to a m e n d th e c o p y rig h t a c t o f C an ad a) for su b m issio n to th e C an ad ian H o u se o f C om ­ m o n s S tanding C om m ittee o n C anadian H eri­ tage. M ost recently, Hill h as b e e n resp o n sib le for drafting th e S ta te m e n t o f P rinciplesf o r th e M a n a g e m e n t o f C opyright in th e D ig ita l E n ­ v ir o n m e n t (O c to b e r 1998). T his d o c u m e n t is e x p e c te d to s h a p e c o p y rig h t policy for CARL a n d o th e r c o p y rig h t u s e r g ro u p s as th e y p r e ­ p a re fo r th e n e x t ro u n d o f C an ad ian a n d in ­ te rn a tio n a l c o p y rig h t reform . Gary W iggins, h e a d o f th e In d ian a U niver­ sity C hem istry Library sin ce 1976, w as th e recip ien t o f th e 1998 Skolnik A ward, given b y th e A m erican C hem ical Society D ivision o f C hem ical Inform ation, for o u tstan d in g co n ­ trib u tio n s in th e p ractice o f chem ical infor­ m atio n science. A p p o i n t m e n t s J a m es Estrada h as b e e n n a m e d vice p resi­ d e n t o f In fo rm atio n R esources a n d Services a n d u niversity librarian at Fairfield U niversity in Connecticut. Estrada is vice-chair/chair-elect o f ACRL’s U niversity Libraries Section (ULS). E d . n o t e : To e n s u re t h a t y o u r p e r s o n n e l n e w s is c o n s id e r e d f o r p u b lic a t io n , w r it e t o A n n -C h r is te Y oung, P ro d u c tio n E ditor, C&RL News, 5 0 E. H u ro n St., Chicago, IL 6 0611-2795; e -m a il: a yo u n g @ a la .o rg ; fa x: 312-280-2520. W illia m A. G o s lin g , interim d ire c to r o f th e university library at th e U niversity o f M ichigan (UM ) s in c e 1997, h as b e e n a p p o in te d d ire c ­ tor. As interim director, G o s l i n g w o r k e d to s t r e n g t h e n c o lle c tio n d ev elo p m en t processes, e x p a n d e d staff d e v e l­ William A. Gosling o p m e n t a n d d iv e rsity initiatives, b u ilt th e fun d raisin g pro g ram , a n d w o rk e d w ith staff to e x p a n d a n d im prove o p ­ erations. H e cam e to UM in 1986 as assistant director for technical services, follow ing w o rk at D u k e University Library a n d th e Library of C ongress. G osling is active in a n u m b e r o f li­ brary organizations, including th e ALA, ACRL, A ssociation o f R esearch Libraries, M ichigan Li­ brary Association, C om m ittee o n Institutional C ooperation, an d th e Digital Library F edera­ tion. H e also serves o n th e editorial b o ard s of the J o u r n a l o f A ca d em ic Librarianship, Library Acquisitions: Practice a n d Theory, an d th e Jour­ n a l o f I n te rn e t Cataloging. Tracey Leger-H ornby w a s n a m e d d irecto r o f R egina Library at Rivier C ollege in N ashua, N ew H am p sh ire. She w a s m o s t recen tly as­ sociate d ire c to r fo r In stru ctio n al C o m p u tin g a n d U ser Services at S im m ons C ollege Librar­ ies in B oston, w h e re sh e w o rk e d for 11 years. L eger-H ornby p rev io u sly se rv e d as assistant d irecto r fo r Library Systems, as w ell as library a u to m a tio n p ro ject m a n a g e r at Sim m ons. She cu rren tly serv es as secretary fo r th e B oard o f T rustees o f th e N ew E n g lan d R egional Affili­ a te o f E d u cau se, a n d c h a ire d th e N ew En­ g la n d In n o v ativ e In terfaces U ser’s G roup. G lenda T h o rn to n has b e e n a p p o in te d d i­ re c to r o f th e C leveland State U niversity Li­ brary. Prior to this positio n , T h o rn to n serv ed as th e asso ciate d ire c to r fo r Library Services a t th e A uraria Library at th e U niversity o f C o lo rad o in D enver. T h o rn to n ’s e x p e rie n c e in c lu d e s th e o v e ra ll a d m in is tra tio n o f th e A uraria Library a n d several y ears o f im ple- P e o p l e i n t h e N e w s mailto:ayoung@ala.org C&RL News ■ J a n u ary 1 9 9 9 /4 1 m eriting inform ation tech n o lo g y system s in­ cluding d istance learning. Trevor J. B ond has b e e n a p p o in te d tem ­ porary m anuscripts librarian at W ashington State U niversity in Pullm an. Kitty Bridges has b e e n a p p o in te d coor­ d in ato r o f Science Libraries a n d h ead o f the S hapiro Science Library at th e U niversity o f M ichigan in A nn Arbor. J. Paul B uchanan has b e e n a p p o in te d vice p resid en t in charge o f Inform ation T ech­ nolo g y at the A cadem ic B ook Center. Laura G. Burtle is n o w assistant h e a d fo r library instruction in th e In fo rm atio n Ser­ vices D e p a rtm e n t at G eorgia State U niver­ sity in A tlanta. Rod A. Bustos has b e e n a p p o in te d sys­ tem s librarian at G eorgia State U niversity in Atlanta. Larry C om pton has b e e n a p p o in te d re­ search librarian for the National Environmental R espiratory C enter at th e Lovelace Respira­ tory R esearch Institute in A lbuquerque, N ew Mexico. Brian D oh erty has b e e n a p p o in te d h ead o f th e Music Library at S outhw est Missouri State University. Jean Farrington has b e e n ap p o in ted sp e­ cial projects librarian at Lehigh U niversity in B ethlehem , Pennsylvania. Betty Galbraith is n o w collection d ev el­ o p m e n t c o o rd in a to r/p u b lic services librarian at W ashington State U niversity in Pullm an. Kimberly Graber has appointed reference librarian an d user education coordinator in the O w en Science and Engineering Library at Wash­ ington State University in Pullman. D o reen H arw ood has b e e n a p p o in te d re fe re n c e /b u sin e ss librarian at th e University o f W ashington in Seattle. J o h n P. H ughes has b e e n a p p o in te d sci­ e n c e lia iso n /re fe re n c e librarian at G eorgia State U niversity in Atlanta. Cheryl J o n es is th e n ew ed u catio n librar­ ian at S outhw est M issouri State University. Lee P. K een e h as b e e n a p p o in te d refer­ e n c e librarian at W hitm an C ollege in Walla Walla, W ashington. A llison Level is n o w th e h e a d o f th e Ref­ e re n c e D e p a rtm e n t at S o u th w est M issouri State U niversity Libraries. B o n n ie J. MacEwan has b e e n a p p o in te d assistant d e a n for collections fo r P ennsylva­ nia State University. A lison M anning has b e e n a p p o in te d so ­ cial scien ces re fe re n c e /c o lle c tio n d e v e lo p ­ m en t librarian at W ashington State U niver­ sity in Pullm an. J. G r eg o r y M a tth e w s h a s b e e n a p ­ p o in ted electronic resources cataloging librar­ ian at W ashington State U niversity in Pull­ man. Mary M iller h a s b e e n a p p o in te d te c h ­ nolo g y c o o rd in a to r in th e R eference D ep art­ m e n t at th e U niversity o f K ansas Libraries. Julia K. N im s has b e e n a p p o in te d d irec­ to r o f th e LOEX C learin g h o u se at E astern M ichigan U niversity in Ypsilanti. J. B, Petty h as b e e n n a m e d c o o rd in a to r o f th e Library Science P ro g ram a n d Library D e v e lo p m e n t at S o u th w est M issouri State University. Roger L. P resley has b e e n a p p o in te d as­ sociate university librarian for R esource Man­ a g e m e n t at G eorgia State U niversity in At­ lanta. P h y llis L. R uscella h as b e e n a p p o in te d asso ciate university librarian fo r P ublic Ser­ vices at G eorgia State U niversity in A tlanta. Barton S p en cer is n o w library d e v e lo p ­ m e n t officer at th e U niversity o f S o u th ern M ississippi in H attiesburg. W illiam S pivey is n o w c o o rd in a to r o f E ducation a n d O u tre a c h Services at th e N ew York A cadem y o f M edicine Library. J o a n M. S tep h en s has b e e n a p p o in te d h e a d o f th e A cquisitions D ep artm en t at G eor­ gia State U niversity in A tlanta. T am m y S. S u g a r m a n h a s b e e n a p ­ p o in te d h u m an ities lia is o n /re fe re n c e librar­ ian at G eorgia State U niversity in Atlanta. C ordelia S w in to n has b e e n a p p o in te d h e a d o f access services for Pennsylvania State University. A nn T h o rn to n h as b e e n a p p o in te d as­ sistant d irecto r fo r electronic reso u rces at the N ew York P ublic Library Science, Industry a n d B usiness Library. Marie T o m lin so n h as b e e n a p p o in te d in fo rm atio n specialist to th e C en ter for Ur­ b a n E pidem iologic Studies at th e N ew York A cadem y o f M edicine Library. S tep h en Trum ble is n o w social sciences referen ce/co llectio n d e v elo p m en t librarian at W ashington State U niversity in Pullm an. Scott Walter has b e e n ap p o in ted hu m an i­ ties a n d e d u c a tio n refe re n c e librarian at th e U niversity o f M issouri, K ansas City. 42 / C&RL News ■ Ja n u a ry 1999 Brian Webb h as b e e n a p p o in te d social sciences reference librarian at Troy State U ni­ versity in Troy, Alabama. David K. W eeks has b e e n a p p o in te d ref­ e re n c e lib rarian /co o rd in ato r o f d o c u m e n t d e ­ livery at W inthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina. S tefa n ie A. W itten b a ch h a s b e e n a p ­ p o in te d h e a d o f th e acquisitions d ep artm en t at th e U niversity o f California, Riverside. Susan Yarborough has b e e n a p p o in te d e d u catio n reference librarian at Troy State Uni­ versity in Troy, Alabama. Gail Y okote has b e e n a p p o in te d assistant university librarian for th e sciences at th e U ni­ versity o f California, Davis. R e t i r e m e n t s D o ro th y E. D avis has retired after 46 years o f service to S outhern University a n d A&M Col­ lege in B aton Rouge, Louisiana. She joined th e S outhern Library staff in S ep tem b er 1952 as an instructor. Davis has serv ed in various capaci­ ties in th e library: assistant cataloger, film li­ brarian, 1952-55; assistant circulation librarian, 1955-60; assistant reference librarian, 1960-64; circulation librarian, 1964-68; black heritage li­ brarian a n d university archivist, 1968-84; ref­ e re n c e librarian, 1984-86; art a n d architecture lib rarian /referen œ librarian, 1986-98. She has m a d e m any contributions in Black Studies, in­ cluding th e p ro p o sal for a n d organization o f the core Black Heritage Collection at Southern. Kathryn J o h n s o n has retired from S outhern University an d A&M College in B aton Rouge, Louisiana, after 28 years o f service. Jo h n s o n b e g a n h e r career at S outhern as a cataloger. She th e n serv ed as h e a d o f serials, h e a d of circulation, a n d bin d ery /catalo g librarian. In 1982, sh e w as n a m e d acquisitions librarian, a p osition sh e h eld until 1986, w h e n sh e w as n a m e d collection d e v e lo p m e n t librarian. In 1987, Jo h n s o n b e c a m e a reference librarian, a n d in 1992, h e r title w a s c h a n g e d to h e a d of reference a n d team leader. She has serv ed o n the University A cadem ic H onors standing com ­ m ittee since 1982. Marcia J. Myers, director o f libraries at East­ e rn K entucky U niversity (EKU) in R ichm ond, h a s a n n o u n c e d h e r p la n s to retire in J u n e 1999 after 35 y ears o f library serv ice. B efore jo in in g EKU, sh e h e ld p o sitio n s as h e a d o f cir­ c u latio n a t th e W arren L ib r a r y A s s o c i a t i o n ; ch air o f th e Library P ro ­ g ram D e p a rtm e n t at Mi­ a m i-D a d e C o m m u n ity Marcia J. Myers C ollege; a n d asso ciate d e a n o f libraries fo r A dm inistration Services at th e U niversity o f T e n n essee. M yers also se rv e d as c h air o f ACRL’s C o m m unity a n d J u n io r C ollege Libraries Section, w a s a m e m ­ b e r o f th e RASD B oard, a n d th e Library Re­ search R ou n d T ab le S teering C om m ittee. She is b e st k n o w n fo r h e r w o rk o n th e effective­ n e ss o f re fe re n c e services. A nn Baker Ward retired from th e N orth Caro­ lina State (NSU) University Libraries after m ore th an 30 years o f service. She b e g a n h e r career at NSU in 1970 as a librarian in th e Interlibrary Center, b ecam e hum anities reference librarian in 1973, a n d retu rn ed to th e Interlibrary C enter as its h e a d in 1985. She retired as th e library’s principal b ib lio g rap h er in O cto b er 1998. ■ A d v e rtis e r in d e x AIAA 16 A m eritech C over 4 Archival P ro d u cts 35 A ssociation o f R esearch Libraries 27 ATLA 36 B ak er & T aylor 33 B lackw ell’s In fo rm atio n Svcs. 13 G hadw yck-H ealey 39 CHOICE 7 ,4 3 East V iew P ress 30 EBSCO 43a G o rd o n & B reach Arts 23 G rap h ics P ress 1 G re e n w o o d P u b lish in g 24 H aw o rth P ress 29 In fo rm atio n Q u e st 8 ISI 25, C over 2 N o rth e rn M icrographics 4 OCLC 19 P rim ary S ource M edia C over 3 R, R. B o w k er 21 C&RL News ■ Ja nuary 1999 / 43