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Russell Shank
Born(1926-09-02)September 2, 1926
Spokane, Washington
DiedJune 26, 2012(2012-06-26) (aged 85)
Irvine, California
Alma materUniversity of Washington
OccupationLibrarian
Known forPresident of the American Library Association

Russell Shank (September 2, 1926 – June 26, 2012) was an American librarian. Shank studied electrical engineering at the University of Washington and earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering in 1946. He went on to receive a bachelor's in librarianship in 1949, also from the University of Washington. Shank went on to receive a master's in business administration from the University of Wisconsin and a doctorate in library science from Columbia University. He served as an assistant university librarian at the University of California Berkeley from 1959 to 1964 and was a member of the faculty of the Columbia University library school. Shank was the first director of libraries at the Smithsonian Institutionfrom 1968 to 1977.[1] In 1977, he was named chief librarian at the University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA) until he retired from that position in 1989.[2] Shank was also a professor emeritus in UCLA's Graduate School of Education and Information Studies.[3]

Shan served as President of the American Library Association from 1978 to 1979.[4] Shank was instrumental in forming FEDLINK (the Federal Library and Information Network) and advocated to make Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights part of the American Library Association's policy.[5]

Awards and Honors

  • Hugh C. Atkinson Memorial Award (1990)
  • Freedom to Read Foundation Roll of Honor Award (1990)[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ Dougherty, Richard M. (August 14, 2012). "Russell Shank: Memories". Library Journal. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  2. ^ Lee, Cynthia (July 16, 2012). "In Memoriam: Russell Shank, former UCLA University Librarian". UCLA Newsroom. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  3. ^ McLellan, Dennis (July 14, 2012). "Russell Shank dies at 86; former head librarian at UCLA". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  4. ^ O'Brian, Liz (August 27, 2012). "In Memorium of Russell Shank". Smithsonian Libraries. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  5. ^ "Library Giant Russell Shank Dies". American Libraries. July 2, 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  6. ^ "Roll of Honor: Russell Shank". Freedom to Read Foundation. Retrieved 15 February 2016.


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