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MillicentD. Abell, university librarian of the University of California, San Diego, has been appointed librarian of Yale University, effective January 1. She suceeds Rutherford D. Rogers, who was appointed university librarian in 1969 and will retire in December.

Abell has been university librarian at San Diego since 1977. Her previous positions have included associate director of university libraries at SUNY-Buffalo (1973-1976), assistant director for undergraduate library services (1971-1973) and assistant librarian in the Business Administration Library at the University of Washington (1969-1971), reference librarian at the Colorado Springs Public Library (1966-1968), and reference/periodicals librarian at West Point (1964-1966).

Millicent Abell

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Abell served as ACRL’s 43d president in 1980-1981 and still serves on the ACRL Board of Directors as representative to ALA Council. She is currently chair of the Board of Directors of the Center for Research Libraries in Chicago. She has also served on the editorial board of the Journal of Academic Librarianship. In 1976 she was editor of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education: Its Implications for Governance and Faculty Status for Librarians.

Born in Wichita, Kansas, Abell received a bachelor’s degree in psychology (1956) and a master’s degree in personnel administration (1958) from Columbia University, an MLS from SUNY-Albany in 1965, and a master’s in political science from the University of Colorado in 1969.

B. Donald Grose,director of library services at Indiana University-Purdue University at Fort Wayne since 1975, has been appointed director of libraries at the University of Massachusetts, Boston.

Grose received master’s degrees in library science and English from the University of Kentucky and a Ph.D. in speech and drama from the University of Missouri, Columbia. At Fort Wayne he also held the rank of assistant professor of theatre and served as acting chairman of the Department of Theatre in 1979-1980. Prior to his appointment in Fort Wayne, Grose was assistant director of libraries at the University of Missouri, Columbia.

He is the author of several articles and two books. The latest, A Mirror to Life: A History of Western Theatre, will be published in December.

Bob Carmack,dean of library services at the University of South Dakota, has been named director of the University of Wisconsin, Superior, Library, effective December 1.

Bob Carmack

Carmack has been at South Dakota since 1971 when he accepted the position of director of libraries; he advanced to dean of library services in 1979. Prior to that he was assistant director for public services (1970-1971), undergraduate librarian (1967-1970), and assistant humanities librarian (1966-1967) at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln.

A member of the ACRL Board of Directors since 1983, Carmack also serves on the ALA Committee on Legislation and is chair of the ad hoc Task Force on HEA Title ĪI-A. He has been ACRL chapter councillor representing South Dakota since 1981, chair of the ad hoc Committee on Funding in 1981-1982, and a member of the ACRL Legislation Committee in 1974-1976 and 1978-1982. He has also been active in ALA’s Library Administration and Management Association, where he served as chair of the Buildings and Equipment Section in 1982-1983.

Carmack earned his MLS at the University of Denver in 1966. He has written articles for College and Research Libraries, Government Publications Review, and the ALA Yearbook.

JohnC. Van Horne has been named librarian of the Library Company of Philadelphia to succeed Edwin Wolf 2d in January 1985. Van Horne, who graduated from Princeton in 1972, received his Ph.D. in early American history from the University of Virginia in 1979.

He is now completing, with Edward C. Carter II, librarian of the American Philosophical Society, a multi-volume edition of The Papers of Benjamin Henry Latrobe, the early 19th-century architect and engineer. In 1975 he published The Correspondence of William Nelson as Acting Governor of Virginia, 1770-1771, and has in press an edition of the American correspondence of the Associates of Dr. Bray, an Anglican missionary and philanthropic organization active in the conversion of blacks in the colonies.

RodneyM. Hersberger has been appointed director of libraries at California State College, Bakersfield, effective August 1. For the past five years he was assistant to the dean for administrative services at the University of Oklahoma Libraries.

Hersberger held other administrative positions at the Northern Illinois University Libraries between 1975 and 1979. He was business reference librarian at NIU from 1973 to 1975.

Hersberger earned an undergraduate degree in accounting and an MLS from Indiana University. He also holds an MBA degree from Northern Illinois University. Hersberger has published in the areas of operations research, library finance, and building remodeling and renovation.

Rodney Hersberger

Thomas M. Peischl

ThomasM. Peischl has been named dean of the library at Mankato State University, Minnesota. He was previously employed at the State University of New York College of Arts and Science at Potsdam as director of college libraries. For the past three years at Potsdam he held a joint appointment as director of college libraries and director of computer services. Prior to that he held various positions in the library at the University of Northern Colorado.

Peischl received a bachelor’s degree in history and psychology from Susquehanna University, a master’s in special education from Temple, and an MLS from the University of Denver. He completed a doctorate in educational administration and higher education at the University of Northern Colorado.

Peischl currently serves as chair of ACRL’s Education and Behavioral Sciences Section and is an active member of LAMA. In New York he was a member of the SUNY Computer Officers Association, the SUNY Head Librarians Association, and was the library representative on the SUNY Administrative Systems Committee.

He has published articles in Colorado Libraries, Special Libraries, and Online Review. His recent research focus has been in the area of institutional planning for the integration of information resources on campus. Carla J. Stoffle has been appointed associate director for public services at the University of Michigan Library, effective in January 1985. Stoffle, currently assistant chancellor for educational services at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, served as President of ACRL in 1982- 1983. At Michigan she will be responsible for the development and evaluation of public services activities for 31 service units.

Stoffle began her association with Wisconsin-Parkside as a reference librarian in 1972, then was appointed head of public services, and in 1976 assumed responsibilities as assistant director. Earlier she had served as head of the Government Publications Department at Eastern Kentucky University (1969-1972) and was a library intern at the University of Kentucky (1967-1969). Stoffle also served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Barbados for two years after graduating from college.

Carla J. Stoffle

During her tenure as assistant chancellor at Parkside, Stoffle has held leadership positions on key system-wide committees, including the University of Wisconsin System Task Force on Library Automation, the Committee for Information Processing Systems, and the University of Wisconsin Chief Student Personnel Officers Discussion Group.

Stoffle serves as editor of the Materials and Methods Series for the Library Works Division of Neal-Schuman Publishers, and is on the Editorial Board for Collection Building: Studies in the Development and Effective Use of Library Resources, also published by Neal-Schuman. From 1978 to 1982 she served on the ARL/OMS National Advisory Committee for Academic Library Programs.

She was instrumental in developing and implementing the ACRL Activity Model for 1990 and as ACRL President appointed seven task forces to develop recommendations for achieving objectives specified by the Activity Model.

Stoffle received her bachelors degree from the University of Colorado, an MLS from the University of Kentucky, and is currently a doctoral candidate in higher education at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

People in the news

JoAn Segal,ACRL executive director, has been named Librarian of the Year by the Colorado Library Association. She was presented with the award at their meeting on October 9.

Appointments

(Appointment notices are taken from library newsletters, letters from personnel offices and appointees, and other sources. To ensure that your appointment appears, write to the Editor, ACRL, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611-2795.)

Gordon Aamothas been appointed reference librarian in business and economics at the University of Oregon, Eugene.

Lisa T. Abbottis now technical reports librarian at the Texas A&M University Library, College Station.

Carol Alexanderhas assumed the position of head of Science Libraries at the University of California, Berkeley.

Ben Amatahas been appointed documents reference librarian at Texas A&M University.

Margaret Arnoldhas been appointed reference librarian at Baker Junior College of Business, Flint, Michigan.

JohnG. Arrison has been appointed curator of the Hart Nautical Collections at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge.

John Aubryis the new reference librarian and bibliographer in Columbia University’s Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

Elizabeth Smith Aversahas been named assistant professor in Drexel University’s College of Information Studies, Philadelphia.

Susan Barnesis now head of reference at the Columbia University Health Sciences Library, New York.

Florence Bartosheskyhas been promoted to curator of manuscripts and archives at Harvard’s Baker Library.

JohnT. Baumgartnerhas been appointed assistant biological sciences librarian at Oklahoma State University, Stillwater.

SusanA. Beck has joined the staff of the University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, as archivist.

Sara Ben-Baruchhas been appointed serials and preservation specialist in the Judaica Department of the Harvard College Library.

Ann Bevilacquahas been appointed indexer for the Avery Index, Columbia University, New York.

Ann Bolekhas been appointed physical sciences bibliographer at the University of Akron Library, Ohio.

VirginiaM. Bowden has been named acting director of the University of Texas Health Science Center Library, San Antonio.

Peter Brueggemanhas been appointed head of public services at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography Library, University of California, San Diego.

CarolS. Brueggemeier is the new interlibrary loans librarian at Oklahoma State University, Stillwater.

Sylvia Burbachhas been appointed assistant head of the Cataloging Department at Indiana University, Bloomington.

BarbaraA. Burg has been appointed reference librarian in Harvard’s Littauer Library, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

TimothyG. Burke has been appointed public services librarian at Siena College, Loudonville, New York.

Mary Casehas been appointed serials cataloging librarian at Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois.

Holly Chambersis now assistant librarian at the State University of New York College at Potsdam.

Min-min Changhas been appointed head of Technical Services at the California Institute of Technology Library, Pasadena.

Katherine Chianghas been appointed computerized data services librarian at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.

Patricia Cloudhas been appointed archivist at Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois.

Cynthia Crouchis a new manuscript processor at the University of Oregon, Eugene.

Peter Curtishas been appointed curator of Marylandia at the University of Maryland, College Park.

Susan Davishas been appointed head of the Serials Becord Section at the State University of New York at Buffalo.

Susan Deaverhas joined the staff of Linda Hall Library, Kansas City, Missouri, as reference librarian.

Bee DeDonatohas been appointed public services librarian at the Science and Engineering Library at the University of California, San Diego.

Peter Devlinaccepted the position of monographic cataloger at Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois.

Hanko Dobihas been appointed assistant librarian at the State University of New York College at Potsdam.

AraceliM. Domingohas been appointed assistant head of acquisitions at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore.

Susan Dowhas been appointed head of the Documents Department at the State University of New York at Buffalo Law Library.

Blanche Ebeling-Koninghas been appointed curator of rare books and literary manuscripts at the University of Maryland, College Park.

DanielF. Eckert has been appointed assistant reference librarian at St. Michael’s College, Winooski, Vermont.

Elisabeth Elkindhas been appointed survey archivist in the Harvard College Library, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Philip B. Eppardhas been appointed survey archivist in the Harvard College Library.

KathleenM. Erskine has assumed duties as assistant cataloger at Oklahoma State University, Stillwater.

JonquilD. Feldman joined the staff of Harvard’s Countway Library of Medicine, Boston, as cataloger.

Mary Ellen Fergusonis now audiovisual librarian at the University of Health Sciences, Kansas City, Missouri.

Raymond Fosterhas been promoted to CARS coordinator at the University of Maryland Libraries, College Park.

Selma Fosterhas been appointed acting director of libraries at State University of New York College at Potsdam.

Paul Frantzis now reference desk liaison librarian at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln.

WalterJ. Fraser has been appointed director of library services at Advanced Library Concepts, Sacramento.

RichardE. Friedman has been appointed arts, language and literature bibliographer at the University of Akron Library, Ohio.

William Bruce Fultonhas been appointed assistant head of technical services at Mercy College, Westchester County, New York.

Judy Geitgeyhas been appointed science reference librarian at the University of Oregon, Eugene.

RosalynM. Goldstein has been appointed catalog and serials librarian at Widener University, Chester, Pennsylvania.

Edward Goodmanis now an indexer for the Avery Index, Columbia University, New York.

Jean Walstrom Haleyhas been named director of library services at La Salle University’s David Leo Lawrence Memorial Library, Philadelphia.

Colleen Hansenis now Slavic and exchange librarian at Linda Hall Library, Kansas City, Missouri.

Patricia Harperhas been appointed access services librarian at the University of Missouri, Kansas City.

PatriciaL. Hart is the new assistant librarian in the Serials Division of the University of Washington Suzzallo Library, Seattle.

Jana Heffernanhas been appointed manuscript processor for the Roman Jakobson Collection, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge.

Randy B. Hensleyhas been appointed bibliographic instruction coordinator for the Odegaard Undergraduate Library at the University of Washington, Seattle.

Mary Beth Herkerthas been appointed manuscript processor at the University of Oregon, Eugene.

Carol Herthas been appointed reference and technical services librarian in the Science-Engineering Library, Northwestern University.

Karen Heubergeris now reference librarian at Wingate College, North Carolina.

ThomasJ. Hinders has been appointed technical services librarian at Xavier University, Cincinnati.

Martha Hookerhas been promoted as reference librarian, University of Maryland, College Park.

Betsy Humphreyshas been appointed deputy associate director of library operations at the National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland.

Margaret Irwinhas been appointed assistant librarian in the Law Library of the State University of New York at Buffalo.

Louis E. Jeffriesis the new liaison librarian for the College of Business Administration, University of Nebraska, Lincoln.

Elaine Z. Jennerichhas been appointed reference librarian at Virginia Intermont College, Bristol.

Richard Jizbahas been appointed liaison librarian for the Agriculture Library, University of Nebraska, Lincoln.

KathleenM. Johnson has been appointed corporate information librarian at Harvard’s Baker Library.

Mary Pat Kaduckhas been appointed assistant librarian at the State University of New York College at Potsdam.

Roberta Kirbyhas been appointed NOTIS marketing and training librarian at Northwestern University.

ElizabethJ. Laney has been appointed librarian for the Library of the School of Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Barbara Layhas been appointed reference librarian at Portland University, Oregon.

JonathanA. LeBreton is now administrative services librarian at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

Jiun Leehas been appointed cataloger in the York University Law Library, Downsview, Ontario.

PatriciaA. Lenkowski has been appointed reference librarian at Widener University, Chester, Pennsylvania.

Terri Licarihas been appointed reference librarian at the Library of the Health Sciences, University of Illinois, Chicago.

Mark McAteerhas been appointed head of the Circulation Department, St. Michael’s College, Winooski, Vermont.

John McGintyis now associate university librarian at Fairfield University, Connecticut.

Kathy McGreevyhas been appointed director of library and audiovisual services at Mendocino College, Ukiah, California.

William McHughhas been appointed reference librarian at Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois.

Darlene McKayhas been appointed catalog librarian at Wingate College, North Carolina.

James McPheehas been appointed orientation/instruction librarian at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

KathleenL. Maio has been appointed reference librarian at Suffolk University, Boston.

JacquelineC. Mancall has been promoted to the rank of associate professor at Drexel University’s College of Information Studies, Philadelphia.

Judith Markowitzhas been appointed reference librarian at the University of Maryland Libraries, College Park.

Michele Marramhas been promoted to senior research librarian at Harvard’s Baker Library.

Nina Mathesonhas been named director of the Welch Medical Library and associate professor of medical information at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore.

JosephR. Mazuranic has been appointed systems librarian in the Harvard University Library.

Richard Meieris now history and social sciences bibliographer at Northwestern University.

Carla Montorihas been appointed head of the Preservation Department at Indiana University, Bloomington.

Kimiko Moritahas been appointed assistant librarian for the Doheny Campus, Mount St. Mary’s College, Los Angeles.

RobertC. Myers has been appointed social science librarian at Wichita State University.

Brian Nielsenhas been assigned responsibilities as coordinator of sponsored research at Northwestern University.

ChristopherW. Nolan has been appointed reference/instruction librarian at the College Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Gail Oltmannshas been appointed assistant head of the Undergraduate Library at Indiana University, Bloomington.

Deborah Ann Ottsenjoined the Oklahoma State University Library, Stillwater, as assistant cataloger.

Russell Peaseis now assistant director for public services at the State University of New York at Buffalo.

StevenC. Perkins has been named international law librarian for the New York Joint International Law Program, the members of which include the New York Law School, Brooklyn Law School, and CUNY Law School at Queens.

ElizabethE. PESSEKhas been appointed survey archivist at Harvard College Library.

Paul Petersonis now reference and special projects librarian at Linda Hall Library, Kansas City, Missouri.

Anita Prewetthas been named special collections librarian at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

Flora Kai-Wah Quekhas been appointed catalog librarian at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

Ida Reedhas been appointed music librarian at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

BarbaraE. Rivers has been appointed monograph cataloger in the Harvard College Library.

DonaldC. Root has joined the staff of La Salle University Library, Philadelphia, as assistant reference librarian.

KeithW. Russell has been appointed chief of the Public Services Division at the National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, Maryland.

Mara Sanihas been appointed reference librarian in education at Portland State University, Oregon.

TimothyL. Sanz has been named director of Houghton Memorial Library at Huntingdon College, Montgomery, Alabama.

Alan Schaplowskyhas been appointed head of serials acquisitions at Columbia University, New York.

Kathleen Schrockhas been appointed head of the circulation unit at the Engineering and Physical Sciences Library, University of Maryland, College Park.

Lauri Sebois the new head of the Public Affairs Service at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Jill Sellershas been appointed French language cataloger at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln.

Marlene Smithis now audiovisual librarian at the University of Missouri, Kansas City, Medical School.

Gerald Spechthas been appointed NOTIS systems engineer at Northwestern University.

Dawn Talbothas been appointed librarian/information manager at the Center for Magnetic Recording Research at the University of California, San Diego.

Patricia Tennerhas been appointed information services librarian at the University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio.

VincentJ. Thacker III has been appointed reference and periodicals librarian at Huntingdon College, Montgomery, Alabama.

DonnaJ. Thomas has been appointed assistant documents librarian at Oklahoma State University, Stillwater.

Edith Tibbitsis now music cataloger at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln.

Alice Tiffeaultis now reference and library instruction librarian at Mercy College, Westchester County, New York.

Raji A Tobiahas been appointed assistant director for public services at the University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio.

Sylvia Turnerhas been appointed behavioral and social sciences librarian at Mansfield University, Pennsylvania.

Laura Voelzhas been appointed acquisitions librarian at Baker Junior College of Business, Flint, Michigan.

Carol Waltonhas been appointed Spanish language cataloger at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln.

Debra Willetthas been appointed visiting affiliate librarian in the Conservation Unit, Indiana University, Bloomington.

ElaineE. Wiltse has been named library director at the University of Southern Mississippi, Gulf Coast Regional Campus, Long Beach.

Janice Woois a new indexer for the Avery Index at Columbia University, New York.

Carl Yirkahas been named associate librarian at the New York Law School Library.

Joyce Zogottis now head of the Learning Resources Center at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science.

Retirements

AlbertM. Berkowitz, chief of the National Library of Medicine’s Reference Services Division for 13 years, retired on August 29.

RussellJ. Emele, director of the library at East Stroudsburg University, Pennsylvania, for 24 years, will retire on January 18. Emele was responsible for planning and designing ESU’s Kemp Library, which opened its doors in 1980.

AnneK. Hoyt, director of the Curriculum Materials Laboratory at Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, retired on June 30 after 15 years of service.

Alice Johnson,multivolume monograph cataloger at the University of California, Berkeley, retired on June 29 after 29 years of service.

DavidA. Kronick, library director at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, retired on August 31. After receiving a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago Graduate Library School in 1956 he directed the Medical Library at the University of Michigan, the Cleveland Medical Library, and served as chief of the Reference Division at the National Library of Medicine. In 1965 he joined the new University of Texas Medical School in San Antonio and began the development of the library. The author of A History of Scientific and Technical Periodicals, Kronick has often served as consultant, lecturer, and researcher.

Elizabeth Branch Mason,associate director of the Columbia University Oral History Research Office, retired on October 1 after 25 years of service.

Julia Bartling Phipps,head of reference services at the University of Iowa Libraries for nearly 28 years, retired on May 31.

Giselle von Grunebaumretired at the end of June from the position of gifts librarian, University of California, Los Angeles.

Deaths

Robert Koester,former bibliographer of Africana at Northwestern University (1969-1972), died recently in New York City.

Naomi Lange,librarian at the University of Wyoming’s Family Practice Residency Program in Casper, died on September 6.

StellaF. Schehl, principal cataloger at the National Library of Medicine, died on August 21. She had been with the library since 1945.

Rosalee Wright,librarian in the Engineering and Mathematical Sciences Library at UCLA for over 23 years, died in Tennessee on September 1.

Choice and CBE announce joint venture

Choicemagazine and the Combined Book Exhibit have announced a joint promotional plan for the 1984-85 library and academic conference season. The CBE exhibit will include a special display featuring Choice magazine and Choice Reviewson-Cards, plus books reviewed in Choice submitted for display by publishers. The Choice display will be featured in the CBE exhibit at 32 national, regional, and international meetings from October 1984 through July 1985.

The joint promotional venture is planned to increase the visibility of Choice in the scholarly and library markets and, through CBE, to bring attention to the important books reviewed by the magazine.

Choiceis the leading book and nonprint review publication for the academic library and scholarly book markets. Choice publishes more than 600 book, periodical, audiovisual, and computer software reviews in eleven issues a year. The Combined Book Exhibit is a traveling exhibit of books and periodicals submitted by publishers for display at library, academic, and other professional association meetings. CBE exhibits at an estimated 50 meetings per year enabling publishers to target their publications to specific audiences in many different subject fields.

Choiceis a publication of the Association of College and Research Libraries and is headquartered in Middletown, Connecticut. The Combined Book Exhibit is a Faxon Company located at 100 Providence Highway, Westwood, MA 02090; (617) 329- 7493. Contact Linda Tonkery, Director of the CBE, for more details on the 1984-85 meeting schedules.