2013-2014 ALA CD#24 2014 ALA Midwinter Meeting From: JoAnne Kempf [[email protected]] Sent: Friday, January 10, 2014 4:23 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [honorary] Honorary Member Nominee Attachments: Schuman bio.pdf Please read to the bottom of this message to see the nominee for election to ALA Honorary Membership in 2014. **** At the 2006 Midwinter Meeting, the ALA Executive Board approved a revised procedure that provides more time between the announcement to Council of the names of nominees for ALA Honorary Membership and the actual Council vote. In accordance with the new procedure, each year the Executive Board will release the names of its nominees for ALA Honorary Membership to the ALA Council via a special electronic discussion list created solely for the purpose of disseminating these names. The announcement will be made two weeks before the start of the ALA Midwinter Meeting. A document summarizing each nominee's contributions and accomplishments, prepared by ALA Librarian/Knowledge Manager Karen Muller, will be included with the announcement. Councilors who have any additional information that could be pertinent to the nomination are asked to send the information directly to the Director of the Office of ALA Governance at [email protected]. ** It is important that Councilors respect the privacy of the nominees. Please do not use the Council electronic discussion list to debate these nominations. The list at which you are receiving this message was created solely for the purpose of disseminating the names of the nominees. The only individuals subscribed to this list are current Councilors; there are no "lurkers." Opportunity for discussion will be provided on the Council floor as indicated below. ** Should additional information relating to a nomination for Honorary Membership be received that suggests the need for further research, staff will research the matter to the best of their ability in the time available. Staff will report any results of their research in Executive Session at the first Board session at the Midwinter Meeting, and the Executive Board will determine at that time whether to reconsider the nomination. Presentation to the ALA Council of nominees for Honorary Membership by the Immediate Past President on behalf of the Executive Board will occur at either Council II or Council III at the Midwinter Meeting. 1 Council will be asked to vote on each nominee in turn. Prior to calling for the vote, the presiding officer will offer Council the opportunity to discuss each nomination. If Council indicates that they wish to hold a debate on the merits of any candidate, Council will move into closed session in accordance with ALA Open Meetings Policy 7.4.4, which stipulates that discussion of matters affecting the privacy of individuals be held in closed session. Honorary Membership is considered to be ALA’s highest honor. Honorary membership may be conferred on a living citizen of any country whose contributions to librarianship or a closely related field is so outstanding that it is of lasting importance to the advancement of the whole field of library service. It is intended to reflect honor upon the ALA as well as upon the individual. Additional information about Honorary Membership, including a listing of past honorees, can be found at http://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/honorary-membership I am very pleased to announce that the Executive Board is recommending that Council elect one distinguished individual as ALA Honorary Member in 2014. The nominee is: Patricia Glass Schuman, who is nominated in recognition of her career-long dedication to America’s Right to Know and to social justice as she repeatedly changed the culture of the American Library Association and the perception the profession of librarianship has of itself and its communication with the people of our nation. A biographical summary of the nominee is attached. Council will be asked to vote on this nomination at ALA Council II, which will be held Monday, January 27 from 10:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. in the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Grand Ballroom B. If elected by the ALA Council at the Midwinter Meeting, Patricia Schuman will be honored at the Opening General Session of the 2014 ALA Annual Conference in Las Vegas, NV. JoAnne Kempf Director, Office of ALA Governance American Library Association 50 E. Huron Street Chicago, IL 60611 312-280-3212 1-800-545-2433 ext. 3212 312-280-5014 (fax) [email protected] www.ala.org 2 PREPARED BY: Karen Muller, ALA Librarian DATE: October 9, 2013 BACKGROUND: At the 2006 Midwinter Meeting, the Executive Board approved a revised procedure for electing ALA Honorary Members. As part of this procedure, "The Librarian/Knowledge Manager will use appropriate information sources to gather information substantiating (or not) and complementing the information provided by the nominators. This information will be summarized in a confidential report on each nominee." Pursuant to this directive, I conducted an informational search on the nominee for recognition as Honorary Member of the American Library Association. The contents of the candidate’s resume as attached were reviewed as follows: Activites Extent of verification Education Verified in sources Employment Verified in sources Elected Offices Sampled for accuracy Teaching and Consulting Not verified Awards and Honors Verified in sources Publications Verified in sources Papers and Speeches Sampled for accuracy Workshops and Seminars Not verified Testimony Presented Sampled for accuracy Other Professional Activities Sampled for accuracy Selected Media Appearances Not verified Resources used for sampling and verification include A Biographical Directory of Librarians, 1970; Who’s Who in Library and Information Services, 1982; Directory of Library & Information Professionals. 1988. Library & Information Science Source, EBSCOhost, Accessed October 7, 2013; WorldCat database. Historically, there has been no set number of persons receiving honorary membership; it has ranged from none to nine. Attachments: Candidate’s curriculum vitae, biography, and nomination letters Patricia GlassSchuman 3 of 14 PATRICIA GLASS SCHUMAN EDUCATION M.S. - Columbia University School of Library Service (Distinguished Alumni), 1966 A.B. - University of Cincinnati (Distinguished Alumni), 1963 EMPLOYMENT President, Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc. 1976 –2011 President, Neal-Schuman Foundation, 2000-- Senior Acquisitions Editor, Book Division, R.R. Bowker Company. 1/75-5/76 Editor, Library/Education Book Program, R.R. Bowker Company. 3/73-12/74 Associate Editor, School Library Journal. 9/70-3/73 Acquisitions Librarian and Assistant Professor, New York Technical College. 9/66-8/70 (promoted with tenure, 1968) Teacher of Library, Louis D. Brandeis High School, N.Y. 2/66-8/66 Librarian Trainee, Brooklyn Public Library. 1963-1965 ELECTED OFFICES President, Board of Trustees, METRO (Metropolitan Library Research Council) 1999- 2001 President, American Library Association 1991-92 Vice-President - President-Elect, American Library Association. 1990-91 Treasurer, American Library Association. 1984-88 TEACHING AND CONSULTING Visiting Professor. Syracuse University School of Information Studies. Course: Marketing Library Services for the New Millenium. 1998-2006 Visiting Professor. Pratt Institute School of Library and Information Studies. Course: Modern Book Publishing. 1993—1999 Visiting Professor. Long Island University School of Library and Information Studies. Course: Publishing. August 1995 Visiting Professor. Ecoles des Sciences de l’Information. Morocco. December 1994 Riksbibliotektjenesten, National Office for Research and Special Libraries. Oslo, Norway. 1992 AT&T. New Business Division. (Publishing and Marketing). 1990 Patricia GlassSchuman 4 of 14 Visiting Lecturer. Columbia University School of Library Service. 1981-1990. Course: Modern Book Publishing. AWARDS AND HONORS “Angel,”--American Library Association-Allied Professional Association, 2008 James Madison/Eileen Cooke Freedom of Information Award, American Library Association Washington Office, 2007 Distinguished Alumni, University of Cincinnati, 2006 Joseph W. Lippincott Award, American Library Association. 2001 Freedom to Read Honor Roll, American Library Association. 1999. 50th Anniversary Legislative Honor Role, New York Library Association and American Library Association. 1996 World Book - ALA Goal Award) for "Library Advocacy Now: Mobilizing Support for Libraries - An American Value." 1994; Equality Award, American Library Association. 1993 Distinguished Alumni Award, Columbia University SLIS. 1992 Appreciation Award, Black Caucus of the American Library Association. 1992 National Delegate, White House Conference on Library and Information Service. 1991 Honorary Delegate. New York Governor's Conference on Library and Information Services. 1991 World Book - ALA Goal Award for "The Right to Know - A Unified Voice: ALA Media Training and Speaker's Network." 1991 Lazerow Endowed Lecturer, Florida State University. 1991 Certificate of Appreciation for Distinguished Services. American Library Association. 1988 Fannie Simon Award for "An Outstanding Contribution to Publishing and Librarianship." Special Libraries Association. 1983 Fellow, Acquisition of Nonwestern Materials. U.S. Office of Education. Columbia University Institute. 1969 PUBLICATIONS (Selected list) Electronic Various advocacy materials for ALA’s Advocacy University Patricia GlassSchuman 5 of 14 Books and Monographs Advocating for Better Salaries and Pay Equity Toolkit (with Maurice