Elizabeth Futas Explained

Elizabeth Futas
Birth Date:	May 8, 1944
Death Place:	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nationality:	American
Occupation:	librarian

Elizabeth Dorothy Futas (May 8, 1944 - February 6, 1995) was the head of the University of Rhode Island, Graduate School of Library and Information Science from 1986 - 1995. Earlier in her career, Dr. Futas worked as a cataloger for the Ford Foundation in New York and as a reference librarian at Queens College. She had also held faculty positions at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, Emory University and the University of Washington in Seattle, among other institutions.^[1] Her text on Collection Development is widely regarded.

Legacy

Futas is best known for her collections development polices and procedures. The American Library Association offers an annual award to librarians in Futas' name titled Futas Catalyst for Change Award.^[2]

Works

Collection Development Policies and Procedures. (1995) Oryx Press,
Developing public library collections, policies, and procedures : a how-to-do-it manual for small and medium-sized public libraries. Neal-Shuman (1991)
Library Acquisition Policies and Procedures. (1984) Oryx Press,
The Library Forms Illustrated Handbook. (1984) Neal-Schuman,
Dissertation: Communication and information patterns in the emerging, interdisciplinary area of women's studies. Rutgers University (1980)

Notes and References

News: Elizabeth Futas, 50, Led Library School. 17 February 2014. New York Times. 15 March 1995.
http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=awards&template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=169578 Futas Award