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I
was born in
the bibliographical center of the universe,
Columbus, Ohio--where the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) started at Ohio State
University, on the second floor, before moving to Kinnear Road and, which
then moved out to Dublin. With the 400-plus Class of 1967, I
graduated from Whetstone
High School, worked on the Legend
yearbook staff, and wrote my first book reviews, which were published by the Columbus Metropolitan Library's
Book Fare, edited by Lynn Sleeth, Head of the Young Adult department.
At Ohio State in the late 1960s, I worked briefly as a research assistant on
Professor Edwin S. Hall Jr.'s northern Alaska cultural studies, sorting
caribou phalanges. And, I just assumed everybody's university library had an OPAC and
campus delivery service. If you visit Columbus, here are some of my favorite
local restaurants.
In the early 1990s, I inherited a 1966 Austin Healey 3000, Mark 3, Phase 2 sports
car from the late Clay
Shepherd of IU SLIS and it now resides with a professor at SLO. Occasionally,
I have a personal life which revolves around the following... My wife: (photo) who
miraculously survived a stroke
in 2002. By the way, if somebody tells you that they are having the worst
headache of their life, call 911 immediately. Now, she needs a kidney transplant!
We are hopeful that it will come in summer 2017…. Travel: I
would never have imagined how many places
around the world that librarianship has taken me. Based on these experiences,
I am especially interested in eco-tourism or sustainable tourism. Interests: In
my spare time, I go off-highway
for desert flora
and fauna in UCR's extension classes in field
ecology where I can learn more about desert biology, botany, geology,
and natural history—gained a certificate in field ecology in 2013. Recently,
I inherited my parent's farm, so
watch me become a gentleman farmer or Beverly Hills Hillbilly oil or gas
baron! At
present, I am fascinated with some online tests: IQ (higher than you'd think), the Kuder Preference (yes, librarian was
one of my top ones), something pseudo-sciencey called aura imaging, colorgenics, and the Myers-Briggs
(I'm an INTJ). Scholarly Manifesto: (click here) |
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