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Ann-Christe Young

Tim McKimmie,agriculture librarian at New Mexico State University, spent the summer of 1997 as visiting librarian at the European Biological Control Laboratory (EBCL) in Montpellier, France. This project was sponsored by the Agricultural Research Service of the USDA and the National Agricultural Library. It involved organizing existing collections, developing a database of EBCL gray literature dating to the 1920s, and planning for a new library consisting of French, Australian, and U.S. contingents.

James J. Simonis

James J. Simonis,director of the Le Moyne College Library, received the Academic and Special Library Section (ASLS) Franklin Book Spirit of Librarianship Award. Simonis, who has been director of Le Moyne’s Library since 1982, began his career at the Brooklyn Public Library and spent most of his 14 years at Mansfield State College in Mansfield, Pennsylvania as director of libraries. He earned an AB from Findlay College; an MLS from Pratt Institute; and an MS in Information Science from the University of Pittsburgh.

A jointly edited work entitled “Documenting Cultural Diversity in the Resurgent American South,” by Fred J. Hay, librarian at Appalachian State University, and Margaret Dittemore, branch librarian at the Smithsonian Institution Libraries, was chosen to receive the 1997 Brenda McCallum Memorial Prize. This annual award, given by the American Folklore Society, is given in memory of Brenda McCallum for “exceptional work dealing with folklife archives or the collection, organization, and management of folklife materials.” The prize committee feels that this anthology of essays will help increase awareness about the important role archives and libraries play in preserving historically and culturally significant ethnographic documentary materials, and “in facilitating and forwarding scholarship.”

Appointments

Thomas W. Leonhardt

Thomas W. Leonhardtwas named direc- tor of the Oregon Institute of Technology Library. Leonhardt was formerly library techni- cal services and collec- tion development for the University of Okla- homa Libraries and served in similar posi- tion at the University of Oregon and University of the Pacific. He holds a bachelor’s degree in German and a MLS, both from the University of California, Berkeley. He is a past presi- dent of the Library Information and Tech- nology Association, and his other profes- sional affiliations include the ALA, the As- sociation for Library Collections and Tech- nical Services, and the ACRL.

Angee Bakeris now the director of the newly formed Electronic Information Services (EIS) unit for SOLINET, which includes licensing activities, the ASERL Electronic Resources project, the Woodruff Foundation grant, the Monticello Electronic Library project, and Preservation Services. SOLINET EIS focuses on regional library preservation efforts, digitization of special collections, licensing of third-party databases, archiving of electronic collections, and regional access to electronic data bases and services.

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Prior to this position, Baker worked for the Thomson Corporation (Gales Research and Information Access Company), where she served most recently as vice president, market/business development. She has also worked at University Microfilms International, Ziff-Davis Technical Information Company, and Information Handling Services.

Nancy Allee,has been appointed director of the Public Health Information Services and Access organization.

Sandra Rios Balderramahas been appointed to the position of diversity officer at the American Library Association.

Paul Cammaratais the new assistant reference librarian at the University of South Carolina.

Karen Dewittis now architecture librarian at Texas Tech University, Lubbock.

Paul Dotyis now electronic services librarian at St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York.

Jim Douglashas been appointed reference/electronic services librarian at Nichols College in Dudley, Massachusetts.

Mary H. Dreweshas been named reference librarian/bibliographer at the University of North Dakota Library in Grand Forks.

Carolyn S. Fangis now minority resident librarian at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.

Luke D. Feldmanbecame the North Carolina State University Libraries’ diversity and staff development librarian in the Office of Personnel Services.

Aimee Fifarekis now systems librarian at Louisiana State University Libraries.

Laurie S. Filstrupbecame assistant head of the Systems Department at the North Carolina State University Libraries.

Ron Frankumhas been appointed archivist for the Vietnam Archive at Texas Tech University, Lubbock.

Michael Goldenhas been appointed the chemistry/bio-chemistry and geosciences librarian in Information Services at Texas Tech University, Lubbock.

Jane Kleineris now coordinating collection development at Louisiana State University Libraries.

Russell Koontsbecame the librarian for University Archives at the North Carolina State University Libraries.

Terry Lipscombis the new archivist at the University of South Carolina.

Suzan McGinnisis the new assistant head of information services for liaison and collection development in Information Services at Texas Tech University, Lubbock.

Steven P. Morrisjoined the North Carolina State University Libraries as librarian for spatial and numeric data service in the Research and Information Services Department.

Jennifer O’Brienis now a cataloger at the North Carolina State University Libraries.

Charles Pennellis the new head of the North Carolina State University Libraries’ Cataloging Department.

Laurie Prestonis now electronic services reference librarian at Louisiana State University Libraries.

Mary Rauschhas been appointed catalog librarian in Bibliographic Services at Texas Tech University, Lubbock.

Stephanie Schmidtis now the information technology librarian at Texas Tech University, Lubbock.

Paul Seemanhas been appointed librarian at Texas Tech University’s International Cultural Center, Lubbock.

Daniel Schwartzis an assistant professor in the Serials Cataloging Department at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln.

Carol Ann Trinchitellais now librarian II at the Technical Services Department of the University of North Texas.

Tsering Wangyal Shawais now minority resident librarian at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.

Monica Websteris the new coordinator of library automation at the University of Toledo.

Retirements

M. Elese Colvinhas retired from her position as personnel librarian of the Golda Meir Library at the University of Wisconsin-Mil- waukee, after more than 28 years of service.

Margaret Gallowayretired from the University of North Texas Libraries last August after 30 years of service.

Dolores Tantco-Stauder

Dolores Tantco-Stauderhas retired from the Notre Dame Libraries. After three years as a librarian at the University of the Philippines, Tantoco-Stauder accepted a graduate fellowship at Syracuse University where she received her MLS. The Notre Dame Library then hired the cata- loger in 1957. Then, af- ter serving as chief cataloging librarian at the University of the Philippines (1961-64), she was welcomed back to the brand new Memorial (now Hesburgh) Library to a position split between reference and cataloging. In 1969 she be- came the libraries’ theology cataloger, the position in which she served until her re- tirement.

Joseph Huebner

Joseph Huebner,also from the Notre Dame Libraries, has retired after serving the uni- versity libraries in several capacities. In 1963 he began his career as a librarian in Memorial (now Hesburgh) Li- brary. From 1967 to 1979 he headed the collection management department, and in 1979 he was appointed fine arts bibliographer and assistant head of collection develop- ment. He became head of the Collection Development Department in 1992. In 1993 Huebner was given the Rev. Paul J. Foik Award for outstanding librarians.

Deaths

Fred Glazer,former director of the West Virginia Library Commission for 24 years, died in December of kidney failure. Before coming the West Virginia, Glazer served as director of the Chesapeake Public Library System from 1967 to 1972. Glazer was an ALA member for 32 years; an active member of the ALA International Relations Round Table, serving as chair of the IRRT Publications Committee from 1995-96; and an ALA Library Fellow to Russia, where he worked at the Library of Foreign Literature in Moscow from 1994-95. ■