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Nancy Cline,assistant dean and head of the bibliographic resources and services division of the Pennsylvania State University Libraries, University Park, since 1984, has been named dean of uni- versity libraries effective October 1. She succeeds Stuart Forth, who re- tired September 30. Cline received a bache- lor’s degree in English and an MLS from the University of California at Berkeley. She began her career at Penn State in 1970 as a documents librarian and was ap- pointed the following year as head of the Government Documents Section, a post she held until 1980 when she became chief of the Bibliographic Resources Department.

Nancy Cline

In 1983 Cline received the Documents to the People Award presented by the Congressional Information Service and ALA’s Government Documents Round Table in recognition of her many contributions to federal documents librarianship. In 1985 she became Penn State’s representative to a committee of the Research Libraries Group which advises on the development of the Research Libraries Information Network, a national automated information system. A year later Cline was appointed to the Association of Research Libraries’ Task Force on Government Information in Electronic Format, a panel that will recommend national policy positions for research libraries, and in 1988 she was appointed as Penn State’s representative to the Board of Governors of the Research Libraries Group.

In addition, Cline has written for several publications in her field and has delivered papers on such topics as “Educational Issues for Specialists in Government Information” and “Managing Systems Upgrades and Enhancements—The Hidden Costs” at recent ALA conferences. Last year she chaired the Penn State Commission for Women, and served on the Strategic Study Group on the Status of Women from 1985 to 1987.

AliceW. Specht, associate director of Univer- sity Libraries at Hardin-Simmons University, Abi- lene, Texas, since 1981, has been appointed director effective October 1. A graduate of the Uni- versity of the Pacific, Specht received her MLS from Emory Uni- versity, and a master’s of business administration from Hardin-Simmons. Before becoming assis- tant director at HSU, Specht served as social science librarian at the University of North Texas, reference librar- ian at Lubbock City- County Library, and system coordinator at the Abilene Public Library from 1975 to 1979.

Alice W. Specht

A native of Caracas, Venezuela, Specht is a member of the Texas Library Association and has served as chair of its publications committee and the public information committee.

Joe F. Dahlstrom,director of university libraries at Hardin-Simmons University, Abilene, Texas, since 1981, has been named director of the Victoria College/University of Houston-Victoria Library. Dahlstrom received his Ph.D. from Texas A&M University, and holds degrees from the University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&I University. His administrative experience in academic and public libraries encompasses sixteen years, and he has served as president of the Texas Library Association and as a member of ALA’s By-laws Committee.

People in the News

Herbert Foerstel,head of branch libraries for the University of Maryland, College Park, has been honored with a Hugh M. Hefner First Amendment Award in the Education category for his vigilant efforts to maintain li- brary patrons’ basic rights of privacy and ac- cess to public informa- tion. An outspoken op- ponent of the FBI’s Library Awareness Pro- gram, which asked li- brarians to reveal bor- rowers’ records and to report suspicious for- eign-speaking patrons to the FBI, Foerstel testi- fied before the House Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights this year that the Program was a direct violation of the library profession’s code of ethics as well as the library confidentiality laws of 37 states and the Dis- trict of Columbia. Foerstel has also appeared on the TV programs “The MacNeil-Lehrer New- sHour,” “Good Morning America,” and “CBS This Morning” in defense of the privacy rights of library patrons.

Herbert Foerstel

EdwardG. Holley, professor at the School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, has been selected to succeed Goerge Kennedy as the chair of the University of North Carolina Press Board of Governors. Holley has been a member of the UNC Press Board since 1975, and chairman of its Finance Committee since 1982. The UNC Press, which is the oldest university press in the South and one of the oldest in America, has more than 500 titles in print and has sales in excess of $2 million annually. Holley, a past ALA president, has received the prestigious Melvil Dewey Medal, the Joseph W. Lippineott award for notable achievement in librarianship, and the ACRL 1988 Academic Research Librarian of the Year Award. Holley’s term on the UNC Press Board will expire in 1990.

F. Wilfrid Lancaster, professor of library and information science at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, has won the 1988 American Society for Information Science Award of Merit, the society’s highest honor. The award, given to an individual who has made noteworthy contributions to the field of information science, was presented in Atlanta in late October. Lancaster, a member of the U. of I. Graduate School since 1970, is an authority on information retrieval systems, the evaluation of information services, and electronic publishing and its effects on the presentation of information. The society has also recognized Lancaster for his publications; two of his books were among the 74 titles listed in a recent article entitled “Significant Readings in Information Science: 1937-1987,” which appeared in a special 50th anniversary edition of the Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science. Toward Paperless Infonnation Systems and Information Retrieval On-line, co-authored with Emily Gallup Fayen, received the society’s Best Information Science Book Award in 1979 and 1976, respectively. In 1970, Lancaster received the same award for his Information Retrieval Systems: Characteristics, Testing and Evaluation.

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.)

Carol Abatellihas been appointed reference librarian for humanities and visual arts at the State University of New York, Purchase.

Sharon Almquisthas been appointed assistant media librarian at the University of North Texas, Denton.

Patricia Andersonhas been named media librarian at the Northwestern University Medical Library, Chicago, Illinois.

Susan Andersonhas been appointed head of public services at the Northwestern University Medical Library, Chicago, Illinois.

Ross Atkinsonhas been appointed assistant university librarian for collection development and preservation at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.

Fay Austinhas been appointed assistant head of the Catalog Management, Automation and Technical Services Division at the University of Maryland, College Park.

Sarojini Balachandranhas been appointed head of the Science and Technology Department at Auburn University Library, Alabama.

Fred Batthas been appointed associate university librarian for public services at California State University, Sacramento.

Sarah Ben-Baruchhas been appointed Judaica ephemera and preservation specialist in the Judaica Department at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Brent Bernauis the new associate law librarian at the University of San Diego, California.

BarbaraN. Bishop has been appointed reference librarian and archivist at Indiana University Southeast, New Albany.

Jane Blockhas been appointed architecture and art librarian at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Marty Bloombergis now head of collection development at California State University, San Bernadino.

Katherine Branchhas been appointed head of the Science Libraries at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.

Dereck Brassingtonhas been appointed business subject specialist at Falvey Memorial Library, Villanova University, Pennsylvania.

Janice Braunhas been appointed assistant librarian in the Yale Medical Historical Library, New Haven, Connecticut.

Rexford Brossis now monographic cataloging librarian at North Carolina State University, Raleigh.

Beth Broyleshas been appointed reference librarian and bibliographer of foreign languages at the University of Texas, San Antonio.

Nancy Buchananhas been appointed humanities reference librarian at Texas A & M University, College Station.

Sue Burchis the new circulation/reference librarian at the University of Kentucky Law Library, Lexington.

Gwynedd Cannanhas been named archives cataloger at the Humanities Research Center, University of Texas, Austin.

Gabrielle M. Carrhas been promoted to senior reference and circulation librarian at Indiana University Southeast, New Albany.

James F. Cartwrightis the new university archivist at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu.

Mary Cheesmanhas been named head of technical services at Incarnate Word College, San Antonio, Texas.

Belinda Chianghas been appointed head of technical services at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Roberta Chodackihas been appointed librarian and music specialist in the Music Library branch of Joyner Library at East Carolina University, Greenville. North Carolina.

Leo P. Cloughertyhas been appointed botany-chemistry and biology librarian at the University of Iowa, Iowa City.

John Colehas joined the staff of the Medical Library at the University of Calgary, Alberta.

David Colemanhas been appointed science and technology librarian at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu.

Harold Colsonis the new public services librarian for the International Relations/Pacific Studies Library at the University of California, San Diego.

Carole Colterhas been appointed librarian at the Hiscock Epidemiology and Public Health Library, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.

Paul Constantinehas been appointed reference librarian at Sterling Memorial Library, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.

Bryna Cooninis now reference services librarian at North Carolina State University, Raleigh.

Ellen Cordeshas been appointed head of the Circulation Department at Yale University Library, New Haven, Connecticut.

Dean Covingtonhas been appointed director of the Learning Resources Center at Arkansas College, Batesville.

Kendall Crillyhas been appointed public services librarian in the Yale Music Library, New Haven, Connecticut.

Margo Warner Curlhas been named technical services librarian at the College of Wooster, Ohio.

Robert Daltonis now reference services and collection development/acquisitions librarian at North Carolina State University, Raleigh.

Denise Davis-Lodgehas been appointed reference librarian of the Hornbake Undergraduate Library at the University of Maryland, College Park.

Richard Dickeyhas been appointed assistant reference librarian at the University of North Texas, Denton.

Dennis Dillonhas been named assistant for reference services operations at the University of Texas, Austin.

Timothy Dixonhas been appointed reference librarian at Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond.

Leigh Donleyhas been appointed assistant librarian at Hastings College of the Law, the University of California, San Francisco.

Diane Ducharmehas been appointed archivist in the Reinecke Rare Rook and Manuscript Library, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.

Gordon Ernsthas been named cataloger at the Northwestern University Medical Library, Chicago, Illinois.

Roberta Faginhas been appointed assistant library personnel officer for staff development and non-exempt employment at Stanford University, California.

Martin J. Faigelhas been appointed collection development officer at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu.

KathyL. Farrell has been appointed catalog librarian at the University of Alaska Southeast, Juneau.

Ann Fergusonhas been appointed reference librarian in the Sterling Memorial Library, Yale University, New Haven. Connecticut.

Ann Fieganhas been appointed catalog management librarian at the University of Arizona, Tucson.

WILITAM Finleyhas been appointed archivist in the Reinecke Rare Rook and Manuscript Library at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.

Richard Fitchenhas been appointed social sciences bibliographer at the Yale University Library, New Haven, Connecticut.

Eugene Fleisherhas been appointed head of access services at Falvey Memorial Library, Vil- lanova University, Pennsylvania.

Barbara Ford-Fosterhas been appointed bibliographer for the physical sciences in collection management at the University of Maryland, College Park.

Richard Frewinis now government publications coordinator at San Francisco State University, California.

Tamara Frosthas been appointed associate university librarian for automated and technical services at California State University, Sacramento.

Sue Fullerhas been named serials coordinator of the Benson Latin American Collection Serials Unit at the University of Texas, Austin.

Betsy Gamblehas been named head of the Original Cataloging Unit at Cornell University.

Thomas P. Gateshas been appointed assistant fine arts and music librarian at Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas.

Walter Giesbrechthas been appointed reference librarian at the Steacie Science Library, York University, North York, Ontario.

Janis Gloverhas been appointed reference librarian in the Yale University Medical Library, New Haven, Connecticut.

Mike Haddockhas been appointed science reference librarian at Texas A & M University, College Station.

Kathleen Hallhas joined the public services staff at Eastern Montana College, Billings.

Barbara Haneris the new science reference librarian at the University of California, Riverside.

Richard Hannahas been appointed science and technology librarian at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu.

John B. Harerhas been appointed head of the Circulation Division at Texas A & M University, College Station.

Chris Hiveshas been appointed university archivist at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver.

Jerry Hoganhas been named assistant government documents, maps, and microforms librarian at Central Washington University, Ellensburg.

Beverly Hoosehas joined the public services staff at Eastern Montana College, Billings.

GaryA. Hudson has been appointed acquisitions librarian at Mankato State University, Minnesota.

Elaine Jennerichhas been appointed circulation librarian at the University of Washington, Seattle.

Kevin Jewellhas been named reference librarian for international and foreign law at the International Legal Studies Library, Harvard University, Cambridge.

Lisa Johnstonhas been appointed reference librarian in the Sterling Memorial Library at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.

Carol Joneshas been appointed collection services librarian in the Social Science Library at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.

Mary Elizabeth Joneshas been appointed head of technical services at Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts.

Sue Kalerhas been appointed reference services librarian and assistant director at the Wheelock College Library, Boston, Massachusetts.

Kathy Kernshas been appointed reference librarian in feminist studies at Meyer Library, Stanford University, California.

George Klimhas been named head of Slavic and East European Studies at the University of Washington Libraries, Seattle.

Edith Landauhas been named head of nonbook at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Sally J. Langstonhas been appointed associate director of the Law Library at South Texas College, Houston.

Daniel Leehas been appointed assistant circulation librarian in the Sterling Memorial Library at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.

Jo Lickteighas been appointed assistant reference librarian in the Information Science Building Libraries of the University of North Texas, Denton.

Kristin L. Lindlanhas been appointed head of the Serials Cataloging Section at the University of Washington, Seattle.

Leslie Loarhas been appointed assistant librarian for documents and reference at the School of Law Library, Hamline University, St. Paul, Minnesota.

Sue Londonhas been named reference librarian at the Northwestern University Medical Library, Chicago, Illinois.

Carol Luncehas joined the staff of the General Reference Department at the University of North Texas, Denton.

Michael Lynchhas been named systems librarian at Bueknell University, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.

Jo Ellen McClamrochhas been appointed assistant librarian in the Reference Department at the University of Delaware, Newark.

Jean McEvoyhas joined the Hornbake Undergraduate Library reference staff at the University of Maryland, College Park.

Scott McFarlandhas been named director of Faxon Index Service, Westwood, Massachusetts.

Laurie Mac Leodis the new assistant catalog librarian in the Bibliographic Control Department of the University of North Texas, Denton.

Marianne Masonhas been appointed documents librarian at the Indiana University School of Law Library, Bloomington.

William Massa Jr.has been appointed public services archivist at the Yale University Library, New Haven, Connecticut.

Leonard Mathlesshas been appointed head of the Hebraica and Near East Cataloging Unit, Sterling Memorial Library, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.

Emily Meltonhas been appointed head of public services at Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis.

Donna Morrishas been named reference librarian at the Northwestern University Medical Library, Chicago, Illinois.

Rita W. Mosshas been appointed bibliographic instruction librarian at the Iris Holt McEwen Library, Elon College, North Carolina.

Karen A. Nuckollshas been appointed head of technical services of the Scribner Library at Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New York.

DavidC. Obringer is the new reference and interlibrary loan librarian at Indiana University Southeast, New Albany.

Kathleen O’connorhas been appointed coordinator of off-campus library services at Gonzaga University, Spokane, Washington.

Tony Olsonhas been named head of technical services at the Northwestern University Medical Library, Chicago, Illinois.

Jacqueline Orlandohas been appointed assistant law librarian for public services at Capital University, Columbus, Ohio.

Taras Ortynskyhas been appointed head of technical services at Falvey Memorial Library, Villanova University, Pennsylvania.

Laura Oseguedahas been appointed head of the Chemistry Library at the University of California, Berkeley.

Ann Paiettahas been appointed access services librarian in the Yale University Medical Library, New Haven, Connecticut.

Elizabeth Paranghas been named assistant serials librarian at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Robert Paustianhas been named director of libraries at the University of South Dakota, Vermillion.

Steven D. Peckhas been appointed special materials cataloger at the Iris Holt McEwen Library, Elon College, North Carolina.

Sarah Pedersenhas been appointed dean of library services at Evergreen State College, Olympia, Washington.

Karla Petersenhas been appointed assistant university librarian for technical services in the Cudahy Library at Loyola University of Chicago.

Mahlon Petersonis the new reference librarian at Gonzaga University, Spokane, Washington.

Roberta Pittshas been appointed head of personnel operations at Texas A & M University, College Station.

Mary Pagliero Popphas been appointed instruction librarian at Indiana University, Bloomington.

Sharon Propashas been appointed reference librarian in collection development at Meyer Library, Stanford University, California.

Geetha Raohas been appointed assistant librarian in the Reference Department at the University of Delaware, Newark.

David P. Robrockhas been appointed head of special collections at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Jose L. Romohas been appointed director of the Graduate Theology Library at St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary, Boynton Beach, Florida.

Marilyn C. Rosenthalhas joined the staff of the Reference Unit at the Nassau Community College Library, Garden City, New York.

Ann Rosetthas been named head librarian at Northwest College of Assemblies of God, Kirkland, Washington.

Marion Sabellahas been appointed library director at the Memorial Medical Center of Long Beach, California.

Lynne Schmelz-Keilhas been appointed librarian of the Tozzer Library at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Nancy Senselhas been appointed circulation librarian at the Northwestern University Medical Library, Chicago, Illinois.

Kim Setherhas been appointed online database search coordinator and reference librarian at the University of South Dakota, Vermillion.

James Shedlockhas been appointed associate director of the Medical Library at Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.

Chris Smithhas been named reference/instruction librarian at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Rebecca Smithhas been appointed business reference librarian at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Judy Solberghas joined the Hornbake Undergraduate Library reference staff at the University of Maryland, College Park.

Elizabeth L. Solomonhas been appointed circulation and serials librarian at the Iris Holt McEwen Library, Elon College, North Carolina.

Herbert Somershas been appointed assistant documents librarian at the Yale University Library, New Haven, Connecticut.

Linda Spenceris now circulation and librarv systems librarian at North Carolina State University, Raleigh.

Victoria Steeleis the new head of special collections at the University of Southern California. Los Angeles.

Mabel Suzukiis the new government documents librarian at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu.

Vivian Sykeshas been appointed multicultural librarian at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Richard Szaryhas been appointed university archivist at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.

Dot Thompsonis the new user education coordinator at Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.

Anne L. Thornton-Trumphas been appointed head of the Nielson Dental Librarv at the Univer- sity of Manitoba, Winnepeg.

Philip Vandermeerhas been appointed head of music reference and circulation at the University of Maryland, College Park.

Barbara Wasiieckahas been appointed head cataloger at the Tarlton Law Library of the University of Texas, Austin.

Marcia Watthas been appointed preservation librarian at Yale University Library, New Haven, Connecticut.

Wei Weihas been appointed science reference librarian at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Victoria Welbornhas been appointed head of the Science Library at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Angela Weslinghas been appointed head of information services at Lane Medical Library, Stanford University, California.

Molly Whitehas been named assistant life science librarian at the Lĩniversity of Texas, Austin.

Sara R. Williamshas been appointed preservation librarian at the State University of New York, Albany.

Susan Wisiinetskyhas been named acquisitions librarian of the Northwestern University Medical Library, Chicago, Illinois.

Diane Worrellhas been appointed assistant reference librarian at Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina.

Peter R. Younghas been appointed director of academic information services at the Faxon Company, Westwood, Massachusetts.

Fred Yuenglinghas been appointed science reference librarian at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Retirements

Dorothy Wells,local documents librarian in the Public Affairs Service at the University of California, Los Angeles, retired at the end of September after 46 years of service. She began her association with the University as the librarian for the Bureau of Governmental Research (later named the Government and Public Affairs Reading Room). She held this position until 1971 when she was appointed to her position in local documents. Concurrent with these responsibilities, Wells served as the librarian for the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation Collection from 1952 to 1980. The Library’s strong collection of local documents, and other local and state historical materials, is a direct result of Wells’s persistence in acquiring these elusive publications.

Deaths

Bonnie Fridley,librarian at the Strughold Aeromedical Library, Brooks Air Force Base, Texas, since 1979, died in August. A strong supporter of and contributor to the Council of Research and Academic Libraries (CORAL), she served as CORAL secretary in 1986-87 and had recently been elected as chair of the CORAL Online Users’ Group. She was also instrumental in establishing the Universal City Public Library and volunteered manv hours there.

Maria Gulyas,a member of Stanford University’s Law Library staff for 23 years, and head of collection management since 1975, died September 6. A native of Bratislava, Czechoslovakia, Gulyas and her late husband came to the United States in 1950 after the Russian invasion of Czechoslovakia.