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Brief Biographical Information
- Born Bakersfield, California in 1939
- Graduated from La Habra High School in 1957, lettered in swimming and
water polo
- Graduated from Claremont Men's College in 1961 with a major in public
affairs (political science and international relations), lettered in
swimming and water polo
- Earned an AM in international relations from the Fletcher School, Tufts
University in 1962
- Earned a MSLS in library science from the University of Southern
California in 1965
- Earned a Ph.D. in library science from the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign in 1973
- Began teaching at the University of Tennessee in 1972
- Now Associate Professor
- Assistant Director, 2005 -
Work Experience
- Fry cook, crane follower, store keeper, graduate teaching
assistant
- Personnel specialist, U.S. Army Reserve, E5, Honorable Discharage,
1962-68
- Administrative Assistant to the University Librarian and Personnel
Librarian, University of Southern California Libraries, 1964-65
- Head, World Affairs Library, University of Southern California,
1965-67
- Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Library Science, University of
Southern California, 1970-71
- Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Library & Information Science,
University of Tennessee, 1972-77
- Associate Professor, School of Information Sciences 1977
Honors
- Francis Neel Cheney Award for "Significant Contributions to the
World of Books and Librarianship," Tennessee Library Association,
1999
- Berner-Nash Award, Graduate School of Library Science, University of
Illinois, 1974, for the outstanding doctoral thesis of the year
- HEA Title II Fellow, University of Illinois, 1967-1970
- H.W. Wilson Fellowship, University of Southern California,
1963-64
- Elected to Beta Phi Mu, 1964
- Woodrow Wilson Fellowship, Tufts University, 1961-2
- Graduated Magna Cum Laude, Claremont Men's College, 1961
Dissertation
Subject Dispersion in Political Science: An Analysis of References
Appearing in the Journal Literature, 1910-1960
Family
- Janita Shelton Williams Robinson, wife, retired acquisitions
librarian, Master Gardener, Habitat for Humanity home builder
- Dr.Megan J. Robinson, daughter, research bio-chemist and trainer, Ann
Arbor,
Michigan
- Dr. Robert R. Robinson, son, Assistant Professor, political science,
University of Alabama, Birmingham
- Daniel S. Robinson, son, sophmore, College of Charleston
Leisure Interests
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