ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries M ay 1992 / 3 4 5 Garrett B o w le s, h e a d o f th e Music Library at th e Uni­ versity o f California, San Di­ ego, has b e e n aw a rd e d th e 1992 E v a J u d d O ’M e a r a A w ard fo r th e b e st review article to a p p e a r in NOTES during the previous year. His article, “Music N otation Soft­ w a re fo r th e IBM-PC,” a p ­ p e a re d in NOTES in March 1990 an d w as cited as “valu­ able in g en eral for its assess­ m en t o f m usic representation softw are a n d as a b u y e r’s g u id e ’ in a relatively n e w p ro d u c t area. B eyond this, h ow ever, the review m akes a m ajor co n trib u tio n to th e e s­ tablishm ent o f critical stan d ard s a n d an evalua­ tive m e th o d o lo g y for this particular tech n o l­ ogy.” V ictor C ardell, head o f th e Archive o f P opu­ lar A m erican Music at th e U niversity o f Califor­ nia, Los Angeles; B e th C h r iste n se n , m usic li­ b rarian an d acting director o f the library at St. O laf College; a n d C arol Tatian, m usic librar­ ian at B row n U niversity, h av e b e e n e le c te d m e m b e r s - a t - l a r g e o f t h e M u s ic L ib ra r y A ssociation’s B oard o f D irectors. T hey m et w ith con tin u in g m em b ers o f the b o a rd at th e MLA an n u al m eeting in F ebruary a n d officially as­ su m ed office at th e e n d o f th e conference. J u d ith H a rw o o d , u n d erg rad u ate librarian at S o u th e rn Illin o is U niversity, C a rb o n d a le (SIUC), has b e e n a p p o in te d d irecto r o f u n d e r­ g ra d u a te in s tru c tio n a l s e r v i c e s t h e r e . S h e joined th e SIUC staff in 1969 as assistant serials librarian, b e c a m e assis­ ta n t u n d e rg r a d u a te li­ brarian in 1970, a n d has b e e n in h e r current p o ­ sitio n sin ce 1971. She has also w o rk e d at th e U n iv e rsity o f Illin o is, U r b a n a - C h a m p a i g n , Judith Harwood an d at Parkland College. H arw o o d is also th e recip ien t o f th e 1992 Illinois A cadem ic Librarian o f th e Y ear A w ard given at th e an n u al m eeting o f th e Illinois Li­ brary A ssociation (ILA) in C hicago o n March P e o p le in t h e N e w s 19. H arw o o d has b e e n ac­ tive for m any years in ILA a n d th e Illinois A ssociation o f College a n d R esearch Li­ braries (IACRL), serving as v ic e -p re sid e n t o f ILA a n d p resid en t o f IACRL. She has also chaired th e ILA P oster Session C om m ittee, b e e n a m em b er o f th e Legislative/ Library D ev elo p m e n t C om ­ mittee o f ILA, an d served on th e IACRL B ibliographic In­ struction C om m ittee. R ic h a r d G r is c o m , h e a d o f th e D w ig h t A n d erso n M usic Library at th e U niversity o f Louisville, w as a p p o in te d executive secretary o f th e Music Library A ssociation at th e MLA an n u a l m eetin g in B altim ore, M aryland, last F ebruary. G riscom has served MLA as a m em ­ b e r o f th e B oard o f D irectors, as fiscal officer, a n d as a m em b er o f various com m ittees an d w o rk in g groups. Edward G. H olley, William Rand K enan Jr. professor of library and information science at the University o f N orth C arolina-C hapel Hill, has b e e n h o n o re d b y tw o n a tio n a l a s s o c ia tio n s . T h e S o u th e a s te r n Li­ brary A ssociation gave H olley th e Mary U topia R o th r o c k A w a r d o n M arch 20 “to h o n o r a li­ b ra ria n w h o h a s c o n ­ trib u ted substantially to th e f u r th e ra n c e o f li- b r a r i a n s h i p in t h e S outheast d u rin g a ca­ Edward G. Holley r e e r .” In a d d itio n , o n Ju n e 10 th e Special Libraries A ssociation will aw ard H olley ho n o rary m em b ersh ip in th e as­ sociation in h o n o r o f his “ex cep tio n al service to special librarianship.” N om ination for Holley cam e from North Carolina special librarians w h o re c o g n iz e d h is initiative in esta b lish in g th e School o f Inform ation a n d Library Science-En­ vironm ental P rotection A gency Internship Pro­ gram 18 years ago. A m y J o b , acting h e a d o f technical services at the A skew Libraiy o f William P aterson Col- 3 4 6 / C&RL News M o re ACRL aw ard winners Essay on intellectual freedom w ins K.G. Saur A w a rd “T he Library as a M arketplace o f Id e a s,” an article b y R onald J. H eckart, librarian at th e Institute o f G overnm ental Studies Library, U ni­ versity o f California, Berkeley, w hich ap p eared in th e N ovem ber 1991 issue o f C&RL, h as b e e n n a m e d th e w in n e r o f th e K.G. Saur A w ard for B est College a n d Research Libraries Article. T he aw ard w a s estab lish ed to recognize the m o st o u tstan d in g article p u b lish e d in C&RL du rin g the p reced in g v o lu m e year. A nne W oodsw orth, chair o f the aw ard jury, said, “R onald H eck art’s thoughtful essay on intellectual freed o m is tim ely an d im portant for librarians in th e 1990s. G lobal political an d eco n o m ic changes are highlighting access to inform ation as a critical c o u n terw eig h t in th e d em ocratic system . In this context, his th e o ­ retical analysis is a p o w erful arg u m en t for th e p rofession to reassess its social responsibili­ ties.” T he article takes a b ro a d analytical view o f intellectual freed o m u sin g th e co n c e p t o f th e m ark etp lace o f id eas an d identifies th e strengths a n d w e a k n e sse s o f intellectual free­ d o m as a n ethical co rn ersto n e o f th e p ro fes­ sion. H eckart will receive a $500 aw ard a n d a plaq u e, d o n a te d b y K.G. Saur publishing com ­ p a n y , th a t w ill b e p r e s e n te d at th e ACRL P resident’s P rogram in San Francisco o n Mon­ day, J u n e 29, 1992. Eric Johnson to receive Samuel Lazerow Fellowship Eric A. Jo h n so n , se n io r Soviet e x ch an g e sp e ­ cialist, E xchange an d Gift Division, Library o f C o n g re ss , is th e r e c ip ie n t o f th e S am uel L azerow Fellow ship fo r R esearch in A cquisi­ tions o r T echnical Services in a n A cadem ic o r R esearch Library. The $1,000 fellow ship is d o n a te d an n u ally by the Institute for Scien­ tific Inform ation to foster advances in acqui­ sitions o r technical services. “C urrent events have p u t traditional m eth ­ o d s o f acquiring Slavic m aterials in jeopardy. J o h n s o n ’s p ro p o sal takes advantage o f a his­ toric w in d o w o f o p p o rtu n ity to b eg in a n e w g eo g rap h y o f form erly Soviet m aterials,” said Betty Landesm an, chair o f th e aw ard jury. “It is h o p e d th a t th e results o f th e stu d y an d evaluation o f th e services o f th e B ibkollektor agency will assist academ ic a n d research li­ b raries in th e U nited States to navigate the shoals o f th e acquisition o f th ese m aterials in the w a k e o f eco n o m ic a n d political c h a n g e .” T h e a w a rd will b e p re s e n te d at th e ACRL P resid en t’s P rogram in San Francisco, M on­ day, J u n e 29, 1992. ■ lege o f N ew Jersey, receiv ed th e 1991 Distin­ g u ish ed Service A w ard from th e College an d U niversity Section o f the N ew Jersey Library A ssociation (NJLA). T h e a w a rd is p re s e n te d yearly to a n individual w h o “b y his o r h e r o u t­ stan d in g contributions has directly en rich ed the librarianship o f h ig h er ed u catio n in N ew J e r­ se y .” J o b co n ceiv ed a n d co o rd in ated th e trav­ eling exhibit com m em orating th e cen te n n ial of th e NJLA, h as p ro d u c e d several bibliographies highlighting N ew Jersey history m aterials, an d is p resid en t-elect o f the T echnical Services Sec­ tio n o f NJLA. M ic h a e l O ch s, sen io r lecturer o n m usic an d librarian o f th e Eda K uhn Loeb Music Library at H arvard University, w as elected vice-p resid en t/ presid en t-elect o f th e Music Library A ssociation at th e MLA an n u al co n v en tio n in Baltim ore last February. H e will h o ld the position for o n e year, th e n b e c o m e p re s id e n t for tw o years. O chs holds th e first n a m e d chair o f m usic librarian- ship in the U nited States, th e R ichard F. French Chair in Music Librarianship. A ppointm ents (A p pointm ent notices are ta k e n from library new sletters, letters from p e rso n n e l offices an d ap p o in tees, a n d o th e r sources. T o en su re that y o u r ap p o in tm e n t ap p ears, w rite to the Editor, C&RL News, 50 E. Huron, Chicago, IL 60611-2795.) D a v id K och , cu rato r o f special collections a n d university archivist at S outhern Illinois Uni- M ay 1992 / 3 4 7 v ersity at C a rb o n d a le (SIUC), h as b e e n a p ­ p o in te d d irecto r o f special collections a n d d e ­ v elo p m en t there. Previ­ ously, h e w as rare b o o k librarian at SIUC from 1970-1980. H e b e g a n his career as a jo u rn al­ is t w ith t h e D a y t o n (O hio) J o u r n a l H erald, th e n w a s a n o rig in a l m em b er o f th e W right State U niversity English D e p a r t m e n t a n d a founding m em ber o f the David Koch M a d R iver R eview . H e h o ld s d e g re e s fro m D e p a u w U niversity a n d SIUC. J a y Starratt, assistant d irecto r o f library ser­ v i c e s a t S o u t h e r n I l l i n o i s U n i v e r s i t y a t C arbondale (SIUC), has b e e n a p p o in te d d irec­ to r o f au to m atio n an d technical services there. H e w as previously as­ sistant d irecto r for ad ­ m inistrative services at th e U n iv ersity o f N e­ braska, O m aha, a n d has h eld positions at E m ory U n iv e r s ity . H e h a s s e r v e d o n th e ACRL Jay Starratt A cadem ic Library Statis­ tics C om m ittee a n d w as chair o f th e ACRL P u b ­ lic R elations in A cadem ic Libraries D iscussion G roup. S te p h a n ie D . T o lso n , form er co o rd in ato r o f cataloging services w ith th e St. Louis C om ­ m u n ity C ollege District, h as b e e n a p p o in te d d irecto r o f library services at St. Louis C om m u­ nity College, Florissant Valley C am pus. T olson currently serves as chair o f the C ataloging C om ­ m ittee for th e Special Libraries A ssociation, a n d w as in stru m e n ta l in e sta b lish in g a St. Louis ch a p te r o f th e N ational A ssociation o f N egro B usiness a n d P rofessional W om en. She has a b a c h e lo r’s d e g re e from P ark C ollege in K ansas City an d an MLS from E m poria K ansas State U niversity. D e lm u s W illia m s, d irecto r o f libraries at th e U niversity o f A labam a, H untsville, has b e e n a p p o in te d d e a n o f university libraries at th e U niversity o f A kron, O hio. W illiams previously w o rk ed at W estern Illinois University in M acomb w h e re h e o v ersaw m ajor building, collection, a n d a u to m atio n initiatives a n d particip ated in regional a n d state co o p erativ e activity th at led to a statew ide library c o m p u te r-b a se d biblio­ g rap h ic reco rd a n d delivery system . Williams h as also p u b lish e d articles a n d b o o k chapters, ta u g h t librarianship, a n d b e e n a n active m em ­ b e r o f th e profession. M a ry a n n e P. B la k e has b e e n n a m e d o u t­ re a c h services co ordinator, H ealth Sciences Li­ b ra ry a n d In fo rm atio n C enter, U niversity o f W ashington, Seattle. H o lly J. B o r n e has b e e n a p p o in te d associ­ ate m usic a n d fine arts librarian at B utler U ni­ versity, Indianapolis. R o b ert C. B r o w n has b e e n n a m e d assis­ ta n t archives librarian at th e O k lah o m a State U niversity Libraries. N a n c y B u c h a n a n is n o w staff instruction librarian at Sterling C. Evans Library, Texas A&M U niversity, C ollege Station. E ric C e le ste h as b e e n a p p o in te d h e a d o f serials co p y cataloging a n d reco rd m aintenance at th e M assachusetts Institute o f T echnology Libraries. N a n c y C h a ffin has b e e n a p p o in te d origi­ nal cataloger at Sterling C. Evans Library, T exas A&M University, C ollege Station. J a n e C o n r o w has b e e n a p p o in te d associ­ ate d e a n fo r library services at A rizona State U niversity, T em pe. P a m e la A. C o o p e r -F e d le r h as b e e n a p ­ p o in te d d e v e lo p m e n t a n d e x te rn a l relatio n s officer at th e T exas T ech U niversity Libraries, L ubbock. J o a n C o tto n e has b e e n p ro m o te d to h ead o f cataloging at th e State U niversity o f N ew Y ork at G eneseo. R o n a ld W. C r o w n has jo in ed the Pius XII M em orial Library at Saint Louis U niversity as referèn ce librarian, specialist in theology. K a th le e n S. C u lle n has b e e n a p p o in te d di­ recto r o f d e v e lo p m e n t at th e Jam es J. Hill Ref­ e re n c e Library, St. Paul, M innesota. S u z a n n e D o d s o n has b e e n n a m e d facili­ ties p lan n in g librarian at the U niversity o f Brit­ ish C olum bia, V ancouver. A n d rea D u d a has b e e n n a m e d science ref­ e re n c e librarian at th e U niversity o f California, Santa B arbara, Library. E m ily G allu p F a y e n has b e e n n a m e d se­ n io r co n su ltan t at th e IME G roup, Boston. R o b ert E. F o lle tt has b e e n a p p o in te d h ead 3 4 8 / C&RL News music librarian at th e University o f Arizona Li­ brary, Tucson. R ick Gates has b een n am ed director of li­ brary autom ation at the University o f Califor­ nia, Santa Barbara. J o a n G rant is n o w director o f collection services at N ew York University. C h a rlen e G. G rass is now assistant univer­ sity librarian for autom ation an d technical ser­ vices at the O regon State University Libraries, Corvallis. A n n e H artm ere has b een ap p o in ted h ead o f th e new ly form ed Unified Arts, Architecture a n d U rban Planning Library at the University o f California, Los Angeles. L yn n e M. H aym an is n o w assistant direc­ tor for the California N ew spaper Project, Cen- ter .for Bibliographic Studies an d Research at the University o f California, Riverside. N a n cy C. K ra n ich is n o w associate dean o f the libraries at N ew York University. B rigitte K u ep p ers is n o w the arts, archi­ tecture an d u rb an planning special collections librarian at th e U niversity o f California, Los Angeles. Lorm a L ueck is th e n ew social science ref­ erence librarian at the University o f California, Santa Barbara, Library. Paul MacLean has be e n nam ed governm ent docum ents librarian at the State University of N ew York at G eneseo. E len a M iller has b e e n nam ed senior sci­ en ce reference librarian at Sterling C. Evans Li­ brary, Texas A&M University, College Station. J a n et A. N e e se has b e e n nam ed acting d i­ rector of College Libraries at the State Univer­ sity o f N ew York at G eneseo. B rian O w e n is now systems m anager at the University o f British Columbia, Vancouver. T ym P a r so n s has b e e n n a m e d assistant docum ents librarian at the O klahom a State Uni­ versity Libraries. M artha R ey n o ld s has b e e n nam ed m an­ aging librarian at the Fraser Branch Library of the State University o f N ew York at G eneseo. R ich ard R ich ie has accep ted a one-year a p p o in tm e n t as assistant librarian/S outheast Asian bibliographer at Arizona State University, Tem pe. Sally Scott is n o w science reference librar­ ian at th e University o f Wyoming, Laramie. S te p h a n ie L. S m ith has b e e n ap p o in ted Balcones librarian in th e Engineering Library at the University o f Texas at Austin. R aym on d S oto has b een nam ed theater arts librarian in the new ly form ed Arts, Architecture an d Urban Planning Library at the University of California, Los Angeles. B etsaid a V elez-N atal has b e e n appointed assistant professor at the School of Library and Inform ation Science, University o f Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus. K a ren W e ilh o r s k i is n o w h e a d o f th e C entral R eference D ep artm en t at Sterling C. Evans Library, T exas A&M U niversity, College Station. A nita W h iteh ea d has b een a p p o in ted se­ nior assistant librarian at the State University of New York at G eneseo. J u lie S teven s has b een nam ed u ndergradu­ ate library services coordinator at the Univer­ sity o f British Columbia, Vancouver. J a m es S tick m an has b e e n ap p o in ted head o f the Serials Division, Suzzallo Library, Uni­ versity o f W ashington, Seattle. P eter C u p ery has b e e n ap p o in ted informa­ tion services librarian at the School o f Educa­ tion Instructional Materials Center, University o f W isconsin-Madison. S h ery l J. D avis has b e e n a p p o in ted pres­ ervation officer an d assistant to th e university librarian at the University of California, River­ side. Retirem ents C ath erin e Carter, associate librarian and principal cataloger at P en n State University, retired recently after 37 years o f service. Carter joined the University Libraries as assistant cata­ log librarian then w as prom oted to senior as­ sistant librarian in 1967. She w as prom oted to associate librarian in 1969. Ture E rick son , reference librarian in the Hum anities an d Social Sciences Division at the University o f British Columbia, retired at the e n d of 1991. He w as first ap p o in ted in 1964, th en becam e h ead o f Sedgew ick U ndergradu­ ate Library in 1965 an d held that position until 1985. Guy G arrison , the Alice B. K roeger profes­ sor o f inform ation studies at Drexel University, retired in D ecem ber after 38 years in th e li­ brary profession. G arrison served as d e a n of the College of Inform ation Studies at Drexel M ay 1992 / 3 4 9 from 1968-87 b efo re b ein g a p p o in te d to th e K roeger professorship. H is ca re e r b e g a n at th e O ak P ark (111.) Public Library w h e re h e held the p ositions o f branch librarian, h e a d o f refer­ ence, a n d assistant d i­ re c to r. F ro m 1 9 5 8 -6 0 he h eld a d octoral fel­ low ship at th e U niver­ sity o f Illinois (UI), th e sp en t tw o years as heacd o f re a d e r services at the K ansas City (Mo.) P u b ­ lic L ib ra ry , t h e n r e ­ tu rn e d to UI as a fac­ Guy Garrison u lt y m e m b e r . A s director o f th e Library R esearch C enter in th e G rad u ate School o f Library a n d In fo rm atio n Science at UI, h e h e a d e d o n e o f th e first o rg a­ n ized research units in a library school. A life m em b er o f ALA, G arrison serv ed four years o n th e ALA Council a n d w as a m e m b e r o f sev­ eral visiting team s for ALA’s C om m ittee o n Ac­ creditation. B e lv e r G riffith , p ro fe sso r o f inform ation studies at D rexel U niversity, retired in D ecem ­ b e r after 22 years o n th e faculty. Griffith p revi­ ously w o rk e d as associate d irecto r a n d direc­ to r o f th e A m erican P sychological A ssociation Project o n Scientific Inform ation E xchange in Psychology. W hile at D rexel, h e serv ed in a d ­ visory p o sitio n s to th e N ational Institutes o f H ealth, N ational Science F oundation, a n d the British Library, am o n g others. H e has lectu red in at least 10 foreign countries, a n d c o n su lted in 1991 at th e T e c h n o lo g y F o u n d a tio n in Utrecht, T he N etherlands, a n d at th e A cadem y o f Sciences o f th e R epublic o f Russia. Griffith’s aw ard s include th e D rexel U niver­ sity R esearch A chievem ent A w ard (1980), the O u ts t a n d in g I n f o r m a tio n S c ie n c e T e a c h e r A w ard o f th e A m erican Society for Inform a­ tio n Science (1982), a n d th e N ew Jersey ASIS D istin g u ish ed L ectureship A w ard (1987). He holds a B.A. in psy ch o lo g y from th e U niversity o f Virginia a n d an M.A. an d Ph.D . in e x p e ri­ m en tal p sy ch o lo g y from th e U niversity o f C on­ necticut. D o n a ld C. H e n d e r s o n Jr., associate librar­ ian in H ispanic collections a n d services at P enn State U niversity, retire d recently after 22 years o f service. H e jo in ed th e U niversity Libraries as h e a d o f th e H ispanic Library Program . H e le n K n ig h t has retired as university ar­ chivist at W estern K entucky University, B ow l­ ing G reen. E liz a b e th L aney, librarian o f th e Inform a­ tio n a n d Library Science Library at th e U niver­ sity o f N orth C arolina at C hapel Hill (UNC-CH) sin ce 1984, retire d O c to b e r 31, 1991. Laney serv ed as a sch o o l librarian, d irecto r o f a p u b ­ lic library, a n d d irected library o p eratio n s for tw o N orth C arolina state units b efo re joining UNC-CH. She is a g rad u ate o f U N C-G reens- b o ro an d receiv ed h e r MLS from UNC-CH in 1973. R eg L a sw ell has retired as h e a d o f th e D e­ p artm en t o f Library A utom ation a n d T echnical Services at W estern K entucky University, Bow l­ ing G reen. A d e la id e LaVerdi, h e a d o f cataloging at the State U niversity o f N ew Y ork at G en eseo , re­ tired o n April 8 after 33 years o f service. V la d im ir M icuda, ch ief o f th e Science a n d T ech n o lo g y Libraries at P en n State University, retired recen tly after 25 years o f service. H e b e g a n his career w ith th e U niversity Libraries as an agricultural a n d biological science librar­ ian, a n d h eld th e p osition o f acting assistant d e a n a n d h e a d o f th e R eference an d Instruc­ tional Services Division in 1989. D a v id W. P a rish , g o v ern m en t d o cu m en ts librarian at th e State U niversity o f N ew Y ork at G en eseo , retire d in A ugust 1991 after 25 years o f service. R ich a rd C. Q u ick retired at th e e n d o f 1991 after 24 years as d irecto r o f college libraries at th e State U niversity o f N ew York at G eneseo. M ary E lle n State retire d in M arch as librar­ ies p e rs o n n e l officer at th e State U niversity of N ew Y ork at Buffalo after m ore th a n 15 years in th at p o sitio n a n d o v e r 22 years at th e uni­ versity. A n n e Y a n d le, h e a d o f th e Special Collec­ tions D ivision a n d U niversity Archives at the U niversity o f British C olum bia (UBC), retired at th e e n d o f 1991 after 30 years o f service. She b e g a n w o rk in g at UBC in 1961 a n d b ecam e h e a d o f th e division in 1966. She w as re sp o n ­ sible for d ev elo p in g UBC’s collection o f p rin ted 3 5 0 / C&RL News an d m anuscript m aterials relating primarily to Canada, British Columbia, an d the Pacific North­ w est. Deaths C h arles M arsh all Adam s, librarian em eri­ tus at the University of North Carolina at G reens­ b o ro (UNC-G), a n d p a st-p re s id e n t o f ACRL (1950—1951), d ied D ecem ber 8, 1991, at the age o f 83. Adams received his b ach elo r’s d e ­ gree from A mherst College in 1929 an d w en t o n to obtain his m aster’s degrees in English an d library science from Colum bia University. From 1934 to 1938 he w o rk ed at the N ew York Public Library, then w as assistant to the direc­ to r a n d librarian in charge of special collec­ tions at Colum bia University from 1938 to 1945. In 1945 he becam e director o f the library at UNC-G, resigning in 1969 to b eco m e director o f th e Sinclair Library at the University of H a­ waii, w h ere he served until his retirem ent in 1973- In 1978 h e w as aw ard ed an honorary doctorate in hu m an e letters by UNC-G The author o f m any professional articles and re v ie w s , A d am s w a s a ls o a d is tin g u is h e d bookm an. His collection of the w orks of Randall Jarrell and w riters o f the Southern A ppalachians w ere given to the A mherst College Library. M ay D o m in , form er university archivist at the University o f California, Berkeley, died on February 19 at the age o f 94. D om in received h e r m aster’s in history at UC-Berkeley in 1922, six years after joining the library as a student assistant in the Catalog D epartm ent. She later becam e senior assistant in th e departm ent, then w as ap p o in ted university archivist in 1949 and held th at position until her retirem ent in 1964. After retiring, D ornin co-authored A Pictorial H istory o f the University o f C alifornia and as­ sum ed responsibility for m any articles in The C entennial Record, b o th pub lish ed in 1968. A b b ot F id e lis J a m e s D u n la p , form er li­ brarian an d library director at Saint Leo Col­ lege (SLC) in Florida, died March 25 at the age o f 66. D unlap ea rn e d his MLS in 1957 from Catholic University o f America. After serving as library director at SLC, h e w as ap p o in ted executive vice-president o f the college, w as a m em ber of the B oard o f Trustees, an d becam e fourth A bbot o f Saint Leo A bbey from 1970 to 1985. M argie M ay H elm , form er h ead librarian at W estern K entucky University (WKU), died o n D ecem ber 19, 1991, at th e age o f 97. Helm b eg an her career at WKU in 1920, th en b e ­ cam e h e a d librarian in 1923 and held that posi­ tion until h e r retirem ent in 1965. Active in the profession, she served as p resident of the Ken­ tucky Library A ssociation in 1929, w as o n e of the founders o f the Bowling G reen Public Li­ brary, an d w as a m em ber o f the State B oard for th e Certification o f Librarians from 1938 to 1955. She also contributed scholarly articles to Library Quarterly, Library Journal, and the K en­ tu c k y School Journal. P roud o f her profession, H elm once said, “I believe in reading as a form o f education an d of elim ination o f racial and o th er prejudices. K now ledge o f o ther peoples an d o ther w ays o f life will contribute to a bet­ ter understanding b etw een peoples. I’m pro u d to b e a librarian.” L uella (B eck y ) P o llo ck , form er college li­ brarian at Reed College, Portland, O regon, died March 17. P ollock d irected th e Reed Library from 1957 until h er retirem ent in 1987. She also held positions at the University o f Iow a (1942— 1945) a n d V assar C ollege (1945-1957). She p lan n ed an d directed a 1962 addition to the Reed Library an d w as responsible for m uch o f the planning for th e 1989 addition. T he library room that houses a brow sing collection o f new books an d recent n ew sp ap ers an d periodicals is n am ed in her honor. ■ Advertiser index A m erican Library Assn. 324 American Psychological cover 2 AMIGOS 308 B allen 319 Blackw ell 312 Cam bridge Scientific 305 EBSCO cover 4 G aylord 336 H aw orth 316 K.G. Saur cover 3 Sociological Abstracts 327 H.W. W ilson 325