Audio interviews of Gerry Galkowski, Les Cory and Mr. Kenney by Patrician Sikora, 1973 December

Item — Box: 24

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The Library Communications Center collection is divided into seven series. Series I (History) contains a library timeline, newspaper clippings, and groundbreaking ceremony papers. Series II (Reports, Plans, and Goals) consists of budget procedures and papers, annual reports, departmental reports, building analyses and recommendations, and long-range plans. Series III contains memoranda from the offices of Library Deans and Heads Louis G. Vagianos, Frank N. Jones, Charles Andrews, and Janet Freedman as well as memos from the Audio-Visual Department and Library Associates. Handbooks and guides on library use comprise Series IV. Series V (Surveys, Policies, and Services) contains papers on the library instruction program, the library's food and drink policy, and Southeastern Massachusetts Cooperative Libraries (SMCL). Series VI includes library publications such as "Main Entries," "Recently Acquired Materials," "Library Tidings" and "Library News" as well as bibliographies on Latin-American literature and biology-related literature. The holdings lists of Bradford-Durfee Textile Institute, Southeastern Massachusetts Technological Institute, and Southeastern Massachusetts University can also be found in Series VI. Series VII consists of library memorabilia such as stamps and bookplates and Series VIII are Frank Jone’s files on the construction of the library building.

Dates

1973 December

Extent

1 Reels (7 in. reel to reel tape) : 2 hr., 10 min.

2 Digital audio recording (mp3 format)

4 Digital audio recording (Compact discs)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Abstract

Interview of three SMU employees done by Patricia Sikora for a Bristol Community College course with Harvey Barnet, "Introduction to Library Science." She interviews library Technical Services head Gerry Galkowski, Instructional Media Center director Les Cory, and Computer Center director Mr. Kenney. Topics include library finance and budgeting, management, and work study student. Les Cory talks about setting up the SMU cable television channel, licensing issues and attempts to broadcast to local high schools.