Barton Clark
Professor Emeritus of Library Administration
230 Main Library
1408 W Gregory D
Urbana, IL 61801
b-clark@uiuc.edu
Previous Position(s)
- 1995-2003: Associate University Librarian for Planning and Budgeting, University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign.
- 1993-1995: Acting Assistant University Librarian, University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign.
- 1992-1993: Acting Director of Administrative Services, University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign.
- 1983-1993: Director of Departmental Library Services, University of Illinois at Urbana
Champaign.
- 1981-1983: Assistant Director of Departmental Library Services for Social Sciences Libraries,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
- 1977-1983: Education and Social Science Librarian, University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign.
- 1974-1977: Research Assistant/Information Specialist, University of Arizona, Bureau of Ethnic
Research.
- 1972-1973: Head, Social Sciences and Humanities Division, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
- 1971-1972: Head, Undergraduate Library, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
- 1970-1971: Assistant Librarian, Social Sciences Division, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Education
- 1970 - Master of Arts, Anthropology: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,
Urbana-Champaign, IL.
- 1970 - Master of Library Science: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL.
- 1968 - Bachelor of Arts, Anthropology: University of Colorado, Boulder, CO.
Instruction
- 433D Advanced Subject Bibliography: Education and Psychology, Graduate School of Library and
Information Science (1978-1980).
- 450DD Research Methods, Graduate School of Library and Information Science (1978-1980).
Awards and Distinctions
Grants Awarded
- 1987-93: University of Illinois. Computer Fund Projects, (Co-Principal Investigator on eight
campus funded projects).
- 1989-90: U. S. Department of Education. Title II D. Upgrading Microcomputer Workstations Used
as Public Terminals for ILLINET Online: A Research and Demonstration Project, (Principal
Investigator).
- 1989: University of Illinois. Scholars' Travel Fund. To attend the International Federation of
Library Associations, Paris, France.
- 1986-88: National Endowment for the Humanities. Preservation and Indexing the D'Arcy
Collection, (Principal Investigator).
- 1985-86: Illinois State Library. The Use of Optical Disc Technology for Bibliographic Reference
Files, (Principal Investigator).
Recent Publications
Articles
- Clark, Barton and Karen H. Bingham. "Holistic Librarianship."
Library Personnel News, (1989): pp. 55-57.
Books
- Clark, Barton, 2003.
New Library Buildings of the World, Shanghai: Shanghai Scientific & Technology
Publishing House.
- Clark, Barton and Joyce Wright, 1991.
Affirmative Action Policies in ARL Libraries. Washington, D. C.: Association of
Research Libraries.
- Clark, Barton, Sharon E. Clark, Karen H. Bingham, Anita Garey, Betty Glass, Eleanor Gossen,
Judy Kelly, and Holley Lange, 1990.
Practicing Anthropology Index: 1978-1987. Lexington: Society for Applied
Anthropology.
- Clark, Barton, P. McCandless, M. Chaplan, D. Kohl, D. Wallace, and L. Wert , 1985.
The Invisible User: A User Needs Assessment for Library Public Services, Association
of Research Libraries.
- Clark, Barton, P. McCandless, N. Allen, D. Kohl, D. Wallace, and L. Wert, 1985.
The Invisible User: A User Needs Assessment of a University Faculty. ERIC ED 255
212.
Book Chapters
- Clark, Barton and Gary Denue, 1993. "Library Space Needs for the Twenty-First Century." in
CODSULI Update: Space and Technology in 1992, pp. 1-6.
- Clark, Barton, 1992. "Library Workstations and the Changing Paradigm of Library Service." in
IATUL Proceedings, 47-54.
- Clark, Barton and Karen H. Bingham, 1989. "The New CD-ROM Technology: Shaping the Future of
Reference and Information Research." in
Proceedings of the 1987 Clinic on Library Applications of Data Processing, pp. 177-187.
- Clark, Barton, Nancy Anderson, M. Balachandran, Karen H. Bingham, Suzanne Griffiths, Patricia
McCandless, and Lizabeth Wilson,1989. "Gender Gap in the Use of Library Technologies: Evidence,
Implications, and Intervention." in
Proceedings of the ACRL Fifth National Conference, pp. 116-118.
- Clark, Barton and Karen H. Bingham, 1989. "Holistic Librarianship: As It Works." in
Proceedings of the ACRL Fifth National Conference, pp. 51-54.
Editorial Work
- Editorial Board Member, 1979- present.
Behavioral and Social Sciences Librarian.
- U. S. Correspondent, 1986-1991.
International Bibliography of Social and Cultural Anthropology. UNESCO.
- Statistics Section Reporter, 1986-1989.
Library Administration and Management.
- Clark, Barton, 1979-1981.
The Other Fieldwork: A Newsletter for Anthropological Information Specialists.
Professional Service
- American Library Association
- American Anthropological Association
- International Federation of Library Associations
- Society for Applied Anthropology