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EldredR. Smithhas been appointed director of university libraries and professor at the University of Minnesota, according to a recent announcement issued by University President C. Peter Magrath. The appointment was effective in December. Mr. Smith has been, for the past four years, director of university libraries and professor at the State University of New York at Buffalo.

At Minnesota, Mr. Smith will have direct responsibility for the administration of the Twin Cities campuses library system, which has combined holdings in excess of three million volumes, as well as a substantial manuscript and archives collection. In addition to these rich resources, the University of Minnesota Libraries are particularly known for the pioneering role that they have played in significant cooperative developments (the Midwest Interlibrary Center, MINNITEX, and CONSER) and in academic library governance.

A graduate of the University of California at Berkeley, Mr. Smith earned a M.A. in English from that institution, as well as a MSLS from the University of Southern California. He has held positions in several academic libraries, including those at Long Beach State University, San Francisco State University, and the University of California at Berkeley. Before going to Buffalo, Mr. Smith was associate university librarian at Berkeley. He has taught at the University of Washington and at SUNY-Buffalo.

Mr. Smith has been active in a variety of professional organizations. Currently vice-presi- dent/president-elect of the Association of College and Research Libraries, he has previously served as chairman of its Academic Status Committee and its University Libraries Section. He is a member of the board of directors of the Center for Research Libraries. Mr. Smith has been president of the Librarians’ Association of the University of California, as well as chairperson of the Western New York Library Resources Council, the Five Associated University Libraries, and the State University of New York Council of Head Librarians. He presently chairs a joint ARL/ACRL committee charged with developing university library standards.

Recipient of one of the first Council on Library Resources Fellowships (1969), Mr. Smith has carried out research in several areas of academic librarianship, including acquisition methods, administration and governance, and service programs. He is the author of a number of articles on these topics in several professional journals.

Dr. CharlesR. Andrewsassumed the posi- tion of dean of library services at Hofstra Uni- versity, Hempstead, N.Y. on November 1. Graduated from Blooms- burg (Pa.) State Col- lege in 1954, Dr. Andrews received an M.A. in English from the University of Ok- lahoma in 1959, the MSLS from Western Reserve University in 1964, and the Ph.D. in library science and English from Case Western Reserve Uni- versity in 1967.

Charles R. Andrews

Formerly a teacher of college English, he headed the General Reference Department of the Cleveland Public Library (1966-1968) and the Freiberger Library Reference Department, Case Western Reserve University (1968-1969). From 1969-1971, he served as the librarian of Freiberger Library and from 1971-1974 as the assistant director for public services, Case Western Reserve University Libraries. From 1970-1974, Dr. Andrews was also a lecturer at Case Western’s School of Library Science. As university librarian at Southeastern Massachusetts University, he held membership on the Council of Academic Deans and the President’s Advisory Committee and served as the university’s representative to both the Massachusetts Council of Chief Librarians for Public Higher Education Institutions and the Southeastern Massachusetts College Libraries consortium, serving as chairperson for the latter. As a member of the American Library Association, he has served as chairman of the Reference and Adult Services Division Publications Committee, as executive committee member of the division’s History Section, and as RASD vice-president and president.

In 1971-72, Dr. Andrews served as chairperson of the RASD ad hoc committee which produced Reference Books for Small and Medium-Sized Libraries, 2nd ed. (ALA, 1973). Additional activities have included chairing the study team for the Management Review and Analysis Program (MRAP) conducted in 1973- 1974 at Case Western Reserve University Libraries under the auspices of the Association of Research Libraries. Formerly an abstracter for Abstracts of English Studies, he is currently a book reviewer for Library Journal and American Reference Books Annual.

APPOINTMENTS

PaulT. Adalian, Jr.—head, central reference desk—San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California.

Carol Anderson —assistant acquisitions librarian—University of Oklahoma, Norman.

MargaretA. Aycock—reference and publications librarian—Harvard Law School—Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Nancy Baker —reference librarian—Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont.

Thomas Edward Camp —associate university librarian—Jessie Ball DuPont Library— University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee.

Mary Ellen Clapper —systems librarian— Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

AnnelleR. Hawkins—acquisitions librarian —University of Oklahoma, Norman.

FredE. Hearth—head, readers services division—San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California.

Thomas Jacoby —fine arts librarian—State University of New York at Binghamton.

AnneM. Johnsen—reference librarian— Monroe C. Gutman Library—Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Nancy Kuivila —management/social science librarian—State University of New York at Binghamton.

DanielW. Martin—cataloger—Tarlton Law Library—University of Texas, Austin.

RobertS. Michalske—head, catalog department—San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California.

PatrickK. Miehe—cataloger—Harvard College Library—Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

JerryL. Parsons—assistant university librarian for administration—California State University, Sacramento.

MichaelL. Richmond—research assistant- librarian—Tarlton Law Library—University of Texas, Austin.

Dana Rooks —head of the instructional and research services—University of Missouri- St. Louis.

John Ryland —collection development officer—State University of New York at Binghamton.

JanE. Seifert—associate director for public services—University of Oklahoma, Norman.

Joseph Smart —head of public services— Jessie Ball DuPont Library—University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee.

Cerise Soroka —reference librarian—College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina.

DarleneI. Tong—reference and exhibits librarian—San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California.

Tom Watson —university librarian—Jessie Ball DuPont Library—University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee

Gerry Wright —assistant acquisitions librarian—University of Oklahoma, Norman.

ArthurP. Young—associate professor and assistant dean of libraries for public services— University of Alabama, University.

EXCHANGES

SusanJ. Gardos—librarian of the Russian Research Center Library with Benjamin Lu- belski—chief librarian in the Russian and East European Centre Library—Hebrew University, Jerusalem (summer session).

HeatherE. Cole—reference librarian— Widener Library—Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts with Sarah H. Carter, information officer in the social sciences—University of Kent, Canterbury, England (spring term).

RETIREMENTS

Kai-hsien Liu, assistant librarian for Chinese acquisitions and reference, retired from Harvard University.

CarolynE. Jakeman,assistant librarian for reference, retired on July 1 after more than 40 years of service in the Harvard College library. ■ ■