US-RPB-of1X.15 Guide to the University Librarians' files1986-1988 Finding aid prepared by Brown University Library staff Processing funded by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Brown University Archives
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English 8.0 Linear feet 1986-1988 The University Librarians' files contain office files compiled during the tenure of Merrily E. Taylor. They are dated from 1986 to 1988. Brown University. Office of University Librarian. Brown University Librarian's files Administrative History

The University Librarian serves as director of the University Libraries and as Chair of the Library Advisory Board (LAB). The University Librarian reports directly to the Provost of the University. Early librarians were generally tutors in the College, who added the care of the library to their other duties, and usually served for only a few years. The first of the long-term librarians was Horatio Gates Bowen from 1824 to 1840, who was followed by Charles C. Jewett (1842 to 1848), Reuben A. Guild (1848-1893), Harry Lyman Koopman (1893-1930), Henry B. Van Hoesen (1930-1949), David A. Jonah (1949-1974), Charles D. Churchwell (1974-1979), C. James Schmidt (1979- 1982), Merrily Taylor (1982-2004), Harriette Hemmasi (2005-present).

 Librarian's Files Series I 1986-1988 A - General 1 1 Academic Council 1 2 Access Policy 1 3 Accreditation University 1 4 Acquisitions Allocations 1 5 Acquisitions Department 1 6 Acquisitions Budget 1 7 Acquisitions Expensive purchases 1 8 ACUP 1 9 Admissions Office 1 10 American Library Association (General) 1 11 Annmary Brown Memorial Library 1 12 American Mathematics Society 1 13 Annual Report 1 14 Anthropology 1 15 Applied Mathematics 1 16 Acquisitions Department Grievance 2 17 Arbitration Hearing 2 18 Art Department 2 19 Art Slide Library 2 20 Association of College and Research Libraries 2 21 Association of Research Libraries 2 22 Association of Research Libraries, Common Governing Policies 3 23.1 1988-1989 Association of Research Libraries, Common Governing Policies 3 23.2 1988-1989 Association of Research Libraries, Providence Meeting 3 24 1989 May Association of Research Libraries, Systems and Procedures Exchange Center 3 25 B - General 4 26 Bibliofile 4 27 Bio-Med 4 28 Budget Information 4 29 Business at Brown 4 30 C - General 4 31 Carberry Chronicle 4 32 Catalogue Department 4 33 Catalogue Closing 4 34 1989 May Center for Research Libraries 4 35 Circulation Department 4 36 Collection Development 4 37 Columbia University 4 38 Commission to Study the Funding of Library Services Statewide 5 39 Computer Center 5 40 Computer Equipment 5 41 Computers - Staff 5 42 Computing and Information Systems Task Force for 5 43 Computing and Information Services 6 44 Conference Services 6 45 Congresspeople: letters to and from 6 46 Connections 6 47 Controllers Office 6 48 Copyright Applications 6 49 Copyright (Database) 6 50 Copy Services 6 51 Copyright 6 52 Council on Library Resources 6 53 Consortium of Rhode Island Academic and Research Libraries 6 54 D - General 6 55 Department of State Library Services 6 56 Department Heads 7 57 Development 7 58 E General 7 59 Education Department 7 60 Electronic Information Access 7 61 Engineering Department 7 61a Exhibits 7 62 F - General 7 63 Faculty Library Committee 7 64 1988-1989 Faculty Library Committee 7 65 1988-1989 Faculty Library Committee 7 66 1987-1988 Faculty Library Committee 7 67 1987-1988 Faculty Library Committee 8 68 1986-1987 Faculty Meetings 8 69 Faculty Studies 8 70 1988-1989 Faculty Studies 8 71 1987-1988 Farnham Archives 8 72 Friends of the Library 8 73 Funds I - M 8 74 Funds - Phebe Parker 8 75 G 9 76 Gift Acknowledgements 9 77 Gifts 9 78 Goals and Objectives 9 79 Gorham Archive 9 80 Graduate Council 9 81 1987 July Graduate Council 9 82 1987 July Graduate Council 9 83 1987 July Graduate School 10 84 H - General 10 85 Harris, Louise 10 86 HVAC 10 87 History Department 10 88 Hours 10 89 I - General 10 90 Internal Operations and Coordinating Group 10 91 1987 Insurance 10 92 Interlibrary Loan 10 93 International Studies 10 94 Institute for Research in Information and Scholarship 10 95 IRIS Project 10 96 J - General 10 97 Japan Foundation 10 98 Japanese Collection 10 99 John Carter Brown Library 11 100 Josiah 11 101 Josiah Management Committee 11 102 1987 Josiah Management Committee 11 103 1987 July-1988 June Josiah Management Committee 11 104 1988-1989 Judaic Studies 12 105 K - General 12 106 Korff 12 107 L - General 12 108 Level C 12 109 Library Administrative Staff 12 110 Library Business Manager 12 111 Library Impact Statements 12 112 LUND 12 113 M - General 12 114 Management Development Committee 12 115 Maps 12 116 Media Services 12 117 Medical 12 118 Medical Library Services Task Force 12 119 Modern Culture and Media 12 120 MIT 12 121 Music Library 12 122 N - General 13 123 NELINET Tapes 13 124 National Endowment for the Humanities 13 125 NEH Challenge Grant 13 126 NELINET 13 127 Newsletter 13 128 O - General 13 129 OCLC 13 130 Old World Archeology and Art 13 131 Online Catalogue 13 132 Office of Research Administration 13 133 P - General 14 134 Pembroke Library 14 135 Personnel Office 14 136 Personnel Programs 14 137 Plant Operations 14 138 President 14 139 Princeton University Library Advisory Council 14 140 Provost 14 141 Preservation 14 142 Public Services 14 143 Questionnaires 14 144 R - General 15 145 Religious Studies 15 146 Rhode Island Film Cooperative 15 147 Rhode Island Legislative Commission, Current 15 148 1988-1989 Rhode Island Medical Society 15 149 Rhode Island School of Design 15 150 Risk Management 15 151 Research Libraries Group 15 152 Rock Reorganization 15 153 Rostock 15 154 S - General 16 155 Safety Office 16 156 Satellite Dishes 16 157 Scholars' Workstations 16 158 Sciences Library 16 159 Security 16 160 Serials 16 161 Serial Prices 16 162 Smith Collection 16 163 Special Collections 16 164 Staff 16 165 Staff Development Committee 16 166 Stamp Collections 16 167 State Advisory Council on Libraries 16 168 State Advisory Council on Libraries - Bylaws 16 169 Storm/Heat Policy 17 170 Student Assistants 17 171 T - General 17 172 Technical Services 17 173 Telecommunications 17 174 Title II-C 17 175 Title II-C Reports 17 176 1980 Title II-C Reports, 1987 (Application December 1986) 17 177 1987 Title II-C Reports 17 178 1988-1989 Title II-C Reports 17 179 1989-1990 Travel 18 180 1988-1989 Travel 18 181 1987-1988 Travel Reports 18 182 Trustee Handbook 19 183 Tuition Reimbursement 19 184 1988-1989 Tuition 19 185 1987-1988 U - General 19 186 University Library Committee 19 187 1989 May 3 University Library Committee 19 188 1988 May 17 University Relations 19 189 University of Rhode Island 19 190 V - General 19 191 W - General 19 192 Y - General 19 193 Z - General 19 194 Collection information

There are no restrictions on access, except that the collection can only be seen by prior appointment. Some materials may be stored off-site and cannot be produced on the same day on which they are requested.

University Librarians' Files, 1986-1988, OF-1X-15, Brown University Library.

Although Brown University has physical ownership of the collection and the materials contained therein, it does not claim literary rights. Researchers should note that compliance with copyright law is their responsibility. Researchers must determine the owners of the literary rights and obtain any necessary permissions from them.

The University Librarians' files are organized in one series: I. Librarians' files, 1986-1988.

The University Librarians' files, 1986-1988 contain office files compiled during the tenure of Merrily E. Taylor. They have been organized into one series, Librarians' files. It has been arranged alphabetically by topic. The files include materials related to the Josiah maintenance committee, the Faculty Library committee, and various other issues affecting the library.

 Administrative information

Additional information

Names Taylor, Merrily E. Brown University. Library. Subjects Academic libraries--Administration Academic libraries--Rhode Island Education Occupations

Types of Materials Administrative records Office files RIAMCO Browsing Term Education