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Director Emeritus - Howard-Tilton Memorial Library

Stone Center Departments
The Stone Center
People Classification
Faculty
Tulane Affiliation
Emeritus Faculty
Region
  • General Latin America

Research

Latin American History

Degrees

  • B.S., University of Missouri, Education, 1966
  • M.A., Indiana University, Latin American History, 1972
  • M.A., University of Chicago, Library Science, 1981
  • Ph.D., Indiana University, Latin American History, 1981

Academic Experience

Academic Experience
  • Lecturer/ Faculty Associate, Northwestern University, 1985-1993
  • Associate Instructor, Indiana University, 1972-1974

Distinctions

  • U.S. Department of Education Grant, College Library Technology and Cooperation, 1994-1996
  • United States/Spain Joint Committee for Cultural and Educational Cooperation Grant, 1987-1988
  • Fulbright-Hays Fellowship, 1975-1976
  • Ford Foundation International Title III Fellowship, 1972-1973

Languages

  • Spanish
  • Portuguese

Related Experience

  • Dean of Libraries and Academic Information Resources, Tulane University, 2000-2015
  • Dean of University Libraries, Western Michigan University, 1993-2000
  • Acting University Librarian, Northwestern University, 1991
  • Assistant University Librarian for Planning and Administration, Northwestern University, 1987-1993
  • Librarian, Library of the American Hospital Association, Chicago, 1979-1980

Selected Publications

  • 2002. “Changing Practice, Changing Education.” Presented at the Association for Library and Information Science Education Annual Conference. New Orleans, LA.
  • 1998. “Shared Futures: Relations among Michigan’s Academic, Public, and School Libraries.” Presented at the Southwest Michigan Library Cooperative. Paw Paw, Michigan.
  • 1994. “Federal Information Policy in the Electronic Age” and “The Role of the Academic Library in the 21st Century.” Presented in Barranquilla, Colombia.
  • 1982. “Library Automation Latin America.” Presented at the International Relations Round Table, American Library Association annual conference, Philadelphia.