SPYERS-DURAN, PETER, librarian, educator; b. Budapest, Hungary, Jan. 26, 1932; came to U.S., 1956, naturalized, 1964; s. Alfred and Maria (Almasi-Balogh) Spyers-Duran; married Jane F. Cumber, Mar. 21, 1964; children: Kimberly, Hilary, Peter. == Certificate, Fine Arts and Literature, Free University (Szabadegyetem), Budapest, 1955;

M.A.  University of Chicago 1960;  Ed.D., Nova South Eastern University, 1975.

Career positions: Professional Assistant, Library Administration Division of the American Library Association, Chicago, 1961-62; Associate Director of libraries and Assoc. Professor, University of Wisconsin, 1962-67; Director of Libraries and Professor, Western Michigan University, 1967-70; Director of Libraries and Professor of Library Science Florida Atlantic University, 1970-76; Director of Libraries Calif. State University, Long Beach, 1976-83; Professor and Dean of the Graduate Library and Information Science Program, and the University Library System,  Wayne State University, Detroit, 1983- 1995; Dean, Professor emeritus, 1995

Other activities:  President, Spyers-Duran Associates, consultants to higher education, publishing industries, and information science related enterprises, 1988- to date; Acting University Librarian, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, ¬Fla., 1996-97; Visiting Professor, State U. N.Y. at Geneseo, summers 1969-70; Chairman of the Board, International Conference Group, 1970- 1984; Member of several regional higher education accreditation teams: Western Association, Southern Assoc. 1980- 1995.
 
Author: Moving Library Materials, ALA Technology,1965;  Public Libraries:  A Comparative Survey of Basic Fringe Benefits, ALA, 1967; editor: Approval and Gathering Plans in Academic Libraries, Greenwood Press,1969, Advances in Understanding Approval Plans in Academic Libraries, Greenwood Press,1970, Economics of Approval Plans in Research Libraries, Greenwood Press 1972; Management Problems in Serials Work 1973, Greenwood Press; Doctoral dissertation:  Prediction of Resource Needs,  University MF, 1975; Requiem for the Card Catalog: Management Issues in Automated Cataloging,  Greenwood Press,1979; Shaping Library Collections for the 1980’s, Greenwood Press, 1981; Austerity Management in Academic Libraries, Scarecrow Press, 1984; Financing Information Systems, Greenwood Press, 1985; Issues in Academic Libraries, Greenwood Press, 1985.

Board memberships:  Editorial Board of Lector, a scholarly journal dedicated to ethnic studies and Spanish American literature 1985-88; Editorial Board, Journal of Library Administration, 1989-95. Kalamazoo County Library Bd., 1969-70; United Fund of Palm Beach County 1970-1976; Detroit Area Library Information Network, President and Chairman of the Board, 1985-95; Library of Congress-Michigan Center of the Book  (President 1988-89); SOLINET (Southeastern Lib. Information Network) Founding Board Member, Bd. of Directors 1973-1976; Michigan Research Library Consortium Board member 1983-1995; University of Chicago Graduate School Alumni Club President 1973-1975. Board of Directors of the Center for Research Libraries, Chicago, 1986-1990; Unites States Department of Education, Consultant and evaluator of Technology Grants Programs, 1990-1993; National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), Washington DC. Panelist and Expert Reviewer 1993-1993; National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges, Board Representative, 1992-1995;

Professional Memberships: American Society of Information Science; Assn. of Library and Information Science Education, American Library Association, Life member; International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) 1978- 1995; Association for Research Libraries, Washington, 1983 – 1995, and member of numerous State library associations.

Social memberships: Bayou Club (Golf and Tennis)

Home: 7295 Maidencane Court, Largo FL 33777-4900
 
Office: Wayne State Univ. Detroit MI 48202; E-Mail,  pspyers@aol.com,  spyers-duran@wayne.edu