JEAN HIRONS, CONSER COORDINATOR, TO RETIRE Mitch Turitz 02 Jun 2003 18:11 UTC
I just read the following in the latest LCCN (Library of Congress Cataloging Newsline) newsletter. Volume 11, no. 5, ISSN 1066-8829, May 2003 I didn't see it announced on Serialst. If it was already posted here I apologize for the duplication. -- Mitch ******************************************************************* JEAN HIRONS, CONSER COORDINATOR, TO RETIRE Jean Hirons, CONSER coordinator, has announced she will retire at the end of June 2003. Hirons has provided leadership to CONSER and the larger cooperative serials world for over twenty years. She is most renowned for her work with the creation of the Serials Cataloging Cooperative Training Program (SCCTP), her leadership in the recent revisions to AACR2, and the documentation provided in the _CONSER Cataloging Manual_ and the _CONSER Editing Guide_. Hirons reached the difficult decision to retire after concluding the time was just right -- this year is CONSER's thirtieth anniversary, her twentieth year at the Library of Congress, and her tenth year in the position of CONSER coordinator. The opportunity for early retirement will give her more time for her second career of pastel painting. She is currently painting, teaching pastel, and working towards a solo show next year. Jean says she has enjoyed the challenges of being CONSER Coordinator and working with colleagues to find the best solutions for difficult problems. She's not completely ready to cut her ties and hopes to work part-time, perhaps at the Library of Congress, and pursue consulting work in the future. Her colleagues at the Serial Record Division, Library of Congress and colleagues in the serials and cataloging community are surely going to miss her but wish her well with her future endeavors. The Library plans to fill the position as soon as possible. ******************************************************************* -- _^_ _^_ (___)-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ( ___ ) | | | | | | Mitch Turitz, Serials Librarian | | | | San Francisco State University Library | | | | President, | | | | SFSU California Faculty Association | | | | voice: (415) 338-7883 | | | | CFA: (415) 338-6232 | | | | FAX: (415) 405-0394 | | | | | | (___)-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-==- ( ___ ) V V http://www.cfasf.org (SFSU web site) cfasf@igc.org) or Mitch Turitz (x. 87883; turitz@sfsu.edu) & http://www.calfac.org/ (CFA State-wide web site)