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Should I be elected, I would bring to the American Library Association (ALA), its members, and its stakeholders my deep passion for the library field and my experiences in education and library administration.

Thirty-five years of experience as a leader has not only allowed me  insight into ALA's challenges, but also allowed me time to develop close associations with the incredibly talented members of ALA. Both the insight and the associations provide me with the necessary preparation to respond effectively to ALA's opportunities in the 21st century.

 -- Herman Totten
 

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Texas Library Association
3355 Bee Cave Rd., Suite 401 Austin Texas, 7874

PRESS RELEASE

May 9, 2000

HERMAN L. TOTTEN VOTED PRESIDENT-ELECT OF
THE TEXAS LIBRARY ASSOCIATION

Herman L. Totten, Associate Dean, School of Library and Information Sciences, University of North Texas, has been voted President-Elect of the Texas Library Association.  Dr. Totten is nationally recognized as an expert on library education and diversity issues in libraries.  He has published extensively and was the recipient of the 1999 Outstanding Teacher Award from the Association of Library and Information Science Educators.

Dr. Totten holds a Ph.D. and Master's in Library Science from the University of Oklahoma.  Prior to his current position, which he has held since 1996, Dr. Totten served as a professor at the University of North Texas, the University of Oregon, the University of Kentucky, and Wiley College. 

“Advances in technology offer many benefits in generating and disseminating information,” commented Dr. Totten.  “However, cooperation and coordination among the people of the profession, within Texas and beyond its borders, will be the leading force in coping with the challenges and opportunities raised by new technology.”

Dr. Totten joined the Texas Library Association Executive Board at the close of the TLA Annual Conference, April 14, in Houston.  He will assume leadership of the 7,200-member association in April, 2001. The Texas Library Association is a non-profit, educational organization formed in 1902 to promote library service in Texas.  The members of the association include school, public, academic, and special librarians and library supporters. For more information, contact:

Gloria Meraz, Director of Communications

512/328-1518

gloriam@txla.org

http://www.txla.org
 
 

Totten is shown greeting members at the 2002 Texas Library Association Convention in Dallas.Herman Totten, an experienced leader in the information field for 35+ years,  is Immediate Past President of the Texas Library Association, the largest state library association in the U.S.

Totten is pictured presiding over the Texas Library Association Council.A highly skilled parliamentarian,  Totten approaches the complex, oftentimes controversial agenda with confidence.

Totten holds and admires his Melvil Dewey Medal awarded by the American Library Association in 2001.Totten admires his Melvil Dewey Medal, awarded by ALA in 2001 for creative professional leadership.

Totten encourages University of Washington Information School graduates during the 2001 Summer Commencement.Totten  motivates graduates to "Go Forth Inspired With a New Attitude" at the University of Washington Information School 2001 Spring Commencement.
 
Totten explains library management concepts to a student, Angelica Blum.Totten, a magnetic teacher, received a grant this year to create the first ALA accredited Online Library Management Certificate Program for library workers anywhere in the world to earn the certificate while they continue working.

Copyright 2002: Herman Totten

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