College of Arts and Sciences Department of Library Science Declines - Librarians Retain Faculty Status Although Harding University offered no courses in library science, the professional librarians had faculty status and made significant contributions to the instructional program The librarians considered themselves "catalysts" in the reaction of students and teachers with the books rather than "guardians of the tomes." The librarians taught more than 80 classes involving 1,887 students , with 42 of these being for students in English 103 , which emphasized the writing of term papers. Other classes in bibliographical instruction and the use of information tools were conducted in English literature , oral interpretation, Bible , nursing, chemistry, marketing, political science, social work, biology , educational research, physical education and health , constitutional law, home economics and business report writing . The library was open 86 hours each week and librarians made reference services available 73'/4 of these hours. Suzanne Spurrier, Assistant Professor of Craig W. Beard, MLS - Instructor , Reference librarian Winnie Bell, MALS - Assoc . Professor , librarian Travis Cox, MM, MLS - Asst. Professor, Cataloging librarian Franklin Hayes, MLS - Asst. Professor, Periodicals Librarian Henry Terrill, MSlS - Asst. Professor, Government Documents libraian library Science and Circulation librarian , took a leave of absence of 1984-85 to work on the Master of Library Science degree at the Indiana University in Bloomington. Because of her interest in computers and the increasing use of computers in library services, she emphasized computers in her program as much as possible . The other librarians divided her responsibilities during the leave. Early in the fall semester, the Library received a $9,000 government grant through the Arkansas State Library for expanding its computer services. The library purchased an IBM TC computer, an IBM XT computer , a Graphics printer and a telephone modem. This equipment will greatly facilitate communication between other libraries of the state and will greatly enhance the resources quickly available to facu lty and students. All of the librarians were active in the Arkansas Library Association. Miss Bell also attended the AMIGOS Bibliographic Council meeting and was active in the Searcy chapter of the American Association of University Women . .)f.@::. Accounting the Hours Away. Todd Boaz helps out Karen Anthony , a sophomore from Mountain Home, as she prepares for a test in an accounting course. The library attracted scores of students preparing for exams . - photo by James McCreary. Library Science 185 1
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