Gerald R. Shields (1927 – November 10, 2005)
was a librarian, editor, cartoonist and educator.
Shields retired as Assistant Dean of the School of
Information and Library Studies at the
State University of New York
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at Buffalo.
Education
Shields received a
master of arts
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in library science from the University of Wisconsin.
Career
Shields was the editor of feature articles in
''Public Libraries'', the journal of the Public Library Association.
He served twelve years on the
American Library Association (ALA) Council and was chair of the Professional Ethics Committee.
He was the founding editor of ''
American Libraries
''American Libraries'' is the flagship magazine of the American Library Association (ALA).
About
''American Libraries'' was first published in 1970 as a continuation of the long-running ''ALA Bulletin,'' which had served as the Association’ ...
'' (1968-1973) and the ''Ohio Library Association Bulletin''.
He also drew cartoons under the name Jerrybilt.
Awards
*1984 New York Library Association's Intellectual Freedom Award.
Bibliography
The FBI Creates An Awareness of Librarian Ethics: An Opinionated Historical(Allerton Park Institute, 1989) Review
Librarianship: The New Alternatives and the Old Bundle of Tricks Library Trends 32 (3) Winter 1984. pages 349-356
* Freedom of access to library materials, with John S. Robotham (Neal-Schuman, 1982)
*''Children's Library Services: School or public?'' (Rowman & Littlefield, 1974)
* Budgeting for accountability in libraries; a selection of readings with John Gordon Burke (Scarecrow Press, 1974)
References
American librarians
American Library Association people
1927 births
2005 deaths
University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Library and Information Studies alumni
University at Buffalo faculty
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