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18 Working Librarians Receiving Awards under the Council on Library Resources Fellowship Program

No. 7, July/August 1970

Editor’s note: Applicants are currently being sought for 1971-1972 Fellowships. See the announcement in the Grants section of this issue.

Awards have been made to 18 working American librarians with demonstrated leadership potential, the Council on Library Resources has announced. The awards, for periods up to 12 months, cover travel, per diem, supplies and equipment incident to a Fellow’s project while he is on leave of absence from his institution. Awards are not made to those primarily concerned with working toward an advanced degree as this is outside the Fellowship Program’s intent.

Dr. Louis B. Wright, Vice-Chairman of the Council’s Board of Directors and Director Emeritus of the Folger Shakespeare Library, is chairman of the Fellowship Committee. Other members are; William S. Dix, Librarian of Princeton University; Robert Vosper, Librarian of the University of California at Los Angeles; and ex officio, Fred C. Cole, President of the Council, and Foster E. Mohrhardt, Senior Program Officer. Mrs. Edith M. Lesser, Secretary of the Council, serves as secretary for the Program.

The Fellows and their projects are:

Kenneth S. Allen, Associate Director of Libraries, University of Washington. “To explore the current budget development techniques being employed in large academic libraries, with special emphasis on the formula approach.”

Donald C. Anthony, Associate Director of Libraries, Columbia University. “To study the extent to which audio-visual materials are used at selected academic libraries and to evaluate their effectiveness as aids to instruction.”

Richard W. Boss, Associate Director of Libraries, University of Utah. “A review of dial access learning systems and other audiovisual equipment in academic libraries, and recommendations for the integration of nonprint materials into the total program.”

John C. Broderick, Assistant Chief, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress. “A study of the formation and present development of selected major special collections of Americana and the sophistication of reference and bibliographical service available upon their contents.”

Richard De Gennaro, Senior Associate University Librarian, Harvard University. “To attend the Advanced Management Program at the Harvard Business School in order to acquire an understanding of modern management concepts.”

Richard H. Dillon, Sutro Librarian, San Francisco, California. “An investigation of the methods of handling non-book materials in order to suggest improvements in the techniques of maintenance, and interpretation of the material in relation to book resources.”

Robin N. Downes, Associate Head, Technical Services Department, University of Michigan Library. “To develop through study and direct contacts a more comprehensive and detailed understanding of the application of automated processes to the bibliographic systems of a university library, with particular emphasis on innovative approaches to the automation of large-scale, high-volume serial systems.”

Gordon E. Fretwell, Head, Public Services Department, Central Library, University of California, San Diego. “An investigation of the programs of support a typical group of U.S. colleges and universities provides graduate students in the humanities and social sciences through libraries and library related services.”

Johnnie E. Givens, Librarian, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, Tennessee. “To study a representative group of institutions within the smalland medium-size range to determine what has been done or is being planned to integrate the library service program with the instructional program of the institution.”

Joan I. Gotwals, Head, Reference and Bibliographic Service Division, University of Pennsylvania Library. “A study of the development of unions in university libraries and the effects on library administration.”

David M. Henington, Director, Houston Public Library. “A study of the innovative building developments in large public libraries with special concern in the areas of automation, subject departmentalization, and the effective orientation of the public in use of the library.”

David R. Hoffman, Deputy State Librarian, Montana State Library. “To examine in depth the services to state government offices and state legislators offered by a selected group of state library agencies, and from this examination to plan for the further development of the Montana State Library’s service to state government.”

Edward G. Holley, Director of Libraries, University of Houston. “A study of libraries in urban universities: emerging patterns of organization and administration.”

Henry C. Koch, Assistant Director of Libraries, Michigan State University. “To study the book collections of separate undergraduate libraries in large university library systems, to determine the reasons for the variations in collections among undergraduate libraries, and to determine the relationship of the undergraduate collection to the research collection.”

Jay K. Lucker, Associate University Librarian, Princeton University. “A survey of major European libraries whose resources are important in the history of science, in order to prepare a guide to these collections for American scholars who plan to work abroad.”

John McGowan, Associate University Librarian, Northwestern University. “To renew skills in the field of operations research in terms of applying these techniques to management and decision-making processes in libraries.”

Elvin E. Strowd, Head, Circulation Department, Duke University Library, “To determine what facilities and services are available to university communities through their library systems, resulting in an evaluation of purpose, function, and effectiveness.”

Allen B. Veaner, Assistant Director of University Libraries for Automation, Stanford University. “To study the political and fiscal factors which have deterred the ready application of computers to libraries.” ■ ■