NOTABLE PEOPLE IN LIBRARY AND INFORMATION
SCIENCE #13
Sanford Berman - correct answer known for promoting activist librarianship in which
personal ideals entailing social justice are part and parcel of professional work. He is a
radical librarian (cataloger) known for promoting alternative viewpoints in librarianship
acting as a proactive information conduit to other librarians around the world. American
Libraries referred to him as a "bibliographic warrior"
Daniel J. Boorstin - correct answer American historian at the University of Chicago,
writing on many topics in American history and world history. He was appointed twelfth
Librarian of the United States Congress in 1975 and served until 1987. He was
instrumental in the creation of the Library of Congress Center for the Book
William Warner Bishop - correct answer An American librarian who is credited and
remembered for his work organizing and cataloging the Vatican Archives, his time
served working with the American Library Association, as well as his support of
academic libraries. He has the honor of being named one of the most influential
librarians in American history.
Lee Pierie Butler - correct answer was a professor at the University of Chicago
Graduate Library School. He was one of the first to use the term "library science" (along
with S.R. Ranganathan), by which he meant the scientific study of books and users, and
was a leader in the new social-scientific approach to the field in the 1930s and 1940s
John Cotton Dana - correct answer was an American library and museum director who
sought to make these cultural institutions relevant to the daily lives of citizens. As a
public librarian for forty years, he promoted benefits of reading, pioneered direct access
to shelved materials, and innovated specialized library services of all types
Melvil Dewey - correct answer was an American librarian and educator, inventor of the
Dewey Decimal system of library classification
John Fiske - correct answer was an American philosopher and historian from 1869 to
1871, he was university lecturer on philosophy at Harvard, in 1870 instructor in history
there, and assistant librarian 1872-1879
Michael Gorman - correct answer a British-born librarian, library scholar and
editor/writer on library issues noted for his traditional views. During his tenure as
president of the American Library Association (ALA), he was vocal in his opinions on a
range of subjects, notably technology and education
Eric Moon - correct answer a librarian and editor who had a shaping influence on
American librarianship in the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s as editor-in-chief of
Library Journal, as President of the American Library Association, and as chief editor at
SCIENCE #13
Sanford Berman - correct answer known for promoting activist librarianship in which
personal ideals entailing social justice are part and parcel of professional work. He is a
radical librarian (cataloger) known for promoting alternative viewpoints in librarianship
acting as a proactive information conduit to other librarians around the world. American
Libraries referred to him as a "bibliographic warrior"
Daniel J. Boorstin - correct answer American historian at the University of Chicago,
writing on many topics in American history and world history. He was appointed twelfth
Librarian of the United States Congress in 1975 and served until 1987. He was
instrumental in the creation of the Library of Congress Center for the Book
William Warner Bishop - correct answer An American librarian who is credited and
remembered for his work organizing and cataloging the Vatican Archives, his time
served working with the American Library Association, as well as his support of
academic libraries. He has the honor of being named one of the most influential
librarians in American history.
Lee Pierie Butler - correct answer was a professor at the University of Chicago
Graduate Library School. He was one of the first to use the term "library science" (along
with S.R. Ranganathan), by which he meant the scientific study of books and users, and
was a leader in the new social-scientific approach to the field in the 1930s and 1940s
John Cotton Dana - correct answer was an American library and museum director who
sought to make these cultural institutions relevant to the daily lives of citizens. As a
public librarian for forty years, he promoted benefits of reading, pioneered direct access
to shelved materials, and innovated specialized library services of all types
Melvil Dewey - correct answer was an American librarian and educator, inventor of the
Dewey Decimal system of library classification
John Fiske - correct answer was an American philosopher and historian from 1869 to
1871, he was university lecturer on philosophy at Harvard, in 1870 instructor in history
there, and assistant librarian 1872-1879
Michael Gorman - correct answer a British-born librarian, library scholar and
editor/writer on library issues noted for his traditional views. During his tenure as
president of the American Library Association (ALA), he was vocal in his opinions on a
range of subjects, notably technology and education
Eric Moon - correct answer a librarian and editor who had a shaping influence on
American librarianship in the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s as editor-in-chief of
Library Journal, as President of the American Library Association, and as chief editor at
