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Sharon J. Rogers

Sharon J. Rogers,university librarian at the George Washington University, Washington, D.C., has been named assistant vice-president for academic affairs and university librarian. She is also an adjunct associate professor of sociology. In her new role as assistant vice-president, Rogers will be given broader administrative responsibility for academic affairs. She will also be responsible for developing the library at the university’s new Loudoun County campus scheduled to open in 1991. As university librarian, Rogers is the senior administrator for the university’s undergraduate and graduate general research collections housed in Melvin Gelman Library. During her tenure at George Washington University, she has directed the remodeling of Gelman Library and the automation conversion of a card catalog system to compact disc, as well as other significant improvements in the university’s periodical services. Among the library services that have been developed and offered to the Washington community under her leadership is “Collections DC,” a computerized database which houses information about Washington’s extensive historical and cultural resources.

Rogers joined George Washington University in 1984 as university librarian. Prior to 1984, she held various faculty and administrative positions at Bowling Green State University, the University of Toledo, Alfred University, and Washington State University. Her numerous professional affiliations include council member of the American Library Association (ALA), ALA representative to the American Council on Education, board member of WRLC and president of the Users Council of the Online Computer Library Center. She also served as president of the Association of College and Research Libraries from 1984 to 1985. A prolific writer, her work has appeared in several books and journals including Libraries and the Search For Academic Excellence and College & Research Libraries News.

Rhoda Garoogianhas been appointed chairperson of the Graduate Library and Information Science Department at the Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York. From December 1985 through August 1988, Garoogian was director of the Wilsonline Information System at H.W. Wilson Company, which provided customer support for Wilsonline, Wilsearch, and Wilsondisc. Garoogian was assistant professor at the Palmer School of Library and Information Science at Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus, and reference librarian at both the Brooklyn College Library (1975-1981) and the Medgar Evers College Library (1976). She has numerous papers and publications to her credit and she received the Special Libraries Association Fannie L. Simone Award for contribution to publishing in 1988. Garoogian is a member of the American Library Association, Beta Phi Mu, New York Library Association, Special Libraries Association, and the American Society for Information Science. A graduate of Brooklyn College, Garoogian receivedher MLS degree from the Pratt Institute’s Graduate School of Library and Information Science in June 1973 and earned an Advanced Certificate in June 1975. She is now working on her dissertation in the Ph.D. program of the School of Communication, Information and Library Studies at Rutgers University.

Jeanne Sohnhas been named director of library services for the Elihu Burritt Library at Central Connecticut State University, New Britain. She completed undergraduate study at Temple University, Philadelphia, and holds the MSLS from Drexel University. Sohn, who has nearly 20 years of professional experience in the library setting, was previously associate dean of library services at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, where she also had been assistant dean for collection development. At Temple | University, she had been chief of collection development, literature and communications bibliographer, and assistant to the curator of the rare book department. She has given formal presentations at professional conferences throughout the country on several topics including library acquisitions and development. Her library activities at the University of New Mexico included serving on the Senate Graduate Committee, the Academic Affairs Administrative Assembly, and the Centennial Showcase Committee. Sohn, who has served on the editorial board of Collection Management since 1984, is a member of several professional organizations including Beta Phi Mu, the American Library Association, the New Mexico Library Association and the New Mexico Council of Academic Libraries.

Jeanne Sohn

People in the news

Evan Farber,Earlham College librarian, has received an honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters from Susquehanna University in Pennsylvania in acknowledgement of his contributions to higher education. Farber is recognized nationally as a bibliographic program builder and advocate for integrating campus libraries into the undergraduate curriculum. At Earlham, and at many colleges and universities that have adopted his model, students are taught how to use the rich and increasingly technological resources of the library. An unflagging proponent of bibliographic instruction, Farber is a much-sought advisor to schools interested in magnifying the role of their libraries. He gives, or hosts, several workshops annually for college librarians and academic officers across the country. Farber received an honorary doctorate from St. Lawrence University in NewYorkin 1980. He is past president of the Association of College and Research Libraries and in 1981 received the Miriam Dudley Award as Librarian of the Year. In 1987 Earlham College received a special certificate from then Secretary of Education William Bennett for the school’s outstanding bibliographic instruction program. A native of New York City, Farber earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees (in library science and political science respectively) from the University of North Carolina. Farber had several years’ association with the Emory University Library, before becoming head librarian at Earlham in 1962.

Joanne M. Perry,assistant professor and map librarian at Kerr Library, has been named editor of the Special Libraries Association, Geography & Map Division’s Bulletin. The Bulletin was first published in November 1947 as a four-page, biannual and has grown into an international quarterly which has a circulation of nearly 900.

Jean Porter,head of the Documents Department of the North Carolina State University Libraries since 1980, has been named the fifth fellow in the national Patent Depository Library (PDL) Fellowship Program. Porter will spend a year in Washington as Fellowship Librarian. During her stay in Washington she will assist Carole A. Shores, director of the Office of Patent Depository Library Programs of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, in increasing the distribution and use of the technical information contained in patents. Porter’s specific activities will include developing outreach activities to PDLs, providing input to the development of CD-ROM (compact disc, readonly memory) products, acting as Raison between PDL representatives and the Washington office, supporting the office’s daily operations, and planning and conducting workshops for patent information users. Porter served as assistant documents librarian at NCSU for six years before becoming head of the Documents Department in 1980. From 1974 to 1983 she also was supervisor of the Southern Water Resources Scientific Information Center, an online searching service. Porter is a member of many professional library groups and was 1986-87president of the North Carolina chapter of the Special Library Association. She earned undergraduate and library science degrees from the U niversity of Wisconsin-M adison.

Edward Steinhart,of the Texas Tech University Department of History, has been awarded the first Gloria Lyerla Library Memorial Fund Research Travel Grant by the Texas Tech University Library. The grant, $500, was awarded to Steinhart to assist in travel to the Public Record Office in London, England. Steinhart’s research is on the social history of hunting in Kenya. The Gloria Lyerla Library Memorial Fund was established by friends and family to assist Texas Tech University researchers with meeting the costs of travel to research collections of libraries, archives, museums, or other repositories throughout the world.

Margaret Stieg,professor in the Graduate School of Library Service at the University of Alabama, has been named the first recipient of the Fraenkel prize in contemporary history. The prize is for an outstanding work in the field of contemporary history written either in English, French, or German, covering one of the traditional fields of interest to the Wiener Library, which funds the award. The Wiener Library was founded in 1939 and contains documents on Nazism, Fascism, anti- Semitism, racialism, and refugee and minority problems. Stieg’s book, Public Libraries in Nazi Germany, is the result ofpainstaking research over a number of years, including lengthy visits to Germany. The Fraenkel prize carries with it a cash award of $7,500.

Rosalind Walcott,librarian at the Earth and Space Sciences Library at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Stony Brook, was the winner of the fourth annual Geoscience Information Society (GIS) award for the best paper in geoscience information. Walcott’s article, “Geoscience Dissertations for the Future: A Case Study from the United States,” focuses on the importance of dissertations to the geoscience community and the need for improvement in the ways dissertations are processed and disseminated. Published in the Proceedings of the Geoscience Information Society, the article summarizes the findings in her forthcoming dissertation on the sources of information that geoscience doctoral students use in preparing their dissertations and how those sources differ from those cited by professional geoscientists. Walcott’s article offers seven suggestions for improving dissertation collections, including better cataloging, better circulation of dissertations among libraries, and better and more timely indexing by GeoRef and University Microfilms International. Her article was selected by a seven-person committee of librarians and editors who reviewed more than 100 geoscience-information-related articles published in 1988.

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.)

Elsa Althenis the new head of the Biology Library at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Brenda Baruchhas been appointed catalog librarian at Brown University Library, Providence, Rhode Island.

Grace Baysingerhas been appointed chemistry librarian of the Swain Library of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at Stanford University, California.

ACRL Cincinnati Conference proceedings

The proceedings of the ACRL Fifth National Conference, Building on the First Century, edited by Janice C. Fennell (353 pages), have been published by the Association of College and Research Libraries. The volume includes 77 research reports and position papers, as well as capsule descriptions of 32 workshop forums, panel presentations, and group discussions that took place in Cincinnati, April 5-8,1989.

The papers are grouped into nine broad subject areas. A few of the research reports included are: “Who Are Those Guys? A Report on a Survey of Referees of Library Scholarly Journals,” by Stuart Glogoff; “Academic Libraries and Campus Computing Organizations,” by David B. Walch; “Automated Workstations for Professional Catalogers,”

by Sally A. Rogers; “Circulation Patterns of Recent Imprints,”by Jane B. Treadwell; “A Reexamination of the Career Progression Patterns of Academic Library Administrators,” by Barbara B. Moran; and “Thinking Like a Searcher: Cognitive Strategy and the Search Process,” by Donna Rubens and Mary M. Huston.

All those who attended the full conference in Cincinnati should have received their copy by now. Others may order a copy for $30.00 (ACRL members, $22.00) from the ALA Order Department, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611; (800) 545-2433; in Illinois, (800) 545-2444; in Canada, (800) 545- 2455. ALA members receive a 10% discount off the list price. ISBN 0-8389-7289-6.

Sabah Beasleyhas been appointed as a reference librarian at Oregon State University Libraries, Corvalis.

Ann Bendekis the new library development officer at the Stanford University Libraries, California.

Mabgaret Brillis now state documents librarian at Duke University Library, Durham, North Carolina.

Martha L. Broganhas been appointed social sciences bibliographer at the Sterling Memorial Library, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.

Suzan Burksjoined the staff as a catalog librarian at Gonzaga University, Spokane, Washington.

Cherie Castonguayis now a catalog librarian at Oregon State University Libraries, Corvalis.

Elaine M. Chenghas been appointed interlibrary loan/reader services librarian at Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Anne Christiehas been appointed as a reference librarian at Oregon S täte U niversity Libraries, Corvalis.

Dominique Coulombeis the new head of the Catalog Department at Brown University Library, Providence, Rhode Island.

Janis Dickensis now head of media services at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Tshering Domahas been appointed assistant head librarian for the Wasserman Public Affairs Library at the University of Texas at Austin.

John Donelhas been appointed as a research librarian at Oregon State University Libraries, Corvalis.

Eileen Dorschnerhas been appointed aeronautics and astronautics librarian at the Aeronautics and Astronautics Branch Library at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge.

Michael Enyartis the new director of the Business/Social Science Reference Libraries Service at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Ronald Farkhas been appointed head of the Reference Department at Brown University Library, Providence, Rhode Island.

Robin Fradenburghis now head librarian, Automated Cataloging Department at the University of Texas at Austin.

Beverly Fraileyhas been appointed instructional services librarian at Sangamon State University Library in Springfield, Illinois.

Ken Frazieras been appointed director of the Steenbock Agricultural and Life Sciences Library at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Donald Gerlachhas been appointed public services librarian at the College Library at The University ofWisconsin-Madison.

M. Dina Giambihas been appointed head of Monographic Acquisitions and Serials at the Kent State University Libraries, Ohio.

Edmund Hallhas joined the Catalog Department of Oregon State University Libraries, Corvalis.

Margaret Hendleyhas been appointed coordinator, User Education at the University of Waterloo Library, Ontario, Canada.

Beth Ellen Hoganhas been appointed interlibrary loan and information services librarian at East Tennessee State University, Johnson City.

John W. Holtzhas been appointed instructional services librarian at Sangamon State University Library in Springfield, Illinois.

Christine Kerckhoveis the new editor for the Consortium of Rhode Island Academic and Research Libraries Union List of Serials, Brown University, Providence Rhode Island.

Phyllis Kimbroughhas been appointed head of the Social Work Library at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Jeanne M. Langendorferhas been appointed head of Periodical Information and Access Services at the Kent State University Libraries, Ohio.

Geraldine Laudatiis the new head of the Mills Music Library at the University of Wisconsin- Madison.

Lee Leightonhas been appointed head of the Catalog Department at the U niversity of California at Berkeley.

Marilyn Lewisis now a serials acquisition librarian at Oregon State University Libraries, Corvalis.

Brian McCaffertyhas been appointed catalog librarian at Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Indiana.

Andrew Magpantayhas joined the Reference Department at Duke University Library, Durham, North Carolina.

Pauline Manakahas been appointed assistant librarian at the University of California, Irvine Library.

Judith Marleyis now the assistant director of the Music Library at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.

Carol Mitchellis the new southeast Asian bibliographic services librarian at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Cathy Moore-Jansenhas been appointed cataloger of special projects at the Wichita State University, Kansas.

Carolyn Clark Morrowhas been appointed Malloy-Rabinowitz preservation librarian in the Harvard University Library, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Laurie Nelsonhas been appointed program director of the Professional Development Program, ajoint staff development program of Regenstein Library of the University of Chicago, the library of the University of Illinois-Chicago, and Northwestern University.

Mary Ann O’Neilhas joined the Reference Department of the University of Arizona Library, Tucson.

Judith M. Paskis now undergraduate librarian at Purdue University Libraries, West Lafayette, Indiana.

Jane E. Pennerhas been appointed as assistant music librarian at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville.

Chestalene Pentozzihas joined the Reference Department of the University of Arizona Libraiy, Tucson.

Elaine Petersonis now assistant dean of technical services at Montana State University, Bozeman.

Cecilia Piccolohas been appointed media and fine arts catalog librarian at Arizona State University, Tucson.

Beth F. Picknallyhas been appointed head in the Record Production/Consistency Unit, Bibliographic Records Services at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville.

Jean A. Polandhas been appointed assistant engineering librarian at Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana.

Jean Rickis now head of the Reference Department of the Cornette Libraiy, West Texas State University, Canyon.

David L. Rileyhas been appointed public service librarian in the University of Michigan’s Music Library, Ann Arbor.

Karen Robinsonhas been appointed to the communication and special collections at CBN University, Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Tim Rossis the new librarian in the Map Library at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver.

Barbara F. Schlomanhas been appointed head of reference and user services at the Kent State University Libraries, Ohio.

Helen Schmiereris now library systems/planning analyst at Brown University Library, Providence, Rhode Island.

Beverley Scotthas been appointed head of the Marjorie Smith Social Work Library, at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver.

Doris M. Siglhas been appointed assistant to the assistant director for technical services at the University of Michigan Library, Ann Arbor.

Steven Sorensonhas joined the staff of the reference department at Wichita State University, Kansas.

Barbara Spauldinghas been appointed retrospective conversion coordinator at Brown University Library, Providence, Rhode Island.

Jane Stubblefieldhas been appointed reference librarian in the Abbot Vincent Taylor Library, Belmont Abbey College, North Carolina.

Eric D. Suesshas been appointed acquisitions librarian at the Corpus Christi State University Library, Texas.

Raghini Sureshhas been named head of the Chemistry and Physics Library of the Kent State University Libraries, Ohio.

Linda K. Terhaarhas been appointed coordinator of collection management at the University of Michigan Library, Ann Arbor.

Theresa A. Tobinhas been appointed associate humanities librarian at Massachussetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge.

Alice Estes Tuckerhas been appointed as a reference librarian at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.

Ed Van Gemertis the new microcomputer and media center librarian at the College Library at the University ofWisconsin-Madison.

J. Daniel Vannhas been appointed dean of library services, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania.

Nueza Vieirahas been appointed reference librarian, at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania.

Rita Warnockis the new curator of broadsides at the Brown University Library, Providence, Rhode Island.

Rae JeanN. Wiggins is now assistant Dewey librarian at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge.

Paula Yalpanihas been appointed as an associate information processing consultant at the University ofWisconsin-Madison.

Gretchen Yealyhas been appointed head serials catalog librarian at Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.

Deaths

Loda Mae Davis,the first dean ofwomen at the University of California, Riverside died August 25, 1989, at Riverside Community Hospital. She was 92 years old. Davis became founding dean of women and assistant professor of psychology in 1953. She retired in 1964. As dean of women she was responsible for a number of innovative steps. These included ending evening curfews for women students living in residence halls and lobbying for admission of women to the then all-male faculty club. After retirement Davis retained an active involvement at the university. The Loda M ae Davis Archives were established at the Rivera Library to document successful women in academia. An oral history and video documentary were completed two years ago. Many of her papers are included in the library’s special collections.