Background
White, Herbert Spencer was born on September 5, 1927 in Vienna, Austria. Son of Leon and Ernestine (Lichteneger) Hochweis. came to the United States, 1938, naturalized, 1944.
Dean educator library and information scientist
White, Herbert Spencer was born on September 5, 1927 in Vienna, Austria. Son of Leon and Ernestine (Lichteneger) Hochweis. came to the United States, 1938, naturalized, 1944.
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, City College of New York, 1949. Medical Science Liaison Society, Syracuse University, 1950. Doctor of Philosophy in Humane Letters (honorary), Indiana University, 2003.
Intern, Library. of Congress, Washington, 1950;
member technical information division, Library. of Congress, Washington, 1950-1953;
technical library, Atomic Energy Commission, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 1953-1954;
organizer, manager corporation library, Chance Vought Aircraft, Dallas, 1954-1959;
manager engineering library, International Business Machines Corporation Corporation, Kingston, New York, 1959-1962;
manager technical information center, International Business Machines Corporation Corporation, Poughkeepsie, New York, 1962-1964;
executive director, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Science and Technology Information Facility, College Park, Maryland., 1964-1968;
vice president information management, Leasco Systems & Research Corporation, Bethesda, Maryland., 1968-1970;
senior vice president, Institute Science Information, Philadelphia, 1970-1974;
corporation director, Institute Science Information, Philadelphia, 1971-1974;
president, Stechert-Macmillan, Inc., Pennsaucken, New Jersey, 1974-1975;
professor, director Research Center Graduate Library. School, Indiana U., Bloomington, 1975-1980;
dean School Library. and Information Sciences, Indiana U., Bloomington, 1980-1990;
distinguished professor, Indiana U., Bloomington, 1991-1995;
professor emeritus, since 1995. Adjunct Professor U. Arizona School Library.
Sciences, since 1995. Visiting professor Alberta, San Jose State, Hawaii. Consultant, lecturer.
Member President's Advisory Committee for Administration Title II-B Higher Education Act, 1965-1968, Library. Research Planning Committee for 1980s, United States Department Education, vice president Green Valley Community Coordinating Council, since 1997. Grant reviewer Institute Museum and Libraries, since 1998.
Fellow Special Libraries Association (president 1969-1970, J.C. Dana award 1985, Hall of Fame 1994). Member American Library Association (councillor 1988-1992, planning committee 1989-1991, Dewey medal 1987), American Society Information Science (president 1973-1974, W. Davis award 1977, award of merit 1981, named Pioneer, 1987), Association Library and Information Science Education (chairman governmental relations committee 1980-1988), American Federation Information Processing Societies (director 1972-1978), Federation Internationale de Documentation (Netherlands, board director 1976-1978, treasurer 1978-1982), Society for Scholarly Public (board directors 1981-1982), Association Research Libraries (committee on library edn, 1983-1985), Council Library. Resources (research priorities task force 1984-1988, Indiana Library.
Lifetime Achievement award 1990), Beta Phi Mu (Service award 1995).
Married Mary Virginia Dyer, February 19, 1953 (deceased). 1 son, Jerome; Married Nancy J. Cornell, May 1, 2002.