Education
Ph.D.
University of Chicago, Graduate Library School, 1974.

Dissertation: "Charles Ammi Cutter: 19th Century Systematizer of Libraries"
A.M.
University of Chicago, Graduate Library School, 1970.

Thesis: "Charles Ammi Cutter, 1837-1903."
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University of Minnesota, Library School, 1965-66.
D.B.
Bethel Theological Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1965.
A.B.
Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois, 1960.
Professional Positions
Professor, 1984-
The University of Texas at Austin, Graduate School of Library and Information Science
Associate Professor, 1978-1984.
Louisiana State University, School of Library and Information Science
Assistant Professor, 1972-1977
Information Science, Baton Rouge, LA
Librarian, 1968-70
Northern Baptist Theological Seminary, Oak Brook, Illinois.
[As a member of the Chicago Area Theological Library Association, helped to create one of the first computerized cooperative union lists of serials in the theological library field.]
Cataloging Librarian, 1965-66.
Bethel College and Seminary, St. Paul Minn.
Asst. Cataloging Librarian, 1964-65.
Academic Honors, Grants
GSLIS, Temple Teaching Fellowship, 1995-96.
GSLIS, Alumni Teaching Scholarship, 1987-1988.
Texas Excellence in Teaching Award, 1985, 1989, 2001
Visiting Distinguished Scholar, Office of Research, Online Computer Library Center (OCLC), 1986-87.
Appointed to ARL Institute for Teaching of Library and Information Science,. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass., July28-August 8, 1986
Faculty Research Assignments, The University of Texas at Austin, 1986-87, 1998.
HEA, Title IIB Fellow, University of Chicago, Graduate Library School, 1970-72.
Teaching Responsibilities (1972 - 2007)
Louisiana State University, School of Library and Information Science (1972-1984)
Cataloging and Classification (Beginning and Advanced Courses)-1972-1984
Technical Services Seminar (1976-1982)
Resources in the Humanities (1972-73)
Resources in the Social Sciences (1973-1980)
History of Libraries and Librarianship (1974-1984)
Introduction to Library and Information Service (1978-1984)
The University of Texas at Austin, School of Information (1984-2007)
Organization of Materials-I; Organization of Materials-II (1984-2002)
Descriptive Cataloging and Metadata (2003-2007)
Library Classification Seminar (1985-2000)
Seminar on Bibliographic Control (1989)
Indexing and Abstracting (1999)
Organizing and Providing Access to Information—Doctoral Seminar (1994-2000)
Organizing and Providing Access to Information—MSIS core course (2000-2006)
Doctoral Research and Theory—II (2004-2005)
Doctorial Students Completing Ph.Ds (Supervised)
Ling Hwey Jeng (1988)
Elizabeth Bouri (1993)
Javed Mostafa (1995)
Robert Helfer (1997)
HeJine Shin (1999) (Co-chair)
Svetlana Vishik (1998) (Co-chair)
Jens Erik Mai (2000)
Grete Pasch (2004)
Other Activities
Committees in Professional Associations:
Louisiana Library Association (various)
Texas Library Association (various)
American Library Association
Library History Round Table (Chair, 1990-1991)
Publications Committee (Member, 1979-1982)
Library Research Round Table Refereeing Committee, 1987-88
Association for Library and Information Science Education
Program Committee (1991-1992)
American Society for Information Science
Committee on Dissertation Award (1987-88)
Committee on Dissertation Proposal Award (1987-88)
Refereeing:
Journal of Library History/Libraries & Culture/Libraries & the Cultural Record, ca. 1975-2007
Library Quarterly—1970s to present
JASIS & JASIS&T—1980s to the present
Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, Knowledge Organization (occasionally)
Has also served on promotion and tenure committees of other schools as an outside referee.