Patricia Glass Schuman | |
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President of the American Library Association | |
In office 1991–1992 | |
Preceded by | Richard M. Dougherty |
Succeeded by | Marilyn L. Miller |
Personal details | |
Born | 1943 (age 80–81) |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Librarian |
Patricia Glass Schuman (born 1943)[1] is an American librarian and publisher who served as president of the American Library Association from 1991 to 1992.[2] She is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati and the Columbia University School of Library Service.
Schuman worked at the Brooklyn Public Library, Brandeis High School and New York Technical College and served as senior acquisitions editor for the Book Division and editor of the Library/Education Book Program at R.R. Bowker Company and associate editor at School Library Journal. '[3]
In 1976, Schuman founded Neal-Schuman Publishers with John Vincent Neal. The company specialized in education resources for librarians, educators and information professionals. The company became part of ALA Publishing in 2011.[4]
As President of the American Library Association, Schuman launched a nationwide campaign to focus attention on the public's right to know including censorship and access to government information. [5] She implemented media training for association leaders, established a speaker’s network, and founded the Library Advocacy Now! effort. She also served the association as its first woman treasurer (1984-1988) and led efforts to endow a scholarship fund. Schuman was a founding member of the ALA’s Social Responsibilities Roundtable and the Feminist Task Force.
Social Responsibilities and Libraries (R.R. Bowker, 1976)