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By Cara Bertram; Claire Drone-Silvers
Collection Overview
Title: Anita R. Schiller Papers, 1959-2010
Predominant Dates:1970-1989
ID: 97/1/82
Primary Creator: Schiller, Anita R. (1926-2021)
Extent: 22.7 Cubic Feet
Arrangement: Arranged by topic, then alphabetical or chronological thereunder.
Date Acquired: 07/06/2021
Subjects: Bibliographic Data Bases, Copyright, Electronic Resources, Equality Award, Fair Use (Copyright), Feminist Task force, Srrt, Government Documents Round Table (GODORT), Government Publications, Honorary Membership, Information Technology, Intellectual Freedom, Library Technology, Research, Salaries, Schiller, Anita R., Social Responsibilities Round Table (SRRT), Status of Women, Women Librarians
Languages: English
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Papers of Anita R. Schiller, librarian at the University of California San Diego and ALA Honorary Member (1959-2010), including correspondence, career and personal files, conference materials and presentations, publications and reviews, notes, course materials, clippings, and project and research files concerning copyright, intellectual property, fair use, salary and pay equity, statistics, women in libraries, government documents and information, databases, access and restrictions, private and public sectors, automation, library technology, cable and telecommunications, computers, Library of Congress, National Archives, Office of Management and Budget, document delivery and interlibrary loans, information policy and resources, University of California San Diego, the Liphart Elections Archives, Council on Library Resources, California Council for the Humanities, Schiller's Honorary Membership, ALA Equality Award, professional association memberships and documents.
Biographical Note
Anita R. Schiller was born in 1926 in New York. Schiller earned a master’s degree in library science from Pratt Institute. She worked at the University of Illinois Library and as a visiting scholar at Rutgers University before working at the University of California San Diego in 1970. At UCSD, she served as a reference librarian, social science bibliographer, and data services librarian until she retired in 1991. In 1968, Schiller published “Characteristics of Professional Personnel in College and University Libraries,” a landmark study on the pervasive patten of gender inequality within the library profession. She continued to study salary disparities between male and female librarians through the 1970s. Schiller was an active member of ALA, serving on ALA Council, the SRRT Feminist Task Force, the Committee on the Status of Women in Librarianship, and the President's Task Force on Better Salaries and Pay Equity for Library Workers. In 1985, she received the ALA Equality Award and in 2007 receive an ALA Honorary Membership. Schiller died in 2021.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
The American Library Association Archives
Access Restrictions:
This series has restrictions. Please contact the Archives for further information.
Due to the technical requirements to access audiovisual materials, advance notice of 2 to 3 weeks is required to access audiovisual items onsite. Please contact the Archives for further information.
Acquisition Source:
Dan Schiller & Zach Schiller
Appraisal Information:
Removal of duplicates and publications available within the archives/library.
PDF Box/Folder List
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Series:
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Series 1: Career and Personal Files],
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Series 2: Conference Materials and Proceedings],
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Series 3: Notes and Outlines],
[Series 4: Professional Associations and Organizations],
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Series 5: Project Files],
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Series 6: Publications, Lectures, and Drafts],
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Series 7: Research Files],
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Series 8: Unsorted Clippings and Notes],
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Series 9: Artifacts],
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- Series 4: Professional Associations and Organizations
- Box 3
- Folder 5: American Library Association (ALA), 1983-1985
- Folder 6: ALA - Access Committee, 1987-1993
- Folder 7: ALA - ALA and Government Information, 1985-1986
- Folder 8: ALA - Better Salaries & Pay Equity Task Force, 2001-2002
- Folder 9: ALA - Committee on Professional Ethics, 1976
- Folder 10: ALA - Coordinating Committee on Access to Information, 1987-1993
- Folder 11: ALA - GODORT Session on Privatization
- Folder 12: ALA - Information Technology, 1996
- Folder 13: ALA - Into the Information Age: A Perspective for Federal Action on Information, 1978
- Folder 14: ALA - Legislative Committee - ALA Midwinter Meeting, 1998
- Folder 15: ALA - Legislative Report of the ALA Washington Office, 1982-1983, 1985
- Folder 16: ALA - Librarians for the New Millennium - ALA Office for Library Personnel Resources, 1988
- Folder 17: ALA - Library Manpower, 1967-1969
- Folder 18: ALA - Policy Development on National Telecommunications, 1992
- Folder 19: ALA - Presidential Committee on Information Literacy Report to Council, 1988
- Folder 20: ALA - Report of the Commission on Freedom and Equality of Access to Information, 1986
- Folder 21: ALA - Report of the Commission on Freedom and Equality of Access to Information - Draft and Accompanying Materials, 1984-1985
- Folder 22: ALA - Special Committee on Freedom and Equality of Access to Information [2 folders], 1983-1988
- Folder 23: ALA - Telecommunications Policies, 1993, 2001
- Folder 24: ALA - Washington Office, 1984-1987
- Folder 25: American Society of Journalist and Authors, National Writers Union, etc., 1996-1998
- Folder 26: ARL/CAUSE/EDUCOM-Coalition for Networked Information Task Force Meeting, Fall 1991
- Box 4
- Folder 1: California Library Networking Task Force, 1989-1990
- Folder 2: California Library Networking Task Force, 1990-1991
- Folder 3: Information Industry Association, 1970-1978
- Folder 4: LAUC Committee on Library Plans and Policies, Final Reports, April 20, 1990
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Series 1: Career and Personal Files],
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Series 2: Conference Materials and Proceedings],
[
Series 3: Notes and Outlines],
[Series 4: Professional Associations and Organizations],
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Series 5: Project Files],
[
Series 6: Publications, Lectures, and Drafts],
[
Series 7: Research Files],
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Series 8: Unsorted Clippings and Notes],
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Series 9: Artifacts],
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