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Interview with Dana L. Roth

Roth, Dana L. (2016) Interview with Dana L. Roth. [Oral History] https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechOH:OH_Roth_D

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Abstract

An interview in four sessions, January and February 2014, with longtime Caltech chemistry librarian Dana L. Roth. Roth received his undergraduate education at Pasadena City College and UCLA (BS in chemistry, 1962). In 1965, he received master’s degrees in chemistry from Caltech and in library science from UCLA; that summer, he became Caltech’s chemistry librarian. After consolidation of Caltech’s division libraries in Millikan Library in 1967, he undertook various administrative responsibilities at Millikan over the years, along with his continuing duties as chemistry librarian. Active in the chemistry division of the Special Libraries Association. In 2008, inducted into the SLA Hall of Fame. That year he also received the Thomas W. Schmitt Staff Prize, presented to a Caltech staff member whose contributions “embody the values and spirit that enable the institute to achieve excellence in research and education.” Retired April 2013. In this interview he discusses his initial education as a chemist, including his graduate education at Caltech, and his switch to library science. He traces the development of library science in general and at Caltech—from the card-catalog days to the growth of the electronic Caltech Library system and the present state of online access and databases.


Item Type:Oral History
Keywords:Chemistry
Record Number:CaltechOH:OH_Roth_D
Persistent URL:https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechOH:OH_Roth_D
Official Citation:Roth, Dana L. Interview by Donna Wrublewski. Pasadena, California, January 23, 27, 31, and February 6, 2014. Oral History Project, California Institute of Technology Archives. Retrieved [supply date of retrieval] from the World Wide Web: http://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechOH:OH_Roth_D
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Subjects:Subjects > Chemistry
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ID Code:239
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Deposited By: Oral Histories Administrator
Deposited On:25 Aug 2016 18:11
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