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NobeenS. Alldbedge has been appointed director of libraries at Montana State University, Bozeman. Since 1976 Alldredge has been assistant director for collection development at Texas A&M University. Prior to that she was on the staff of the New York Public Library and the University of Nevada, Reno, where she held a series of positions culminating as the head of collection development.

Alldredge obtained her bachelor’s degree at Mount St. Mary’s College and her MLS at Columbia University. She also has earned a master’s degree in history from Texas A&M, and was in the first group of Consultant Training Program participants sponsored by ARL’s Office of Management Studies.

She now serves as a member of the ACRL Steering Committee and was a chapter councilor from Nevada in 1972-74. She also serves as chair of the Library Materials Price Index Committee and the Chief Collection Development Officers of Median-Sized Research Libraries discussion group, both units of ALA’s Resources and Technical Services Division.

Alldredge has authored the section on “Prices of U.S. and Foreign Published Materials” in the Bowker Annual for both 1978 and 1979, and has also published in the field of geostatistics.

FrancisX. Blown, Jb., has been named director of the University of Michigan’s Bentley Historical Library, Ann Arbor, effective July 1.

Blouin had been associate archivist at the library since 1975, and he succeeds Robert M. Warner who left last year to become U.S. National Archivist.

Francis X. Blυuin, Jr.

Before coming to Michigan, Blouin was a research assistant at the Social Welfare History Archives Center at the University of Minnesota and subsequently a teaching assistant in the department of history there.

One of his major scholarly undertakings at Michigan, in collaboration with Warner, was a compilation of sources for the study of immigration under the auspices of the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Michigan Historical Collections. He has also co-edited a Guide to Temperance and Prohibition Papers (University of Michigan, 1977), and The Archival Implications of Machine Readable Records (Society of American Archivists, 1980).

Vartan Gregorian,former provost of the University of Pennsylvania, has been named president and chief executive officer of the New York Public Library, effecive June 1. He succeeds Richard W. Couper who continues with the library as president emeritus.

Vartan Gregorian

Bruce Rosenblum

A noted historian and educator, Gregorian has been Tarzian professor of history and professor of South Asian history at the University of Pennsylvania since 1972. From 1978 to 1980 he was the 23d provost, and was first dean of the faculty of arts and sciences from 1974 to 1979.

In 1969 he received the Danforth Foundation’s E.H. Harbison Distinguished Teaching Award. He has also won the Silver Cultural Medal of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Golden Medal of Honor of Vienna. He was a Guggenheim Fellow and a Ford Foundation Foreign Area Training Fellow, and received fellowships as well from the American Council of Learned Societies, the Social Science Research Council, and the American Council of Education.

In 1978 he was chairman of the National Conference of Academic Deans, and in 1971 was program chairman of the American Historical Association.

Steve Marquardthas been appointed director of libraries at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, effective June 15. His responsibilities will include leadership of all technical, public service, and administrative functions of the William D. McIntyre Library, and liaison to other academic and administrative units, as well as to libraries and data bases outside the university.

Steve Marquardt

Marquardt has two master’s degrees, both from the University of Minnesota, one in European history (1970) and the other in library science (1973). His doctorate (1978), also from the University of Minnesota, is in the history of modern France.

Prior to his appointment, Marquardt was assistant director for resources and technical services at the Ohio University Library, Athens. From 1976 to 1979 he held two positions at the Western Illinois University Library, first as acquisitions librarian, then as head cataloger.

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS

Marie Inez Johnson,College of St. Catherine Library, St. Paul, and Rudy Johnson, University of Minnesota-Duluth, were recognized through motions and vote by acclamation at the meeting of the ARL Division of the Minnesota Library Association. The division acknowledged their long years of service and their contributions in the area of interlibrary cooperation.

E.J. Josey, chief of the Bureau .of Specialist Library Services, New York State Education Department, was selected as the Distinguished Alumnus of the Year by the School of Library and Information Science, State University of New York at Albany, Alumni Association. The award, granted for achievement in librarianship and information resources management and conspicuous success in advancing the status of the profession, was presented at the annual SLIS Alumni Association Dinner on May 1. Josey was the recipient of ALA’s 1980 Joseph W. Lippincott Award.

Mary Dennis Lynch,director of library services at Rosemont College, Pennsylvania, has been elected vice president/president-elect of the Catholic Library Association.

RodneyK. Waldron, library director at Oregon State University, Corvallis, was presented the Oregon Library Association’s Outstanding Service Award at the association’s annual meeting in April. The newly-established award was presented in recognition of Waldron’s “truly special contribution to Oregon libraries” in guiding the establishment of a statewide multitype library storage center.

APPOINTMENTS

MiriamH. Allman has been appointed acquisitions librarian of the Countway Library, Harvard University.

HarrietC. Anthes has been appointed cataloger in the Harvard College Library.

Doris Apffeljoined the staff of the William Russell Pullen Library, Georgia State University, Atlanta, as reference librarian.

NancyE. Baratz is the new reference librarian at the Medical Library, Yale University.

Alan Boydhas been appointed senior assistant librarian in technical services, Oberlin College, Ohio.

Diane Bricelandis now assistant reference librarian at the Walter Clinton Jackson Library, University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Bao-Chu Changhas been appointed cataloger in the Monographic Cataloging Department, D.H. Hill Library, North Carolina State University, Raleigh.

Huei-Ju (Polly) Changhas been appointed catalog librarian for the East Asian Collection, Yale University Library.

Frank Chapmanhas been appointed reference librarian at the Harvard Law School Library.

Rita Costellois now business and administration librarian at the Drexel University Libraries, Philadelphia.

EllenZ. Danforth has been appointed catalog librarian, Streeter Collection, at Yale’s Historical Medical Library.

Delight Dobbyhas joined the staff of the Concordia University Libraries, Montreal, as refer- ènce/selection librarian (commerce).

Arlene Taylor Dowellhas been appointed assistant professor at the University of Chicago’s Graduate Library School.

Paul Eldridgehas assumed new responsibilities as assistant to special collections, Cornell University Libraries, Ithaca, New York.

Nancy Evanshas been appointed assistant professor in the School of Library and Information Science, University of Pittsburgh.

SylviaB. Fatzer has been appointed head of reference at the University of Delaware Library, Newark.

Kim Fisherhas accepted a position as head of the Humanities Division, Oklahoma State University Library, Stillwater.

Marilyn Fletcherhas been named serials acquisitions librarian at the University of New Mexico Library, Albuquerque.

Thomas Fuscianois now archivist at New York University.

Allison L. Gouldhas been appointed social science reference librarian at Oberlin College Library, Ohio.

Joseph Guarracinohas been appointed head of the Non-Print Section, Drexel University Libraries, Philadelphia.

Shirley Hallbladehas been appointed director of Vanderbilt University’s Management Library, Nashville.

William Harroffhas been appointed architecture librarian at the Oklahoma State University Library, Stillwater.

JohnR. Henderson has joined the staff of the Ithaca College Library, Ithaca, New York, as reference librarian.

PatriciaM. Howell is now public services/ reference librarian at Yale’s Beinecke Library.

CatherineA. Hughes has been appointed assistant reference librarian for interlibrary loan at the Milne Library, State University of New York at Geneseo.

Mary Huthhas been appointed assistant head of the Department of Rare Books, Manuscripts and Archives, University of Rochester, New York.

Zoya Jenkshas been appointed visiting assistant librarian in the Catalog Department, Bertrand Library, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.

RichardA. Jensen has been appointed systems analyst/programmer at the Yale University Library Systems Office.

Ruth Johnsonhas been promoted to the head of the Circulation Department, Drexel University Libraries, Philadelphia.

EdgarA. Jones is now head of the CONSER office, Harvard University Library.

Donna Krockhas been appointed catalogue standards librarian at the McMaster University Library, Hamilton, Ontario.

Michael Kryzytskihas been appointed assistant librarian in the Reference Department of the Bertrand Library, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.

Mary Charles Lasaterhas been appointed monographs librarian, Vanderbilt University, Nashville.

Marge Linkhas been appointed cataloger in the Monographic Cataloging Department, D.H. Hill Library, North Carolina State University, Raleigh.

JoanneS. Lopez is the new collection development librarian, Middlebury College Library, Vermont.

Marien McBridehas been promoted to head of acquisitions, Drexel University Libraries, Philadelphia.

Harry Martinhas been appointed librarian of the Harvard Law School.

K. Leon Montgomery has been named acting associate dean of the School of Library and Information Science, University of Pittsburgh.

ThomasP. Moritz has been appointed assistant librarian, Fisheries-Oceanography Library, and librarian, Friday Harbor Library, at the University of Washington, Seattle.

Frada Mozenteris the new social sciences reference bibliographer at the J. Murrey Atkins Library, University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Christopher Murrayis now assistant head of technical services at the Mercy College Libraries, Westchester County, New York.

AnneB. Passarelli has been appointed head of the Business Administration Library, University of Washington, Seattle.

Fred Pealhas been appointed reference librarian in the Social Science Center, New York University.

Linda I. Piercehas been appointed assistant reader services librarian at the McDonald Memorial Library, Xavier University, Cincinnati.

Naomi Ronenis now assistant librarian for acquisitions, Harvard Law School Library.

MaryC. Rucgieri is now reference librarian at Yale University’s Medical Library.

Jacque-Lynne Amann Schulmanhas joined Pergamon International Information Corporation, McLean, Virginia, as data base marketing specialist.

Deborah Lynn Shawhas been named assistant acquisitions librarian at the Oklahoma State University Library, Stillwater.

Ruth Shencis the new Oriental cataloger at Harvard University’s Fine Arts Library.

Jeanne Sohnhas been appointed assistant dean for collection development at the University of New Mexico Library, Albuquerque.

Christopher Sugnethas been appointed assistant head of the University of New Mexico’s bibliographic control department.

Richard Surleshas been named law librarian at the University of Illinois Law Library, Champaign.

Ray TURNERis now children’s and reference librarian at Berea College Library, Kentucky.

Audrey Vanderhoofhas ben appointed acquisitions librarian at Texas Christian University Library, Fort Worth.

Sally Vothwill join the Indiana University Libraries staff on September 1 as assistant director for technical services.

SusanE. Wheeler has been appointed catalog librarian, Fry Print Collection, at Yale’s Historical Medical Library.

Martha Whiteis now reference/instruction librarian at Berea College Library, Kentucky.

RETIREMENTS

PhyllisL. Brown, head of the Serials Division of the Eugene P. Watson Memorial Library, Northwestern State University of Louisiana, Natchitoches, retired May 29 after 16 years of library service there.

AnnA. Carr, acquisitions librarian in Harvard’s Countway Library of Medicine, has retired after 14 years of service to Harvard and 29 years in the profession.

Carmen Chisholm,circulation and children’s librarian at Berea College, Kentucky, has retired after 16 years at Berea.

DonaldN. Mackenzie, library director of the Eugene P. Watson Memorial Library, Northwestern State University of Louisiana, Natchitoches, retired June 30 after 26 years of service.

MargaretM. Moody, assistant librarian for planning and publications, Harvard Law School Library, has retired after 39 years of service at Harvard and 41 in the profession.

MyrtleA. Moody, assistant librarian for technical services, Harvard Law School Library, has retired after 39 years of service at Harvard and 44 in the profession.

JennieA. Spurgeon retired on October 23, 1980, after 16 years of service with the University of Delaware Library.

Claire Stillhas retired as catalog/reference librarian at Stanford University’s Lane Library on June 30.

Louise Yang,head of technical services at Berea College Library, has retired after 22 years of service at Berea.

DEATHS

Jack Pooler,chief librarian of Stanford University’s Science Department from 1961 to 1978, died in March at his home in Palo Alto.

WandaS, Schmidt, former research analyst and reference librarian in the Aerospace Technology Division of the Library of Congress, died March 24 in Venice, Florida.

AWARDS ANNOUNCED

BeverlyP. Lynch, university librarian at the University of Illinois at Chicago Circle, has been awarded the ACRL Academic/Research Librarian of the Year Award for 1981. The Association of College and Research Libraries and the Baker & Taylor Company presented the award to Lynch on June 28 at the ACRL reception during the American Library Association’s Annual Conference in San Francisco.

The award cites Lynch for her work in serving as ACRL’s Executive Secretary in 1972-1977 (the first woman to hold that post), as well as her influential work over the past decade on the ACRL Board of Directors, the College & Research Libraries Editorial Board, and numerous ACRL committees.

“An experienced teacher and a strong scholar,” reads the citation, “she has produced an extensive body of research, noteworthy for its rigor and sound methodology, and she has been frequently drafted as lecturer, panelist, and consultant.”

Lynch was also cited for her extensive previous experience as an academic librarian, which includes positions held at Marquette University and Yale University libraries. Since 1977 Lynch has been university librarian at the University of Illinois at Chicago Circle, where she administers a library containing nearly three-quarter of a million volumes.

The ACRL Academic/Research Librarian of the Year Award was established by ACRL and the Baker & Taylor Company to recognize individual members of the library profession who have made outstanding national or international contributions to academic and research librarianship and library development. The award consists of $2,000 and a citation.

Last year’s award was presented to Evan I. Farber, librarian at Earlham College, Richmond, Indiana.

RolandE. Schoenike, professor of forestry at Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, has been selected to receive the 1981 Eunice Rockwell Oberly Award for Bibliography in the Agricultural Sciences.

Schoenike was chosen for his 5,891-citation monograph, Yellow Poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera L.): An Annotated Bibliography to and including 1974, published by Clemson’s Department of Forestry in the College of Forest and Recreation Resources.

Schoenike has been at Clemson University since 1963 and has published extensively in the field of forestry, including articles in Tree Planters Notes and Silvae Genetica.

The Oberly Memorial Award, instituted in 1925, is presented in odd-numbered years to an American citizen who compiles the best bibliography in agriculture or related sciences in the preceding two-year period. The award is administered by the Science and Technology Section of the Association of College and Research Libraries.

Copies of Schoenike’s bibliography are obtainable only from the Department of Forestry, College of Forest and Recreation Resources, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29631, at a cost of $6.00.

ONLINE CATALOGS ANALYZED

The Council on Library Resources has approved funding for several projects to evaluate online public access catalogs. Five different groups have agreed to work together in a twophase project to assure coordination of their efforts: J. Matthews & Associates, OCLC, Inc., the Research Libraries Group, the University of California’s Division of Library Automation, and the Library of Congress.

The major objectives of the evaluation are to produce comparative data on existing systems and to provide information for use in guiding the development of future online catalogs. Two types of data will be collected: 1) information about the requirements of those who use online catalogs and about the influence of such catalogs on user behavior; 2) information about the performance of exisiting online public access catalogs relative to user expectations and requirements.

Grants totalling nearly $176,000 have been approved for the Research Libraries Group and three member institutions. RLG will assess three operational online catalogs: one at Stanford, using the Research Libraries Information Network (RLIN); one at Northwestern, using a system developed at that institution; and one at Dartmouth, using a system developed in conjunction with Bibliographic Retrieval Services.

The principal pre-test of the RLG’s evaluation survey has been underway at Northwestern because of the advanced development of LUIS, the library’s online catalog. The questionnaire asks users to identify problems with features in the catalog. Ultimately the survey will generate data that will improve the system and increase its usefulness, as well as provide demographic information about users and identify the barriers that discourage people from using the system.

J. Matthews & Associates, a California consulting firm, has been awarded a $99,500 contract to analyze six online public access catalogs in smaller public and academic libraries, including the Claremont Colleges, Mankato State University,

Stephen F. Austin State University, and Mission Community College.

Up to $22,000 has been approved for an assessment of the University of California, Division of Library Automation’s prototype on-line public access union catalog, and the Library of Congress will receive up to $16,351 to support data collection on its SCORPIO and MUMS systems.

The funding for these projects is provided as part of CLR’s Bibliographic Service Development Program which attempts to draw upon technology to help solve problems of bibliographic control.