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faculty of library science university of toronto

140 st. george street
toronto, ontario M5S 1A1

room 606

   
     

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Dr. Joshua Lederberg, ICE OF Tye PRESSE

President,
The Rockefeller University, ‘
New York,

N.Y. 10021,

U.S.A.

ivan

Dear Dr. Lederberg:

It was with great excitement that I read your letter
and enclosures relating to organizational structure, communica~
tion, innovation, ete. The description of the structure of the
Rockefeller University is very useful. Many of the interests
you describe are also mine. For instance, my doctoral disserta-
tion (Rutgers, 1977) dealt with the relationship between com-
plexity, centralization, formalization, and stratification and
the rate of innovation in academic libraries. The work was
based on Hage and Aiken's longitudinal research at the University
of Wisconsin on organizational variables in sixteen social
service agencies and their rate of innovation.

I, too, am in a new career. Previously I was a practitioner
and library administrator in government, special, and academic
libraries, This new role of teacher and researcher is extremely
satisfying. I teach a required first year course in library
administration (the Canadian M.L.S. requires two academic years
of study), and second year courses in personnel administration
and science literature for the specialist. In addition I am
involved with three doctoral students: as thesis committee
member, designing and teaching a student's major course in
scientific literature,and being thesis advisor for a student
who is doing research on collective bargaining for academic
librarians.

I thank you very, very much for your interest - and action.

They have given me an intellectual lift which came at a pro-
pitious time.

Cont...
When I am next in New York I would very much like to
accept your invitation to meet some of your colleagues. The
next trip will probably be in March to attend the 1981 Online
Conference.

Sincerely,

bho. Prverd

Helen Howard
Associate Professor

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