Background
Vassallo, Paul was born on August 3, 1937 in Marsa, Malta. Came to the United States, 1952, naturalized, 1954. Son of Salvatore and Giuseppina (Gravino) Vassallo.
academic administrator Librarian
Vassallo, Paul was born on August 3, 1937 in Marsa, Malta. Came to the United States, 1952, naturalized, 1954. Son of Salvatore and Giuseppina (Gravino) Vassallo.
Bachelor of Arts Political Science, Wayne State University, 1959; postgraduate, Wayne State University, 1959-1961; Master of Arts in Library Science, University of Michigan, 1962.
Special library recruit, Library of Congress, Washington, 1962-1963;
assistant head Hispanic exchange section exchange and gift division, Library of Congress, 1963;
subject cataloger, Library of Congress, 1963-1964;
head newspaper and periodical section serial division, Library of Congress, 1964-1965;
assistant head public reference section general reference and bibliography division, Library of Congress, 1965-1966;
assistant chief serial record division, Library of Congress, 1966-1967;
consultant serials data program, information systems office, Library of Congress, 1967-1968;
chief congressional reference division, Library of Congress, 1968-1972;
director national serials data program, Library of Congress, 1972-1974;
assistant to dean, School Library and Information Services, U. Maryland., College Park, 1967-1968;
professor librarianship, U. New Mexico, Albuquerque, 1974-1988;
dean library services, U. New Mexico, Albuquerque, 1974-1986;
associate vice president computer services and information systems, U. New Mexico, Albuquerque, 1985-1988;
executive director, Washington Research Library Consortium, Washington, since 1988. Consultant Organisation American States, Managua, 1976, U. Autonoma de Guadalajara, Mexico, 1980-1983, Institute de Investigaciones Electricas, Cuernavaca, Mexico, 1981, U. Autonoma de Chiapas, Mexico, 1984, 85. Initiator, chairman Task Force on State-wide Interlibrary Cooperative System for New Mexico, 1977.
Member New Mexico White House Conference Planning Committee, 1978, delegate, head New Mexico delegation, 1979. Founder Council Academy Research Libraries in AMIGOS, 1979, chairman 1981-1984. Delegate Online Computer Library Center Users Council, 1981-1983.
Initiator, board directors Library of Congress Volunteer Project at District of Columbia Correction Complex. Con.Library of Congress Recruiting Program. Member Fulbright Discipline Committee in Library Science, 1984-1986.
Member Southern Association Colleges Schools reaffirmation committee Institute Technology y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, 1987, 88, U. de las Americas, Mexico City, 1989.
Trustee AMIGOS Bibliographical Council, 1979-1982, secretary, 1979, chairman, 1981. Board directors New Mexico Symphony Orchestra, 1985-1988. President Michigan State Society, Washington, 1974.
Vice president Library of Congress Welfare and Recreation Association, 1964, president, 1965. Member American Library Association (Executive Committee history section 1972-1974, chairman nominating committee serial section 1975-1976, special commission on library education 1982-1985), American Society Information Science, Special Libraries Association (international relations committee since 1989), New Mexico Library. Association (chairman federal relations committee 1977-1978), Greater Albuquerque Library.
Association, Association Research Libraries (trustee 1982-1985, Association of College and Research Libraries legislation committee 1978-1984, American Library Association nominating committee 1987-1988), Albuqueque Chamber of Commerce (cultural committee 1987-1988).
Married Benita Mae Weber, June 21, 1981.