Education
Bachelor, Southern Arkansas University, 1956. Certified Russian language, 1958. MSL., Louisiana State University, 1962.
Library science advanced certified, University Pittsburgh, 1969. Doctor of Philosophy, University Pittsburgh, 1971.
Bachelor, Southern Arkansas University, 1956. Certified Russian language, 1958. MSL., Louisiana State University, 1962.
Library science advanced certified, University Pittsburgh, 1969. Doctor of Philosophy, University Pittsburgh, 1971.
Library assistant in reference and cataloging Southern State College, Magnolia, Arkansas, 1953-1956. Librarian, teacher Desha County (Arkansas) Public Schools, 1956-1957. Library assistant microforms room, serials and Russian cataloging Louisiana State University Library, 1960-1962.
With University Colorado Libraries, 1962-1966, head circulation department, 1964-1965, instructor, administrative assistant to director libraries, 1965-1966. Associate professor library science, assistant director libraries for systems and processes Pennsylvania State University, 1966-1968. Visiting lecturer University Pittsburgh Graduate School Library and Information Sciences, 1968-1971, College Librarianship Wales, 1971-1972.
Associate professor, assistant dean University Denver Graduate School Librarianship, 1972-1974. Dean, professor library and information science Simmons College Graduate School Library and Information Science, Boston, 1974-1994. Professor, executive director CLAIR Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, since 1994.
Consultant, speaker in field.
Member Massachusetts Governor's Planning Committee for White House Conference on Libraries, 1976-1979, Massachusetts Branch Library. Commissioners, since 1989, chair, 1993-1994. Member American Library Association International Relations Roundtable, China Programs committee, United Board for Christian Higher Education in China.
Chair United States-Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Commission on Library. Cooperation, 1987-1992, United States-Commonwealth of Independent States /BALTIC Committee on Archives and Libraries. Member American Library Association (council 1978-1981, 84-91, executive board 1987-1991, chairman public committee 1983-1984, chairman international relations committee 1991-1992), Association Library and Information Science Education (president 1983-1984, Association College and Research Libraries (editorial board College and Research libraries 1973-1974), Library.
Administration and Management Association (chairman statistics committee for library education 1978-1981, Library. Education Division president 1977-1978), Research Roundtable, American Society Information Sciences, Special Libraries Association, New England Library. Association, Massachusetts Library.
Association (Library. Advocate award 1994), International Federation Library. Associations (standing committee on library education 1986-1990, member executive board since 1991), New England History Genealogical Society (board directors).