Peter Spyers-Duran

Background

Spyers-Duran, Peter was born on January 26, 1932 in Budapest, Hungary. Came to United States, 1956, naturalized, 1964. Son of Alfred and Maria (Almasi-Balogh) S-D.

Education

Certificate, Free University Budapest, 1955. Master of Arts in liberal studies, University Chicago, 1960. Doctor of Education, Nova S Eastern University, 1975.

Career

Professional assistant library administration division American Library Association, Chicago, 1961-1962. Associate director libraries, associate professor University Wisconsin, 1962-1967. Director libraries, professor Western Michigan University, 1967-1970.

Director libraries, professor library science Florida Atlantic University, 1970-1976. Director library California State University, Long Beach, 1976-1983. Professor library and information science, director library Wayne State University, Detroit, 1983-1986, dean, professor library and information science program, 1986-1995, dean and professor emeritus, since 1995.

Consultant Spyers-Duran Associates, since 1995. Acting university library Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 1996-1997. Visiting professor State University New York at Geneseo, summers 1969-1970.

Consultant publications, library and information science-related enterprises. Chairman board international conferences, since 1970.

Achievements

• Peter Spyers-Duran has been listed as a noteworthy librarian, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Requiem for the Card Catalog: Management Issues in Automated Cataloging (Contributions in Political Science)

    ( Requiem for the Card Catalog helps sort out the problem...)

  • Moving library materials
  • Economics of Approval Plans: Proceedings of the International Seminar
  • (Economics of Approval Plans: Third Seminar on Approval and Gathering Plans in Large and Medium Size Academic Libraries * * ) Author: Peter Spyers-Duran Sep-1972
  • (Requiem for the Card Catalog: Management Issues in Automated Cataloging) Author: Peter Spyers-Duran published on (June, 1979)
  • Management Problems in Serials Work.

Membership

Member Kalamazoo County Library Board, 1969-1970. Board directors United Fund. Member American Library Association, Michigan Library.

Association, International Federal Library. Associations, Association Information Science, Florida Library. Association, California Library.

Association, Florida Association Community Colleges, Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce, University Chicago Graduate Library. School Alumni Club (president 1973-1975), Solinet Michigan Library. Consortium (founder charter board member since 1973, board directors 1973-1976), Detroit Area Library.

Network (president board directors 1985-1995), Michigan Center for Book (president 1988-1989), American Society Information Science, Association Library and Information Science Education, Sago Point Homeowners Association (president, board directors 2001-2005), Bayou Club Community Association (president, board directors since 2005).

Connections

Married Jane F. Cumber, March 21, 1964. Children: Kimberly, Hilary, Peter.