ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


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P R O F IL E S

D r. Richard A. F arley, a librarian former­
ly with land-grant universities in Kansas and 
Nebraska, has been named director of the Na­

tional Agricultural Li­
brary of the U.S. De­
partment of Agricul­
ture.

Dr. Farley, former­
ly director of libraries
for the 2-million vol­
ume McGill Universi­
ty library system, 
Montreal, Canada, as­
sumed his new duties 
July 1. He succeeds
John Sherrod, who re­
signed in April 1973. 

Dr. Richard Farley Dr. Joseph F. Capo- 
nio, who had been

serving as acting director of the National Agri­
cultural Library, left June 9 to join the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration as di­
rector of the Environmental Science Informa­
tion Center.

Dr. Farley’s first library positions were at 
Beloit College and the University of Nebraska. 
He was director of the Drake University Li­
brary, Des Moines, Iowa from 1949 to 1951, 
then interrupted his career for three years to 
obtain his master’s and Ph.D. degrees at Illi­
nois.

In 1954 he was chosen associate director of 
libraries at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, 
where he remained until 1963, leaving to be­
come a professor and librarian at Kansas State 
Teachers College, Emporia. He was appointed 
professor and head of the land-grant library 
system at Kansas State University in 1966, and 
in 1972 he was named director of libraries at 
McGill University.

Dr. Farley served on the ad hoc committee 
for the National Agricultural Library studying 
an agricultural sciences information network, 
and he is a member of The Associates of the 
National Agricultural Library, Inc., a group
that promotes the development of the library.

Dr. Farley is a member of ALA and has
been a member of the ALA Council, served as 
president of the Kansas Library Association, 
and is a member of the American Association 
of University Professors and the State Library
Advisory Commission.

James H. Richards, J r., formerly director
of the University of Wyoming Library, has

been appointed head librarian at Gettysburg 
College, Gettysburg, 
Pennsylvania, effec­
tive August 1.

Mr. Richards holds 
both the B.A. and 
M.A. degrees in his­
tory from Wesleyan 
University, Middle- 
town, Connecticut, 

 and his degree in li­
brary science from 
Columbia University. 
He served as librarian 
at Earlham College, 

James H. Richards, Jr. Richmond, Indiana; 
 assistant librarian at 

George Washington University, Washington, 
D.C.; and librarian at Carleton College, North- 
field, Minnesota, before going to Wyoming.

 He has regularly contributed articles to pro­
fessional journals. He has also served as con­
sultant for several colleges, and the U.S. Office 
of Education.

Active in nine state, regional, and national 
associations, Mr. Richards has filled numerous 
posts in the American Library Association since 
1954, including those of director on the Board 
of the Association of College and Research Li­
braries, 1965-69; president of the Library Ad­
ministration Division, 1970-71; and Councilor, 
1970-72.

D r. Charles D. Churchwell, associate 
provost for academic services at Miami Univer­
sity in Oxford, Ohio, has been named university 

librarian at Brown 
University, effective 
July 15, 1974. He re­
places David A. Jo­
nah, who retired this 
spring after a thirty- 
nine-year association 
with the Brown li­
brary system.

Churchwell, who  
was director of Miami 
University libraries  
from 1969 to 1972, 
was one of six persons 

Dr. Charles Churchwell recommended by the 
American Library As­ 

sociation this spring for the position of Librari­
an of Congress. He has been assistant director 
of libraries at the University of Houston, 1967- 

 69; assistant librarian with the University of Il­
linois libraries, 1964-67; reference librarian at

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the New York Public Library, 1959-61; and a 
library science instructor at Prairie View A & M 
College in Texas from 1953 to 1958.

As associate provost for academic services, 
Churchwell held primary responsibility for Mi­
ami University’s million-volume library system, 
plus the summer school and continuing educa­
tion programs, registrar’s office, telecommunica­
tions, gerontology center, the Scripps Founda­
tion for Research in Population Problems, and 
all honors and interdisciplinary studies pro­
grams at the Ohio university.

Previously, as Miami’s director of libraries, 
he administered libraries on three campuses, 
oversaw the reorganization of the main library, 
developed a new personnel program for the 
100-member library staff, and supervised the 
planning and construction of a $3.5-million li­
brary addition. In 1971—72 he was named an 
American Council on Education Academic Ad­
ministration Fellow and spent the year study­
ing administrative styles in cooperation with 
the presidents of Miami, Antioch, Cleveland 
State University, the University of Illinois, and 
Jackson State College.

At Brown, Churchwell will bear top-line re­
sponsibility for the management and develop­
ment of the 1.5-million-volume library system 
which includes the Rockefeller, Sciences, and 
Pembroke libraries, and the major special col­

lections housed in the John Hay and Annmary 
Brown libraries. The new director of libraries 
has indicated his first undertaking will be in the 
area of personnel policy. “Many concerns have 
been expressed by the staff here,” Churchwell 
said. “There is clearly a need to establish a 
new administrative structure which will re­
spond effectively to those concerns.”

A Florida native, Churchwell received a B.S. 
degree in mathematics from Morehouse College 
in 1952. He holds a master of library science 
degree from Atlanta University, and a doctoral 
degree in library science from the University 
of Illinois. He is married and the father of two 
children.

A P P O IN T M E N T S
John Bazuzi—assistant reference librarian, 

Tompkins-McCaw Library—Virginia Com­
monwealth University, Richmond.

Beth Ann Bliler—assistant reference li­
brarian—College of William and Mary, 
Williamsburg, Virginia.

Helen H. Britton—head, cataloging de­
partment— University of Houston, Texas.

E ulalie W. Brown—reference librarian, 
government documents—Arizona State Uni­
versity, Tempe.

Barbara C ohen—assistant reference librari­

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an, Tompkins-McCaw Library— Virginia Com­
monwealth University, Richmond.

E sther M. Conneely—cataloger, Harvard
College Library— Harvard University, Cam­
bridge, Massachusetts.

F rederick G. Cook—librarian— Bard Col­
lege, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York.

J oan Gidopoulos—cataloger, Harvard Col­
lege Library— H arvard University, Cam­
bridge, Massachusetts.

J. Roger Guard—reference librarian— Ok­
lahoma City University, Oklahoma.

John F. Guido—special collections librarian
— State University of New York at Bing­
hamton.

J oseph C. H ickerson—head, archive of folk 
song— The L ibrary of Congress.

Bonnie N. H ill—assistant head, acquisitions 
department, Mugar Memorial Library— Boston
University, Massachusetts.

Barbara Jenkins—cataloger, Cabot Science 
Library— H arvard University, Cambridge, 
Massachusetts.

Anna Koff—Slavic cataloger, Harvard Col­
lege Library— Harvard University, Cam­
bridge, Massachusetts.

D awn A. L amade—technical services li­
brarian— Agnes Scott College, Decatur, 
Georgia.

Donna R. L arson—head, government docu­
ments service— Arizona State University, 
Tempe.

L ee W. L eighton—cataloger, Harvard Col­
lege Library— Harvard University, Cam­
bridge, Massachusetts.

Ronald A. L ewis—head cataloger— State 
University of New York at Binghamton.

Sara B. M cCain—assistant director for read­
er services— State University of New York 
at Binghamton.

Patricia A. McClung—preservation librari­
an, Harvard College Library— Harvard Un i­
versity, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Marion H. M acI nnis—director of the li­
brary— Oklahoma C ity University, Oklaho­
ma.

Kenneth E. M arks—head, reference de­
partm ent— Iowa State University Library, 
Ames.

J. Gormly M iller—industrial and labor re­
lations librarian— Cornell University, Ithaca, 
New York.

E lizabeth P. Mitchell—editorial librarian 
— H arvard University Library, Cambridge, 
Massachusetts.

Allan A. Mussehl—assistant director for 
library science and media— Bemidji State 
College, Minnesota.

Anne Okoniewski—director, central process­
ing division— Virginia Commonwealth Un i­
versity Libraries, Richmond.

Peter L. Oliver—librarian, Andover-Har­

 

 

 

vard Theological Library— H arvard Univer­
sity, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Charles Osburn—assistant director for col­
lection development— State University of 
New York at Buffalo.

Rita L. P addock—head of public services, 
Harvard College Library— Harvard Univer­
sity, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Sandra K. P eterson—documents librarian 
— College of W illiam and Mary, Williams­
burg, Virginia.

Colleen P ower—reference librarian, life 
sciences— Arizona State University, Tempe.

Paul A. Roy, J r.—librarian, Virginia Asso­
ciated Research Campus— College of W il­
liam and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia.

Lois Schneberger—head, catalog service— 
Arizona State University, Tempe.

F lorian J. Shasky—chief, departm ent of 
special collections— Stanford University Li­
braries, Palo Alto, California.

Shirley M. T arlton—associate professor 
and head librarian, Ida Jane Dacus Library—  
W inthrop College, Rock Hill, South Caro­
lina.

D on L. T olliver—executive director of 
learning resources— University of W isconsin, 
W hitewater.

Karen T racy—reference librarian, Business 
Administration Library— H arvard University, 
Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Barbara Vanderhoff—head, serials records 
— Arizona State University Library, Tempe.

E llen J. W alker—medical bibliographer— 
Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.

E dward W ass—reference librarian— Uni­
versity of Rochester, New York.

Margaret W illiamson—head, serials de­
partm ent— University of H ouston, Texas.

R E T IR E M E N T S

J oseph C. Borden, head of the serials unit 
at Purdue University Libraries since July 1, 
1965, retired June 30, 1974 with the rank of 
Professor Emeritus of Library Science.

F rances Kennedy, director of the Okla­
homa City University Library since 1947, re­
tired June 1, 1974. She has already assumed 
her new position as executive secretary of the 
Oklahoma Library Association.

Robert Severance has announced his re­
tirem ent as director of the Air University Li­
brary at Maxwell Air F orce Base, Alabama.

L illian H. Smoke, formerly librarian, Get­
tysburg College L ibrary, Gettysburg, Penn­
sylvania, retired as librarian emerita August 1, 
1974, after fifteen years of service.

E lizabeth A. W indsor, head of the refer­
ence department, retired July 31, 1974 after 
twenty years of distinguished service at the 
I owa State University Library at Ames.

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D E A T H S

Jeremiah A. O’Mara, chief librarian of the 
W estern Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, adjunct 
assistant professor of bibliography in the De­
partment of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, 
University of Pittsburgh, died at age fifty 
after a short illness in the Methodist Hospital, 
Brooklyn, New York, on June 5.

R obert P oland, head of the acquisitions de­
partment at the University of Arizona Li­
brary, died suddenly on June 2 at the age of 
fifty-one.

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Administration

LAW  LIBRARY DIRECTOR, responsible for the operation 
o f 140,000 volume law library with a staff of 5 profes­
sionals, 4 paraprofessionals, and 14 full-time equivalent 
support staff. Required: Law degree from an accredited 
school and a 5†h-year library degree from an accredited 
library school. Experience in a major law library with 
proven a b ility  to administer such a library is necessary. 
Experience as a law teacher preferred; total qualifications 
should be such as to warrant appointment to Law School 
faculty. Salary: $20,000 minimum. Fringe benefits: T IA A / 
CREF. retirement plan; social security; health, hospital 
and life insurance partially subsidized; liberal sick leave. 
W rite to Robert T. Grazier, Assoc. Dir., Univ. Libs., 
Wayne State Univ., Detroit, M l 48202. An equal oppor- 
tunity/affirm ative  action employer.

DEAN O F LIBRARY SERVICES. Available 7/1/74. Q ua lifi­
cations: MLS or equivalent from ALA-accred¡ted school

and a doctorate (preferred) or second master's degree 
in a subject area; thorough knowledge of all services in 
academic library, including basic understanding of 
library computer applications. 8 years of professional 
experience including 5 years as an academic library 
administrator. Library consists of a new main building 
and 3 branches. Present collection is 650,000 books and 
the annual book budget is $370,000. Staff numbers 79, 
including 33 professionals. Acquisitions, cataloging and 
circulation departments are part of an expanding system, 
of computerized services. Salary $22,000—$24,000 for 12 
months, usual fringe benefits, month vacation, faculty 
rank and status. Mail resume and names of 3 references 
to Mr. O. Gene Norman, Chrm., Lib. Search Comm., 
Indiana State Univ., Cunningham Mem. Lib., Terre Haute, 
IN 47809. Applications will be accepted until Sept. I, 
1974.

DIRECTOR, Media Resources O ffice (Shiffman Medical 
Library). Responsible, under director of Project Director, 
to plan, direct, and coordinate activities of A /V  media 
resources office established by 2-year federal grant. 
Involves development of evaluation form for peer review 
of software productions to be used by area health 
care personnel, and planning and participating in 
educational seminars to provide information and as­
sistance to librarians, media specialists, and health care 
personnel regarding the application of A /V  materials 
and methods. A dditio n a l duties include monitoring ex­
penditures of budgeted funds, preparing reports and 
analyses setting forth progress recommendations or 
conclusions, while maintaining interface with health care 
community needs and application o f media support. 
Required: 5th-year library degree from accredited library 
school, relevant professional or paraprofessional ex­
perience in instructional technology highly desirable, 
administrative experience and knowledge of medical li­
brary network development useful a lb e it not essential. 
Salary $9,248—$ 14,493 depending on qualifications and 
experience. Fringe benefits: TIAA/CREF retirement plan; 
social security; health, hospital and life insurance par­
tia lly  subsidized; liberal sick leave. W rite to J. F. W il­
liams, II, Med. Ln., Shiffman Med. Lib., Wayne State 
Univ., 4325 Brush St., Detroit, M l 48201. An equal op- 
portun¡ty/affirm at¡ve action employer.

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (OPERATIO NS). Available 1/1/75. 
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master's degree or equivalent achievement, 4 years' ex­
perience in a position characterized by independent 
performance of a full range of library activities. Salary 
$ 14,664—$ 19,656, depending on experience and education. 
Send letter, resume and names of 3 professional references 
by 10/1/74 to Phillip Wesley, Dir., Educ. Resources 
Ctr., Calif. State College, Dom¡nques Hills, 1000 E. 
Victoria St., Dominques Hills, CA 90747. An equal 
oppor†un¡†y/aff¡rmat¡ve action employer.

DIRECTORSHIP of a ma¡or library of the History o f Art. 
Candidates should have at least 5 years of administrative 
experience and a strong interest in reorganization. Salary 
from $17,500. Resumes should be sent to John Maxon, 
Vice President, The A rt Institute of Chicago, Chicago, 
IL 60603.

HEAD OF C IR C U LA TIO N  DEPARTMENT to manage en­
tire  operation including Reserve Room. Supervise 3 non- 
professionals and over 20 student aides. MLS from ac­
credited library school; minimum year supervisory ex­
perience required. Salary: $10,000-$11,000 for 10 months 
with option to work summers. Faculty rank benefits. 
Effective 9/1/74. Send resume and transcript to Mrs. 
Minnie R. Johnson, Act g. Dir. of Ls., Chicago State 
Univ., 95 at King Dr., Chicago, IL 60628. An equal 
opportu n ity/affirm ative  action employer.

HEAD LIBRARIAN, position open July 1974. Responsible 
for staff of 15, 5 of whom hold MLS. Materials budget 
well over $100,000 per year. To work closely with 
faculty, especially in developing postsecondary pro­
grams. Emphasis includes learning resources and co­
operative programs with adjacent college. Doctorate 
preferred. $14,000 up, stipend and faculty rank com­
mensurate with experience and education. Resume to Dr. 
C. M. Strack, Dean o f Academic Servs., Henderson

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