Michael Gorman

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Michael Gorman is Dean of Library Services at the Henry Madden Library, California State University, Fresno. From 1977 to 1988 he worked at the Library of the University of Illinois, Urbana as, successively, Director of Technical Services, Director of General Services, and Acting University Librarian. From 1966 to 1977 he was, successively, Head of Cataloguing at the British National Bibliography, a member of the British Library Planning Secretariat, and Head of the Office of Bibliographic Standards in the British Library. He has taught at library schools in Britain and in the United States--most recently at the University of California, Los Angeles.

He is the first editor of the Anglo-American cataloguing rules, second edition (1978) and of the revision of that work (1988). He is the author of The concise AACR2, 3rd edition (1999). Future libraries: dreams, madness, and reality (co-written with Walt Crawford) was honored with the 1997 Blackwell’s Scholarship Award. Our enduring values, published by ALA in 2000, was the winner of ALA’s 2001 Highsmith award for the best book on librarianship. Michael is the author of hundreds of articles in professional and scholarly journals. He has contributed chapters to a number of books and is the author or editor of other books and monographs. He has given numerous presentations at international, national, and state conferences.

Michael has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the Margaret Mann Citation in 1979, the 1992 Melvil Dewey Medal, Blackwell’s Scholarship Award in 1997, and the California Library Association/Access, Collections, and Technical Services Section Award of Achievement in 1999. He is a member of the American Library Association’s Council (1991-1995 and 2002-2006) and the ALA Executive Board through 2006. He was made a fellow of the [British] Library Association in 1979.

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Syd Lieberman

Syd is an internationally acclaimed storyteller, an award-winning teacher, and author. He has appeared at major storytelling festivals across the country, including seven featured appearances at the National Festival in Jonesborough, TN; at the Glistening Waters Festival in New Zealand; and on American Public Radio's Good Evening as a guest storyteller and host.

In 2002, Syd was featured in The Call of Story, a PBS storytelling special. That same year, the United States Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C. asked Syd to present his original story One Righteous Man: The Story of Raoul Wallenberg, as part of their Acts of Courage series. He created The Dead Sea Scrolls: Pieces of an Ancient Puzzle, for the Van Andel Museum Center in Grand Rapids, Michigan. These stories were used in conjunction with their 2003 exhibit. In 2004 he finished Twelve Wheels on Mars, a story commission by NASA and the International Storytelling Center about the recent rover landings.

In 1994, the Jewish Publication Society published Syd's story, The Wise Shoemaker of Studena, as a picture book for children. In 1995, August House Publishers brought out Streets and Alleys: Stories with a Chicago Accent, a book of Syd's personal stories. Syd's writing skill prompted Johnstown, Pennsylvania, to commission him to create and perform the story of the Johnstown flood of 1889 for that city's centennial celebration.

Syd has worked extensively with the Smithsonian Institution. In 1991, he was featured at their Word of Mouth program for educators. He returned to be part of a performance series, The Renaissance in Storytelling: America's Master Storytellers Come to the Smithsonian. In 1993, the Smithsonian commissioned Syd to write a story about fighter pilots of World War I for the National Air and Space Museum. The resulting audio tape, The Intrepid Birdmen, won awards from both The American Library Association and Parents' Choice.

Intrepid Birdmen is only one of Syd=s award-winning tapes. The ALA named as Notable Children's Recordings three others: Joseph the Tailor, The Johnstown Flood of 1889, and The Tell-Tale Heart. Parents' Choice gave a Gold Award to One Righteous Man: The Story of Raoul Wallenberg, and A Winner and Other Stories. And IBM and Good Housekeeping chose Syd's rendition of the story "Joseph the Tailor" to be sent to every elementary school in the nation as part of their Tell Me a Tale Celebration.

At the forefront of exploring new ways to use storytelling, Syd has done considerable work in education. He has performed and taught in schools across America, and has served as storyteller-in-residence at numerous colleges. He also directs an annual institute at the Chicago Historical Society, helping teachers use storytelling to teach history. In 1995, the Kennedy Center invited him to Washington to teach in its professional development program for educators. In 1999, Syd was one of eight storytellers sent by the National Storytelling Foundation to work with Disney World's writers and directors. He has also run numerous workshops for lawyers, doctors, hospice workers, and clergy.

Syd is known for his varied repertoire. Many of his best-loved stories deal with growing up and raising a family in Chicago. He is also known for his original historical pieces and his signature versions of literary tales, especially those of Edgar Allen Poe. Syd is one of the country's leading tellers of Jewish tales, bringing them to a variety of Jewish settings. In 1996, Syd starred with Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary fame in the Chicago presentation of Do-It-Yourself Chanukah.

Syd holds an A.B. from Harvard College and a M.A.T. from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. During his 30-year career as a high school English teacher, Chicago's Golden Apple Foundation Excellence in Teaching awarded Syd the prestigious Golden Apple Award. In 2000, the National Storytelling Network gave him the Circle of Excellence award for his work as a storyteller.

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