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Hello, boozhoo, colleagues, As a PhD student at UICU, I was a proud Research Associate in the Library Research Center, working under the direction of Dr. Goldhor for 3 years in the 1980s, overlapping my time there with Danny Wallace and Rick Rubin. I remember moving my desk close to Dr. Goldhor's office so that I could continue to learn from him as he interacted with students, the Illinois State Library, and colleagues across the state and nation. I treasured the many conversations Dr. Goldhor and I shared--how he collected published histories of public libraries (but kept this a secret), how he revered the experimental method as an approach that examined causality, how he advocated living in international locations--not just visiting them. He longed to return to a particular street in Paris and eventually accomplished this in his 70s. He carefully negotiated many phone calls while softly muttering 'mama mia' after he hung up. I was never the strong, assertive type of woman he admired but I still hear his voice when I face making key decisions in my life. I seldom hesitate to make the international connections that he advocated that I pursue. Dr. Goldhor left his imprint on me and I have continued to share his messages and influence with my students. He changed my life forever. Loriene Roy ********************************************************************* Professor School of Information, The University of Texas at Austin 1616 Guadalupe St., Suite #5.202 Austin, TX 78701-1213 Phone: (512) 471-3959; Fax: (512) 471-8285 E-mail: [log in to unmask] Website: http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/~loriene/index.html Blog: "Pin-ding-u-daud-ewin. To enter into one another's lodges," http://lorieneroy.blogspot.com/ Project Director, "If I Can Read, I Can Do Anything", a national reading club for Native children: http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/~ifican Convener, IFLA, Library Services to Multicultural Populations, Special Interest Group on Indigenous Matters, http://www.ifla.org/en/indigenous-matters Trustee, LeRoy C. Merritt Humanitarian Fund. Find out more at merrittfund.org Advisory Board Member, www.webjunction.org