Gerald R. Shields (1927 – November 10, 2005) was a librarian, editor, cartoonist and educator. Shields retired as Assistant Dean of the School of Information and Library Studies at the

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at Buffalo.

Education

Shields received a master of arts in library science from the University of Wisconsin.

Career

Shields was the editor of feature articles in ''Public Libraries'', the journal of the Public Library Association. He served twelve years on the American Library Association (ALA) Council and was chair of the Professional Ethics Committee. He was the founding editor of '' American Libraries'' (1968-1973) and the ''Ohio Library Association Bulletin''. He also drew cartoons under the name Jerrybilt.

Awards

*1984 New York Library Association's Intellectual Freedom Award.

Bibliography

The FBI Creates An Awareness of Librarian Ethics: An Opinionated Historical
(Allerton Park Institute, 1989) Review
Librarianship: The New Alternatives and the Old Bundle of Tricks
Library Trends 32 (3) Winter 1984. pages 349-356 * Freedom of access to library materials, with John S. Robotham (Neal-Schuman, 1982) *''Children's Library Services: School or public?'' (Rowman & Littlefield, 1974) * Budgeting for accountability in libraries; a selection of readings with John Gordon Burke (Scarecrow Press, 1974)

References

American librarians American Library Association people 1927 births 2005 deaths University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Library and Information Studies alumni University at Buffalo faculty {{Library-bio-stub