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EDUCATION
Ph.D., Library Science. Library School, University of Minnesota, 1971. (Minors: Statistics; Higher Education. Dissertation: Librarians' Attitudes toward Unions, Quasi-unions, and Professional Organizations)
M.P.A., Public Administration. School of Public Administration, University of Southern California, 1976. (Specialization: Program evaluation).
M.A., Library Science. Library School, University of Wisconsin, 1967.
Joint M.A.:
American Colonial History. History Department, University of Wisconsin, 1966. (Thesis: Navigation Act of 1673;
Education, School of Education, University of Wisconsin, 1966 (Thesis: Treatment of Minorities in High School Textbooks).
B.A. University of California, Berkeley, 1964. (Majors: Social Sciences and History. Minor: French).
WORK EXPERIENCE
President, Reference Service Press, 1985- . Responsible for the editorial quality, operational efficiency, and strategic development of Reference Service Press, a successful niche company specializing solely in the development of print and electronic sources of financial aid information for special needs groups, specific levels of education, selected majors, etc.
Visiting Professor, San Jose School of Library and Information Science, 1991- . Responsible for teaching various courses on reference and information studies to students working on their master's degree in library and information studies.
Vice President/General Manager, ABC-CLIO, 1983-1985. Under the direction of the president, responsible for the editorial quality and operational efficiency of a general library-oriented book publishing company with 100 employees at three locations in the United States and England.
Vice President/Books, ABC-CLIO, 1982-1983. Under the direction of the vice president/general manager, responsible for the editorial quality and operational efficiency of the books' division, which produced library-oriented monographs, reference works, and serials.
Director, Serials, ABC-CLIO, 1981-1982. Under the direction of the vice president for books, responsible for the editorial quality and operational efficiency of the serials division, which produced several library-oriented subscription services, including Historical Abstracts, America: History and Life, and ABC Pol Sci.
Assistant University Librarian, Public Services, University of California, Davis, 1976-1981. Under the direction of the university librarian, responsible for managing the staff and operations of the public service units at an Association of Research Libraries-member library, including circulation, general reference, social sciences/humanities reference, biological science reference, physical science branch, agricultural economics branch, government documents, interlibrary loan, and the circulating art collection.
Head, Social Science Department, Library, California State University, Long Beach, 1974-1976. Under the direction of the assistant university librarian, responsible for managing the staff and operations of the largest department within the library, including reference work, collection development, and bibliographic instruction/outreach.
Assistant Professor, Library School, University of Southern California, 1971-1974, Among the courses taught: statistical analysis, research methodologies, library service and philosophy, and general and specialized reference.
Head, John R. Commons Labor Relations Reference Center/Social Sciences Department Library, University of Wisconsin, 1967-1968. Working with the director of the Industrial Relations Research Institute and the chair of the Economics Department, provided reference service and maintained the John R. Commons archives, the labor relations materials, and the library serving the Social Science departments at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
American Library Association
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Councilor at Large, ALA Council
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Co-Convener, ALA Council Forum
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Chair, ALA Publishing Committee
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Member, ALA Council, Committee on Committees
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RUSA Division Councilor, ALA Council
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Chair, American Libraries Advisory Committee
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Member, ALA Membership Committee
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Member, Council Resolutions Committee
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Chair, LAMA Publications Committee
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President, RASD (now RUSA)
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Editor, Reference and Users Services Quarterly (RUSQ)
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Reference Book Review Editor, RQ (now RUSQ)
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Director-at-Large, RUSA Board of Directors
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Member, RUSA Planning and Finance
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Executive Board Member, Independent Librarians Exchange Round Table
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Treasurer, Ethnic and Multicultural Information Exchange Round Table
Offices Held in State & Regional Associations
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President, Chapter of Academic and Research Librarians (CARL)
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Representative-at-Large, Assembly, California Library Association
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Chair, Professional Standards Committee, California Library Association
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Chair, Librarians/Publishers/Vendors Committee, California Library Association
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Chair, Awards and Scholarships Committee, California Library Association
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Director, Board of Directors, Credo Reference
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Founding Member, California Gold: The Sacramento Valley Chapter of REFORMA
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Member, Independent Reference Publishers Group
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Member, IBPA, the Independent Book Publishers Association
AWARDS RECEIVED
Distinguished Alumna of the Year. University of Wisconsin's School of Library and Information Studies, 2007.
Resolution of Appreciation for Gail A. Schlachter, RUSQ Editor, 1997-2000. Reference and User Services Association, 2000. Published in Reference & User Services quarterly (RUSQ), Volume 40, Number 1 (Fall, 2000).
Editor's Choice Award (for the four volumes in the Minority Funding Set: Financial Aid for African Americans, Financial Aid for Asian Americans, Financial Aid for Hispanic Americans, and Financial Aid for Native Americans). Reference Books Bulletin, 1998.
Best Academic Title Award (for College Student's Guide to Merit & Other No-Need Funding). Choice, 1997.
Louis Shores-Oryx Press Award. Reference and User Services Association, American Library Association, 1997.
Isador Gilbert Mudge Award for Distinguished Service to Reference Librarianship. Reference and User Services Association, American Library Association, 1992.
Best Reference Book of the Year Award (for Financial Aid for the Disabled and Their Families). Library Journal, 1990.
Best Reference Book Award (for Financial Aid for the Disabled and Their Families). New York Public Library, 1989.
Best Reference Book of the Year Award (for Directory of Financial Aids for Women). School Library Journal, 1989.
"Best of the Best" Reference Book Award (for Directory of Financial Aids for Women). National Education and Information Center, 1988.
Best Professional Book Award (for The Service Imperative: Essays in Honor of Margaret E. Monroe). RQ, 1986.
Award for Library Literature (for Reference Sources in Library and Information Services: A Guide to the Literature). Knowledge Industry Publications, 1985.
Outstanding Reference Book Award (for Minorities and Women: A Guide to Reference Literature in the Social Sciences). Choice, 1977.
Outstanding Library Science Professor. University of Southern California, 1973.
Beta Phi Mu. 1971.
Higher Education Act Title II-B Fellowship. University of Minnesota, 1968-1971.
Tuition Fellowship. University of Wisconsin, 1964-1966.
AWARDS FUNDED (To date, more than 50 library school students and librarians have received a total of nearly $150,000 through these programs)
Reference Service Press Fellowship in Reference and Information Service. $3,000 per year for a student to train to become a reference librarian. Administered by the California Library Association, 1993- . Annual
Reference Service Press Award. $2,500 per year to the authors of the most outstanding article published in RUSQ during the previous two years. Administered by the American Library Association's Reference and User Services Association, 1985- . Annual.
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