Elizabeth Futas
Elizabeth Futas | |
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| Born | May 8, 1944 |
| Died | February 6, 1995 (aged 50) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Occupation | librarian |
Elizabeth Dorothy Futas (May 8, 1944–February 6, 1995) was the head of the University of Rhode Island, Graduate School of Library and Information Science from 1986–1995. Earlier in her career, Dr. Futas worked as a cataloger for the Ford Foundation in New York and as a reference librarian at Queens College. She had also held faculty positions at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, Emory University and the University of Washington in Seattle, among other institutions.[1] Her text on Collection Development is widely regarded.
Legacy
[edit | edit source]Futas is best known for her collections development polices and procedures. The American Library Association offers an annual award to librarians in Futas' name titled Futas Catalyst for Change Award.[2]
Works
[edit | edit source]- Collection Development Policies and Procedures. (1995) Oryx Press, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Developing public library collections, policies, and procedures : a how-to-do-it manual for small and medium-sized public libraries. Neal-Shuman (1991) Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Library Acquisition Policies and Procedures. (1984) Oryx Press, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- The Library Forms Illustrated Handbook. (1984) Neal-Schuman, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Dissertation: Communication and information patterns in the emerging, interdisciplinary area of women's studies. Rutgers University (1980)
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Futas Award, ALA. Retrieved January 16, 2008.
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