Elizabeth Futas


Elizabeth Dorothy Futas 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. Her text on Collection Development is widely regarded.

Legacy

The American Library Association offers an annual award to librarians in Futas' name.

Works