Berman, Sanford

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BERMAN, Sanford

BERMAN, Sanford. American, b. 1933. Genres: Communications/Media, Cultural/Ethnic topics, Librarianship, Sex, Bibliography. Career: Public Library, Washington, DC, Acquisitions Dept., assistant chief, 1957-62; U.S. Army Special Services Libraries, Germany, librarian, 1962-66; Schiller College, Kleiningersheim, Germany, librarian, 1966-67; University of California, Los Angeles, Research Library, periodicals librarian, 1967-68; University of Zambia, Lusaka, assistant librarian, 1968-70; Makerere Institute of Social Research, Kampala, Uganda, librarian, 1971-72; Hennepin County Library, Minnetonka, MN, head cataloguer, 1973-99. Contributing editor/editorial adviser to professional journals. Publications: Spanish Guinea: An Annotated Bibliography, 1961; Prejudices and Antipathies: A Tract on the LC Subject Heads Concerning People, 1971; Joy of Cataloging, 1981; Worth Noting: Editorials, Letters, Essays, an Interview and Bibliography, 1988.COMPILER: African Liberation Movements and Support Groups: A Directory, 1972; Subject Headings Employed at the Makerere Institute of Social Research Library, 1972. EDITOR/CO-EDITOR: Subject Cataloging: Critiques and Innovations, 1984; Alternative Library Literature, biennially, 1984-, Cataloging Special Materials: Critiques and Innovations, 1986. Address: 4400 Morningside Rd, Edina, MN 55416, U.S.A.