Reginald Brian Land

Background

Land, Reginald Brian was born on July 29, 1927 in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. Son of Allan Reginald and Beatrice Beryl (Boyle) Land.

Education

Bachelor, U. Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1949; Bachelor of Liberal Studies, U. Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1953; Master of Library Science, U. Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1956; Master of Arts, U. Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1963.

Career

Catalogue copy editor, T. Eaton Company Ltd., Toronto, 1950-1951; reference librarian, Toronto Public Library, 1953-1955; cataloguer, U. Toronto Library, 1955-1956; assistant librarian, U. Toronto Library, 1959-1963; associate librarian, U. Toronto Library, 1963; head division business and industry, Windsor Public Library, Ontario, Canada, 1956-1957; assistant editor, Canadian Business Magazine, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1957-1958; associate editor, Canadian Business Magazine, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1958-1959; executive assistant to, Minister Finance of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, 1963-1964; professor library science, U. Toronto, 1964-1978; part-time professor, U. Toronto, 1978-1993; professor emeritus, U. Toronto, since 1993; dean Faculty Library Science, U. Toronto, 1964-1972; executive director, Ontario Legislation Library,, Toronto, 1978-1993.

Achievements

• Reginald Brian Land has been listed as a noteworthy Library administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, 1973-1978, Ontario History Society. Member American Library Association (Chairman of Commission on accreditation 1973-1974), Association Parliamentary Libraries in Canada (president 1982-1984), Canada Library. Association (president 1975-1976), Ont.Libr.

Association (1st vice president 1962-1963), Ontario Government Libraries Council (chairman 1984-1985), Association for Library. and Information Science Education (president 1973-1974), Bibliographical Society Canada, Canada Association for Graduate Education in Library. Archival and Information Studies (president 1966-1967), Canada Association University Teachers, Canada Council Library. Schools (chairman 1971-1972), Ex Libris Association (board directors since 1994, president 1998), Institute Professional Libraries Ontario (president 1961-1962), Ontario Council Library.

Schools (chairman 1968-1972), Special Libraries Association (Member of Year award Toronto chapter 1986), Ontario Genealogical Society, Ontario College and University Libraries Association (merit award 1962), Ontario History Society, United Empire Loyalists' Association Canada.

Connections

Married Edith Wyndham Eddis, August 29, 1953. Children— Mary Beatrice, John Robert Eddis.

Father:

Allan Reginald Land

Mother:

Beatrice Beryl (Boyle) Land

Spouse:

Edith Wyndham Eddis