ETHEL BLOESCH

Education

M.S.L.S., Library Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1967.

M.Sac.Mus., Organ, Union Theological Seminary, 1955.

B.A., Music, Elmhurst College, 1953.

Positions

Lecturer/Assistant to the Director, School of Library and Information Science, The University of Iowa, 1970- Regularly teach 21:282 Practicum.

Music Cataloger, The University of Iowa Libraries, 1967-70.

Library Clerk, Music Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1964-66.

Library Assistant in charge of the Phonorecord Library, The Juilliard School, New York, NY, 1957-59.

Publications

"A Musical Treasure from the 12th Century." The Baton 101 (November 2001): forthcoming.

"Note-Worthy Music Stamps." Journal of Fine and Performing Arts Philately. Part 9, 47/2 (June 2001): 23-29; Part 8, 46/2 (June 2000): 25-32; Part 7, 45/l (March 1999): 6-14; Part 6, 44/2 (June 1998): 15-19; Part 5, 43/1 (March 1997): 7-9; Part 4, 42/1 (March 1996): 10-12; Part 3, 40/4 (December 1994): 51-54; Part 2, 40/1 (March 1994): 16-19; Part 1, 39/3 (December 1993): 56-57.

"The Hekla Volcano: A Musical Portrait." The Baton 99 (March 2001): 16.

"Listening to a Painting: A Still Life with Music." The Baton 98 (November 2000): 28-29.

"Shostakovich's Musical Signature." The Baton 92 (November 1998): 16-17.

"A Fourteenth-Century Treasure." The Baton 88 (July 1997): 17-18.

"Music Manuscripts that Move the Mail." In PMC Jubilee. London: Philatelic Music Circle, 1994.

"Musical Hits in the Mail." The Baton 71 (November 1991): 28-29.

"Technical and Public Services: Fading Distinctions?" Symposium co-edited by Ethel Bloesch and Karen Roughton. Iowa Library Quarterly 23 (Spring 1986): 31-73 (Summer 1986): 35-51.

"AACR2 Guides." Catalyst 34 (January 1980): 3.

"New Catalogue Code Rules Explained: AACR2 Preview." Catalyst 33 (November 1979): 9.

"Music Autographs and First Editions on Postage Stamps." Fontes Artis Musicae 25 (Fall 1978): 250-263. [Article is cited in Duckles, Vincent, and Michael A. Keller. Music Reference and Research Materials, 4th ed., New York, Schirmer, 1988.]

"Iowa. University of Iowa, School of Library Science." In Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science, edited by Allen Kent et al. New York: Marcel Dekker, 1975: 13:13-15.

Editor, School of Library and Information Science Newsletter, 1970-

Grants

Co-authored grant proposals for Youth Services Fellowships, submitted to the U.S. Department of Education under the Library Education and Human Resource Development Program of the Higher Education Act, Title II-B. 1992-1997. Total amount funded: $272,800.

Project Director, Library Science Internship Project, funded by a Title VIII Cooperative Education Grant to The University of Iowa, 1982-85.

Consulting and Advisory Activities

Member, Review Committee for the UI College of Education's Placement Office, Fall 1995.

Member, State Library of Iowa Continuing Education Planning Group, 1993-95.

Member, State Library of Iowa Long Range Planning Committee, Sub-committee on Training of Library Staff, 1991-92.

Member, State Library of Iowa Advisory Committee on Continuing Education/Certification, 1984-89. Chair, 1986-89.

Reviewer for Division of Research Programs, National Endowment for the Humanities. Evaluated 13 proposals, 1980-88.

Conference Coordination and Presentations

Directed annual Festival of Books for Young People, sponsored by SLIS, November 2000. Also directed or co-directed festivals, 1988 through 1999.

Presented session on "Recruiting for the Profession" at Conference on Preparing Librarians and Information Professionals, sponsored by SLIS, March 1992.

Co-directed conference on Access Services, sponsored by SLIS, March 1991.

Co-directed conference on Subject Cataloging, sponsored by SLIS, May 1987.

Gave invited talk on "Internships: The Library Connection" at meeting of the Iowa State Agency Library Association, Des Moines, July 1986.

Co-directed conference on the Library Bill of Rights, sponsored by SLIS, October 1985.

Directed conference on Preservation of Library Materials, sponsored by ALIS, September 1980.

Honors and Awards

Beta Phi Mu

Received M.S.M. cum laude

Received B.A. summa cum laude

Professional Organizations and Associations

American Library Association, 1970-

Iowa Library Association, 1970-

* Executive Board, 1987-89

* Constitution and Bylaws Committee, 1982-83, 1987-92, (Chair, 1989-92)

* Resources and Technical Services Forum (Chair, 1986)

Iowa Library Association Foundation Board, 1990-93

Music Library Association, 1968-

Association for Library and Information Science Education, 1976-

Beta Phi Mu, 1988-

* Secretary-Treasurer, Beta Beta Theta Chapter, 1988-2002

Local Institutional Activities

The University of Iowa

* Member, University Lectures Committee, 1980-82

School of Library and Information Science

* Admissions Committee, 1980- (Chair, 1981-85, 1988-2001)

* Certification Committee, 1984-89, 1991-94

* Recruitment Committee, 1986-87, 1994- (Chair, 1994-95)