| PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE |
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1998 - California State University, Sacramento Reference Librarian |
| Do collection development in the areas of History (excluding the Western Hemisphere) Photography and Russian Language & Literature. Work the reference desk in the Humanities Reference Department. Engage in creative and scholarly activities. |
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1987 - 1997 California State University, Sacramento Dean & University Librarian |
| Was responsible for the administration and operation of the University Library in support of the programmatic needs of a regional university. Participated in the development of university-wide policy and represented the interests of the university in system-wide groups and professionally. Reported to the Vice President for Academic Affairs. |
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1983 - 1987 California State University, Sacramento Associate University Librarian for Public Services |
| Was responsible for the administration and operation of the public services division of the University Library. |
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1981 - 1983 University of Illinois, Chicago Acquisitions Librarian |
| Managed the Acquisitions Department with an annual materials budget of $1,500,000. |
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1976 - 1980 University of California, Berkeley Assistant to the University Librarian |
| Assisted the University Librarian in the development of library objectives and program priorities. Conducted management studies. Served on administrative policy groups. |
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1975 - 1976 Swedish National Board Project Leader for Technical Development |
| Contracted to the Swedish Council for Scientific Information and Documentation to study the information systems of three research-intensive multinational corporations. |
| EDUCATION |
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1972 - 1979 University of California, Berkeley Doctor of Library Science |
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1970 - 1972 Syracuse University Masters in Library Science |
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1960 - 1964 Brown University Bachelor of Arts |
| EDITORSHIPS |
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1998 – 1999 Journal of Academic Librarianship Beyond the Edge Series Editor |
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1993 - 1996 Journal of Academic Librarianship Editor |
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1992 - 1993 Journal of Academic Librarianship Associate Editor |
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1984 - 1990 College & Research Libraries Editor |
| CONSULTANTSHIPS/OTHER |
| Evaluator for the Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities, Western Association of Schools and Colleges. |
| PUBLICATIONS |
| Monograph - |
| The client-centered academic library: an organizational model. Contributions in Library and Information Science Series. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1983. |
| Six Chapters |
| Twenty Three Articles |
| "The Disembodied Librarian in the Digital Age," College & Research Libraries, Part 2 (November 1999). Accepted for publication. |
| "The Disembodied Librarian in the Digital Age," College & Research Libraries, Part 1 (September 1999). Accepted for publication. |
| "Going, Going, Gone," Journal of Academic Librarianship 25:3 (May 1999). |
| "Reaching into the Mist for the Elusive "Virtual" Thing," Journal of Academic Librarianship 25:2 (March 1999). |
| "Cyber-Geography, Cyber-Space," Journal of Academic Librarianship 25:1 (January 1999). |
| "Libraries and the humanities in the 1990s," Library Hi Tech (1991). A special issue edited with Fred Batt. |
| "Hard facts, hard work: librarians and 'A nation at risk,'" Journal of Academic Librarianship 14 (May 1988): 72-76. With Jennifer Ware. |
| "Automation, quality of work life and middle managers," Library Administration and Management 1 (1987). |
| "QWL strategies: people are the castle, people are the walls, people are the moat," Journal of Academic Librarianship 10:6 (January 1985): 350-5 |
| "Administration: which way - traditional practice or modern theory?" College & Research Libraries (March 1972): 104-12. |
| Thirty Three Editorials |
| "A fold in time," College & Research Libraries 60:2 (March 1999) |
| "Sometime soon: a new renaissance," Journal of Academic Librarianship 20:3 (July 1994). |
| "From the drawer: to the Wall," College & Research Libraries 51:2 (March 1990). |
| "What is research?" College & Research Libraries 49:3 (May 1988). |
| Ten Reports |
| Cambodians in California: an information needs assessment. Sacramento: California State University, Sacramento, 1992. With Kitty Shek. |
| Thirty EightSpeeches in such cities of Kyoto and Tokyo, Chicago, Boston, New York, Pittsburgh, Seattle, Boulder, Dallas, Wichita, San Francisco, and Moscow (paper presented by colleague). |
| "Conversations across cultures: a citation study of the periodical literature of librarianship." Round Table of Editors of Library Journals, International Federation of Library Associations. Annual Conference. (Moscow August 1991). Paper read by Jordan Scepanski. |
| "Humanities in the 90s: scholarship, communication, libraries." California State University, Sacramento (March 1990). Moderator and organizer of two-day symposium with Fred Batt. |
| "Long-linked transitions: from technology to service." Library and Information Technology Association. 2nd National Conference. Boston (October 1988). With Stanley Frost. |
| "Editing: skill or profession?" International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions. Post conference seminar on current issues in publishing professional journals and newsletters. University of Chicago August 1985). |
| "Discussion leader/reactor for ALA Presidential Program, "Forging coalitions for the public good." Annual Conference. Chicago (July 1985). |
| Home Page |
| Created extensive Home Page, including Prime Sites: History (36 pages of URLs with annotations) and Prime Sites: Photography. |
| ListServ |
| Established Lib-2050, a discussion list for information seekers and providers interested in long range issues extending to the year 2050 and beyond. |
| Grants |
| "Hot Links for Scholars: Literary News on the Internet from Russia," International Research and Exchange Board (April 1999). Co-project organizer with the Baltic Centre for Writers and Authors. (Grant application). |
| "Cambodians in California: a cultural and information needs assessment." Principal investigator for oral history project. The $120,000 three-year LSCA-supported grant was funded by the California State Library. |
| Selected Professional Activities |
| Chair, International Relations Committee, Library & Information Technology Association (1992-93). |
| Chair, Liaison with Japanese Libraries, Ad hoc Committee, American Library Association (1993-94) |
| Member, International Relations Committee, American Library Association (1990-92). |
| Chair, Editorial Board of College & Research Libraries (1984-90). |
| Chair, Committee on Research, American Library Association (1986-88). |
| Personal |
| Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Have two children 20 and 24. Enjoy camping, hiking, travel, swimming, tennis, bridge, and creative activities such as photography (exhibited in Sacramento in 1996), poetry, and watercolor. |