Richard De Gennaro

Background

Gennaro, Richard De was born on March 2, 1926 in New Haven. Son of Ralph and Acquilina (Pedicini) De Gennaro.

Education

Bachelor, Wesleyan University, 1951; Master of Arts, Wesleyan University, 1960; Master of Science in Liberal Studies, Columbia University, 1956; postgraduate, Universities Paris, Madrid and Perugia, 1951-1955; graduate Advanced Management Program, Harvard University, 1971; Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Wabash College, 1991.

Career

Junior accountant, Atlas Constructors, Morocco, 1952-1953; reference librarian, New York Public Library., 1956-1958; director, New York Public Library., 1987-1990; successively reference librarian, assistant director, associate university librarian systems development, senior associate university librarian, Harvard University Library., 1958-1970; director libraries, University of Pennsylvania, 1970-1986; adjunct Professor of English, University of Pennsylvania, 1979-1986; library, Harvard College, 1990-1996. Visiting professor Graduate Library. School, University of Southern California, 1968-1969.

Consultant library buildings, technical and management. Member overseers commission to visit library, Harvard University. Consultant Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Johns Hopkins University.

Member of advisory board Chemical Abstracts Svc., 1967-1970. Member Palinet board Union Library. Catalogue, since 1970.

Member committee international science and technical information programs NAS-National Research Council, 1977-1979. Member Mellon Found.JSTOR Board, since 1995. Senior library advisor JSTOR.

Member governing board Research Libraries Group, 1979-1989, senior visiting fellow, 1980-1981, chairman, 1984-1995. Bowker lecturer, 1979. Lazerow lecturer, 1984.

Achievements

• Richard De Gennaro has been listed as a noteworthy library director by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Libraries, Technology and the Information Marketplace: Selected Papers (Professional Librarian Series)

    (Book by De Gennaro, Richard)

Membership

Board of directors Center for Research Libraries, 1977-1981. Trustee University of Pennsylvania Press, 1978-1982. With United States Navy, 1942-1946.

Member Association Research Libraries (president 1975, director 1973-1976), American Library Association (president information science and automation division 1975), American Society Information Society (Melvil Dewey medal 1986), Century Association Club, Grolier Club, Harvard Club.

Connections

Married Birgit M. Erikson, June 12, 1953. Children: Ralph, George, Christina.

Father:

Ralph Gennaro

Mother:

Acquilina (Pedicini) De Gennaro

Spouse:

Birgit M. Erikson

child:

Ralph Gennaro

child:

Christina Gennaro

child:

George Gennaro