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Barbara J. Ford

Barbara J. Ford,assistant commissioner for central library services at the Chicago Public Library, has been selected to direct the C. Walter and Gerda B. Mortenson Center for International Library Programs at the University of Illinois Library at Urbana-Champaign. She has also been named the C. Walter and Gerda B. Mortenson Distinguished Professor. Ford’s academic career includes service as the director of libraries at Virginia Commonwealth University, associate director of the libraries at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, and government documents library head at the University of Illinois-Chicago. She was ALA president (1997-98) and ACRL president (1990-91). Ford is currently a member of the U.S. Government Printing Office Depository Library Council.

John V. Richardson Jr.,professor in the Department of Information Studies in the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies at UCLA, has been reappointed Presidential Scholar for Virtual Reference Services at Library Systems & Services LLC to continue working on aspects of virtual question answering. He hopes to complete his next book, Virtual Question Answering: Applications, Problems, and Progress, this year, and he will continue to edit Li-

brary Quarterlythrough October 2003. Richardson has also been named associate dean in the graduate division at UCLA.

John V. Richardson Jr.

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Appointments

Robert Berring,professor of law and director of the McEnerney Law Library at the University of California (UC)-Berkeley, has been named interim dean of the UC Berkeley School of Law; he has directed the law library since 1982. He served as dean of the campus’s former School of Library and Information Studies (1986-89). Berring received a UC Berkeley

Distinguished Teaching Award in 1987.

Robert Berring

Johan Korenhas been named Libra Professor of Library and Information Technology at the University of Maine-Augusta for 2002-03. He plans to develop new courses in the Library and Information Technology Program, including a course intended for legal services in cooperation with LexisNexis and Westlaw and a course in multicultural and multiethnic library services. Prior to this position, Koren was an assistant professor of library and information services at Dominican University. In addition to his teaching there, he served as editor of World Libraries and is continuing as editor for 2002-03.

Thomas W. Leonhardthas been named director of the Scarborough-Phillips Library at St. Edward’s University in Austin, Texas.

Laurel Bakerhas been appointed reference librarian at the University of South Carolina’s Thomas Cooper Library in Columbia.

Anne Barnhart-Parkis the new Latin American and Iberian Studies librarian at the University of California-Santa Barbara.

Jeff Bartonwas appointed stacks renovation librarian in Columbia University’s Butler Library.

Kim B. Cullinanhas been named reference librarian at Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri.

Fadi Dagherhas joined Columbia University as social science reference and collection development librarian in the Lehman Library.

Sebastian Derryhas been hired as the fine arts reference librarian and media resources coordinator for the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library at the University of Montana.

Connie Edwardsis the new head of technical services at the University of St. Francis Library in Joliet, Illinois.

Kristin Heathhas been hired as music and catalog librarian at Carnegie Mellon University.

Christopher V. Hollisterhas been appointed senior assistant librarian in the Arts and Sciences Libraries at the University at Buffalo.

Robin Imhofis now reference librarian at the University of the Pacific’s main library.

Will Jarvishas been named knowledge manager for Washington State University Libraries-Pullman.

Jennifer Joneshas been appointed instruction librarian for Emory University.

Mohammed Khanhas been appointed supervisory librarian at Osan Airforce Base in South Korea.

Susan Klopperis now business research librarian for the Goizueta Business Library at Emory University.

Gail Kouamehas been appointed consumer health coordinator at the University of Washington Libraries.

Ann M. Lallyhas been appointed head of Digital Initiatives at the University of Washington Libraries.

Andrew Larrickwas appointed reference librarian in Columbia University’s Arthur W. Diamond Law Library.

Lynn MacLauchlinis the new assistant head of the Elliott White Springs Business Library at the University of South Carolina-Columbia.

Elizabeth Gail McClenneyhas been appointed associate university librarian for technical services at the University of California-Santa Barbara.

J. Elaine McCrackenhas been named serials and electronic resources cataloger at the University of California-Santa Barbara.

Karen McMullenis now serials acquisitions librarian at the University of South Carolina’s Thomas Cooper Library in Columbia.

Robert Meltonhas been appointed curator of the Archive for New Poetry in the Mandeville Special Collections Library at the University of California-San Diego.

Edward Minerhas been named international studies bibliographer at the University of Iowa.

Patricia A. Moranhas been appointed director of development for the information services division at Columbia University.

Hideyuki Morimotois now Japanese cataloger at the C. V. Starr East Asian Library at Columbia University.

R. Arvid Nelsonis now special collections cataloger in the Mandeville Special Collections Library at the University of California-San Diego.

Carolyn K. Ottosonhas been named reference librarian at West Texas A&M University in Canyon, Texas.

Liza Posashas been named library fellow at the University of California-Santa Barbara.

Christopher Raabhas been appointed college archivist and special collections librarian at Franklin & Marshall College.

Sala Rhodeshas joined Emory University as psychology librarian.

Margaret Zarnosky Saponarohas joined the University of Maryland-College Park Libraries as manager of staff learning and development.

Jessica Silverhas been appointed reference instruction librarian in the Mandeville Special Collections Library at the University of California-San Diego.

Gus Stamatopouloshas been named head of access services and materials processing in the Science and Engineering Libraries at Columbia University.

Thomas Walkerhas been appointed associate dean of the School of Information Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Gayle Williamshas been appointed Spanish, Portuguese, and Latin American Studies librarian at Emory University.

Derrick Willmotthas accepted the position of catalog librarian at the University of South Carolina’s Thomas Cooper Library in Columbia.

Julia Marks Youngis the director of development for libraries and information technology at Emory University.

Retirements

Harold Billings,director of general libraries at the University of Texas-Austin (UT), will retire on August 31, 2003. Billings began his career at the university in 1954 as a library assistant in the University Library Catalog Department, and he held various positions before being appointed acting director of general libraries in April 1977; he was named director the following year. Under Billings’ tenure, the UT Library collections have doubled to more than 8 million volumes; the UT Library Online was developed in 1994; and many improvements to services for students and faculty were made. Billings played a major role in the establishment of the TexShare statewide resourcesharing program; he helped Harry Ransom and his staff in the acquisition processes that built the Humanities Research Center; he established the library’s Asian and Middle East Collections and worked with students and faculty to create the Mexican American Library Program. He has been on numerous boards and advisory groups and was the founding chair of the Research Libraries Advisory Committee to Online Computer Library Center Inc. Billings is the author or editor of works dealing with contemporary literature and bibliography, as well as articles about library cooperation and the electronic information revolution. His most recent book is Magic and Hypersystems: Constucting the Information-Sharing Library (Chicago: ALA, 2002).

Harold Billings

Larry Gorman,librarian III in monographic cataloging in Central Technical Services at the University of Iowa, has retired.

Deaths

Ralph Harvey Hopp,university librarian at University of Minnesota Libraries (1971-76), has died. He joined the University Libraries in 1953 as assistant director and assumed the leadership of the library in 1971. During his administration, computers became an essential part of library research and the Minnesota Union List of Serials was published in 1974. After five years as university librarian, Hopp stepped down in 1976 to pursue other goals, including fundraising for the library'. In 1978, he accepted the position as head of the Institute of Technology Libraries, retiring in 1982. Because of his keen interest in physical fitness, Hopp published a book, Enjoying the Active Life After 50(Stone Wall, 1979).