Background
Smith, Ruth Lillian Schluchter was born on October 18, 1917 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Daughter of Clayton John and Gertrude Katherine (Kastler) Schluchter.
Smith, Ruth Lillian Schluchter was born on October 18, 1917 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Daughter of Clayton John and Gertrude Katherine (Kastler) Schluchter.
AB, Wayne State University, Detroit, 1939; Bachelor of Arts in Library. Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1942.
Library, Detroit Public Library., 1942-1943;
research assistant Moore School Elec. Engineering, University Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1946-1947;
library, Bethesda (Maryland.) Methodist Church Library., 1955-1961;
reference library, chief reader services, Institute Defense Analyses, Arlington, Virginia, 1961-1965;
chief unclassified library section, Institute Defense Analyses, Arlington, Virginia, 1965-1967;
head library, Institute Defense Analyses, Arlington, Virginia, 1967-1975;
manager technical information services, Institute Defense Analyses, Arlington, Virginia, 1975-1981;
director office customer services, National Technology Information Svc., 1981-1988;
consultant, National Technology Information Svc., since 1988;
leader church library workshops, since 1960;
speaker professional meetings. Founder, chairman, Committee Information Hang-ups, 1969-1986.
Member Depository Library. Council to Public Printer, 1975-1978, Defense Technology Information Center Resource Sharing Advisory Group, 1980-1982. Chairman education working groupFed.
Library. and Information Center Committee, 1984-1988, consultant, since 1988.
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Member American Library Association, American Society Information Science, Church and Synagogue library association (founding member, life member, president 1967-1968), Federation Information Users (vice president interactive affairs 1973-1975), Special Libraries Association (chairman aerospace division 1975-1976, chairman library management division 1978-1979, chairman division cabinet 1980-1981, John Cotton Dana award 1979, Service Level Agreement Fellow award 1987, Hall of Fame award 1988).
Daughter of Clayton John and Gertrude Katherine (Kastler) Schluchter. M. Thomas Guilford Smith, September 28, 1946. 1 son, Pemberton, III.