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-American librarian and academic, 1903-1982
+'''Jesse Hauk Shera''' (1903-1982) was an American librarian and academic.
 == Life ==
-Jesse Hauk Shera was born on December 8, 1903 in Oxford, Ohio. He received a B.A. in English literature from Miami(Ohio) University in 1925, and an M.A. in English from Yale in 1927. He entered the library profession immediately after his graduation from Yale, and in 1944 earned a Ph.D. from the Graduate Library School (GLS) of the University of Chicago.
+'''Jesse Hauk Shera''' was born on December 8, 1903 in Oxford, Ohio. He received a B.A. in English literature from Miami(Ohio) University in 1925, and an M.A. in English from Yale in 1927. He entered the library profession immediately after his graduation from Yale, and in 1944 earned a Ph.D. from the Graduate Library School (GLS) of the University of Chicago.
 In 1947, after brief servive with the Central Information Division of the Office of Strategic Services, Shera joined the faculty of the GLS. By 1951, he was appointed dean of the School of Library Science (SLS) at Western Reserve University (WRU) in Ohio. Shera expanded and improved the SLS program, and forged a link between the school and the fields of documentation and special librarianship.
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 == Employment ==
 * Central Information Division of Office of Strategic Services, Washington, DC.
 * Faculty member at the University of Chicago Graduate Library School.
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 == Contributions ==
 Shera wrote a column for the ''Wilson Library Bulletin''. At OSS, he experimented with techniques for indexing. He was Dean Emeritus, Baxter School of Information and Library Science, Western Reserve University. He was the leading authority on documentation, classification, and history of American libraries. He dedicated his career to enhancing the status of librarianship. Shera served in editorial capacity for Library Quarterly, American Documentation, and Journal of Cataloging and Classification. With Shera's help the library school at WRU became a center of advanced ideas and techniques in librarianship. While at the Center for Documentation and Communications Research at WRU, Shera, along with Perry, devoted their research to defining new information science and serving the needs of Cold War research. His ''Introduction to Library Science'' (1986) is still one of the world's most widely-used texts, and it has been translated into many languages, including Russian.
 ==Awards==
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 *American Library Association Honorary Membership, 1976.
 *Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1982).
 == Further reading ==
-* Howard w. Winger. "Shera, Jesse hauk (1903-1982)" in ''Supplement to the Dictionary of American Library Biography''. Ed. by Wayne W. Wiegand, , pp 119-23.. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlmited, 1990.
+* Howard W. Winger. "Shera, Jesse Hauk (1903-1982)" in ''Supplement to the Dictionary of American Library Biography''. Ed. by Wayne W. Wiegand, , pp 119-23.. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlmited, 1990.
 * H. Curtis Wright. ''Jesse Shera, librarianship and information science.'' Provo, Utah : School of Library and Information Sciences, Brigham Young University (1988)
 * John V. Richardson Jr., ''The Spirit of Inquiry: The Graduate Library School at Chicago, 1921-1951''.  Foreword by Jesse Shera.  Chicago: American Library Association, 1982.

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	Jesse Hauk Shera was born on December 8, 1903 in Oxford, Ohio. He received a B.A. in English literature from Miami(Ohio) University in 1925, and an M.A. in English from Yale in 1927. He entered the library profession immediately after his graduation from Yale, and in 1944 earned a Ph.D. from the Graduate Library School (GLS) of the University of Chicago.		Jesse Hauk Shera was born on December 8, 1903 in Oxford, Ohio. He received a B.A. in English literature from Miami(Ohio) University in 1925, and an M.A. in English from Yale in 1927. He entered the library profession immediately after his graduation from Yale, and in 1944 earned a Ph.D. from the Graduate Library School (GLS) of the University of Chicago.

	In 1947, after a brief ~~stint~~ with the Central Information Division of the Office of Strategic Services, Shera joined the faculty of the GLS. By 1951, he was appointed dean of the School of Library Science (SLS) at Western Reserve University (WRU) in Ohio. Shera expanded and improved the SLS program, and forged a link between the school and the fields of documentation and special librarianship.		In 1947, after brief servive with the Central Information Division of the Office of Strategic Services, Shera joined the faculty of the GLS. By 1951, he was appointed dean of the School of Library Science (SLS) at Western Reserve University (WRU) in Ohio. Shera expanded and improved the SLS program, and forged a link between the school and the fields of documentation and special librarianship.

	He was a charter member of the American Documentation Institute, and in 1953 became editor of the Institute's journal American Documentation, a position he held for seven years. In 1955 Shera established, with the help of James Perry and Allen Kent, the Center for Documentation and Communication Research (CDCR). The CDCR became a pioneer in the emerging field of information retrieval. As a result of Shera, Perry and Kent's work, the school not only received research grants, but was also the recipient of "the first operational system for the mechanized retrieval of information," the GE 225 general-purpose computer. These and other achievements, notably his prolific writing, brought Shera international recognition.		He was a charter member of the American Documentation Institute, and in 1953 became editor of the Institute's journal ''American Documentation'', a position he held for seven years. In 1955 Shera established, with the help of [[James Whitney Perry]] and [[Allen Kent]], the Center for Documentation and Communication Research (CDCR). The CDCR became a pioneer in the emerging field of information retrieval. As a result of Shera, Perry and Kent's work, the school not only received research grants, but was also the recipient of "the first operational system for the mechanized retrieval of information," the GE 225 general-purpose computer. These and other achievements, notably his prolific writing, brought Shera international recognition.

	Despite his successes in the field of documentation, Shera eventually began to rethink his belief that information science could provide the "intellectual and theoretical foundations of librarianship." He believed librarians had to look beyond the "mechanized access to data banks or networks" to find the underpinnings of library theory.		Despite his successes in the field of documentation, Shera eventually began to rethink his belief that information science could provide the "intellectual and theoretical foundations of librarianship." He believed librarians had to look beyond the "mechanized access to data banks or networks" to find the underpinnings of library theory.
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	== Employment ==		== Employment ==

	* Central Information Division of ~~OSS~~		* Central Information Division of Office of Strategic Services, Washington, DC.
	* Faculty member at ~~GLS~~		* Faculty member at the University of Chicago Graduate Library School.
	* ~~WRU~~		* Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.

	== Contributions ==		== Contributions ==
	Shera wrote a column for Wilson Library Bulletin. At OSS, he experimented with techniques for indexing. He was Dean Emeritus, Baxter School of Information and Library Science, Western Reserve University. He was the leading authority on documentation, classification, and history of American libraries. He dedicated his career to enhancing the status of librarianship. Shera served in editorial capacity for Library Quarterly, American Documentation, and Journal of Cataloging and Classification. With Shera's help the library school at WRU became a center of advanced ideas and techniques in librarianship. While at the Center for Documentation and Communications Research at WRU, Shera, along with Perry, devoted their research to defining new information science and serving the needs of Cold War research. His Introduction to Library Science (1986) is still one of the world's most widely-used texts, and it has been translated into many languages including Russian.		Shera wrote a column for the ''Wilson Library Bulletin''. At OSS, he experimented with techniques for indexing. He was Dean Emeritus, Baxter School of Information and Library Science, Western Reserve University. He was the leading authority on documentation, classification, and history of American libraries. He dedicated his career to enhancing the status of librarianship. Shera served in editorial capacity for Library Quarterly, American Documentation, and Journal of Cataloging and Classification. With Shera's help the library school at WRU became a center of advanced ideas and techniques in librarianship. While at the Center for Documentation and Communications Research at WRU, Shera, along with Perry, devoted their research to defining new information science and serving the needs of Cold War research. His ''Introduction to Library Science'' (1986) is still one of the world's most widely-used texts, and it has been translated into many languages, including Russian.

	==Awards==		==Awards==
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	*Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1982).		*Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1982).

	== Books ~~by Jesse Shera~~ ==		== Books ==
	*''Introduction to library science: basic elements of library service''. Littleton, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 1976 {{ISBN\|0-87287-173-8}}		*''Introduction to library science: basic elements of library service''. Littleton, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 1976 {{ISBN\|0-87287-173-8}}
	*''Knowing books and men; knowing computers too''. Littleton, Colo., Libraries Unlimited, 1973 {{ISBN\|0-87287-073-1}}		*''Knowing books and men; knowing computers too''. Littleton, Colo., Libraries Unlimited, 1973 {{ISBN\|0-87287-073-1}}
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	== Offices ==		== Offices ==

	* ~~AALS Pres.~~ 1964-65		* Association of American Library Schools, President, 1964-65.
	* Ohio Library Association ~~Pres.~~ 1963-64		* Ohio Library Association, President, 1963-64.

	== Further reading ==		== Further reading ==
	*H. Curtis Wright. ''Jesse Shera, librarianship and information science.'' Provo, Utah : School of Library and Information Sciences, Brigham Young University (1988)		* Howard w. Winger. "Shera, Jesse hauk (1903-1982)" in ''Supplement to the Dictionary of American Library Biography''. Ed. by Wayne W. Wiegand, , pp 119-23.. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlmited, 1990.
	*John V. Richardson Jr., ''The Spirit of Inquiry: The Graduate Library School at Chicago, 1921-1951''. Foreword by Jesse Shera. Chicago: American Library Association, 1982.		* H. Curtis Wright. ''Jesse Shera, librarianship and information science.'' Provo, Utah : School of Library and Information Sciences, Brigham Young University (1988)
	*John V. Richardson Jr., ''The Gospel of Scholarship: Pierce Butler and A Critique of American Librarianship.'' Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1992. xv, 350 pp.		* John V. Richardson Jr., ''The Spirit of Inquiry: The Graduate Library School at Chicago, 1921-1951''. Foreword by Jesse Shera. Chicago: American Library Association, 1982.
	*Shera, J. H., & Rawski, C. H. (1973). ''Toward a theory of librarianship: Papers in honor of Jesse Hauk Shera.'' Metuchen, N.J: Scarecrow Press.		* John V. Richardson Jr., ''The Gospel of Scholarship: Pierce Butler and A Critique of American Librarianship.'' Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1992. xv, 350 pp.
			* Shera, J. H., & Rawski, C. H. (1973). ''Toward a theory of librarianship: Papers in honor of Jesse Hauk Shera.'' Metuchen, N.J: Scarecrow Press.
	~~== External links ==~~

	== Papers ==		== Papers ==
	~~'''Location #1:'''~~ Case Western Reserve University Archives, Cleveland, OH.		Case Western Reserve University Archives, Cleveland, OH. Papers: 1912-1971; ca. 29 feet. Includes: Personal papers including correspondence, speeches, reports, conference papers, and publications relating to ALA conferences, Carnegie Study, Graduate Library School, University of Chicago, Ohio Library Association, Special Libraries Association, UNESCO conferences, and Documentation.

	* Papers ~~dates~~: 1912-1971
	* Size: ca. 29 feet
	* Includes: Personal papers including correspondence, speeches, reports, conference papers, and publications relating to ALA conferences, Carnegie Study, ~~GLS~~, University of Chicago, Ohio Library Association, ~~SLA~~, UNESCO conferences, and Documentation.
	* Finding aid:
	* Sources: NUCMC, MS 74-73, p. 139 and article about Shera in DALB Supplement, p. 123.

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	==Awards==		==Awards==
	*ALA Medal of Excellence\|Melvil Dewey Medal (1968). American Library Association.		*ALA Medal of Excellence\|Melvil Dewey Medal (1968). American Library Association.
	*Award of Merit - Association for Information Science and Technology\|Award of Merit [[Association for Information Science and Technology]] (ASIS&T)<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Award of Merit General\|url= https://www.asist.org/programs-services/awards-honors/award-of-merit/aom-recipients/\|website=Association for Information Science and Technology.}}</ref> (1973).		*Award of Merit - Association for Information Science and Technology\|Award of Merit (1973).
	*Joseph W. Lippincott Award.(1973). American Library Association.		*Joseph W. Lippincott Award.(1973). American Library Association.
	*American Library Association Honorary Membership, 1976.		*American Library Association Honorary Membership, 1976.

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	==Awards==		==Awards==
	*ALA Medal of Excellence\|Melvil Dewey Medal (1968).American Library Association.		*ALA Medal of Excellence\|Melvil Dewey Medal (1968). American Library Association.
	*Award of Merit - Association for Information Science and Technology\|Award of Merit [[Association for Information Science and Technology]] (ASIS&T)<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Award of Merit General\|url= https://www.asist.org/programs-services/awards-honors/award-of-merit/aom-recipients/\|website=Association for Information Science and Technology.}}</ref> (1973).		*Award of Merit - Association for Information Science and Technology\|Award of Merit [[Association for Information Science and Technology]] (ASIS&T)<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Award of Merit General\|url= https://www.asist.org/programs-services/awards-honors/award-of-merit/aom-recipients/\|website=Association for Information Science and Technology.}}</ref> (1973).
	*[[Joseph W. Lippincott Award]].(1973). American Library Association.		*Joseph W. Lippincott Award.(1973). American Library Association.
	*[[American Library Association Honorary Membership]], 1976.		*American Library Association Honorary Membership, 1976.
	*Fellow of the [[American Association for the Advancement of Science]] (1982).		*Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1982).

	== Books by Jesse Shera ==		== Books by Jesse Shera ==

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	==Awards==		==Awards==
	*ALA Medal of Excellence\|Melvil Dewey Medal (1968).American Library Association.		*ALA Medal of Excellence\|Melvil Dewey Medal (1968).American Library Association.
	*[[Award of Merit - Association for Information Science and Technology\|Award of Merit]] [[Association for Information Science and Technology]] (ASIS&T)<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Award of Merit General\|url= https://www.asist.org/programs-services/awards-honors/award-of-merit/aom-recipients/\|website=Association for Information Science and Technology.}}</ref> (1973).		*Award of Merit - Association for Information Science and Technology\|Award of Merit [[Association for Information Science and Technology]] (ASIS&T)<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Award of Merit General\|url= https://www.asist.org/programs-services/awards-honors/award-of-merit/aom-recipients/\|website=Association for Information Science and Technology.}}</ref> (1973).
	*[[Joseph W. Lippincott Award]].(1973). American Library Association.		*[[Joseph W. Lippincott Award]].(1973). American Library Association.
	*[[American Library Association Honorary Membership]], 1976.		*[[American Library Association Honorary Membership]], 1976.

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	==Awards==		==Awards==
	*[[ALA Medal of Excellence\|Melvil Dewey Medal]] (1968).American Library Association.		*ALA Medal of Excellence\|Melvil Dewey Medal (1968).American Library Association.
	*[[Award of Merit - Association for Information Science and Technology\|Award of Merit]] [[Association for Information Science and Technology]] (ASIS&T)<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Award of Merit General\|url= https://www.asist.org/programs-services/awards-honors/award-of-merit/aom-recipients/\|website=Association for Information Science and Technology.}}</ref> (1973).		*[[Award of Merit - Association for Information Science and Technology\|Award of Merit]] [[Association for Information Science and Technology]] (ASIS&T)<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Award of Merit General\|url= https://www.asist.org/programs-services/awards-honors/award-of-merit/aom-recipients/\|website=Association for Information Science and Technology.}}</ref> (1973).
	*[[Joseph W. Lippincott Award]].(1973). American Library Association.		*[[Joseph W. Lippincott Award]].(1973). American Library Association.
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	*''An eddy in the western flow of America culture''. Ohio state archæological and historical quarterly. --Columbus, O., 1935.		*''An eddy in the western flow of America culture''. Ohio state archæological and historical quarterly. --Columbus, O., 1935.
	*''The age factor in employment, a classified bibliography, by J.H. Shera ...'' Bulletin of bibliography and dramatic index. --Boston : Boston Book Co., 1931-32.		*''The age factor in employment, a classified bibliography, by J.H. Shera ...'' Bulletin of bibliography and dramatic index. --Boston : Boston Book Co., 1931-32.



	== Offices ==		== Offices ==

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 Shera wrote a column for Wilson Library Bulletin. At OSS, he experimented with techniques for indexing. He was Dean Emeritus, Baxter School of Information and Library Science, Western Reserve University. He was the leading authority on documentation, classification, and history of American libraries. He dedicated his career to enhancing the status of librarianship. Shera served in editorial capacity for Library Quarterly, American Documentation, and Journal of Cataloging and Classification. With Shera's help the library school at WRU became a center of advanced ideas and techniques in librarianship. While at the Center for Documentation and Communications Research at WRU, Shera, along with Perry, devoted their research to defining new information science and serving the needs of Cold War research. His Introduction to Library Science (1986) is still one of the world's most widely-used texts, and it has been translated into many languages including Russian.
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	* AALS Pres. 1964-65		* AALS Pres. 1964-65
	* Ohio Library Association Pres. 1963-64		* Ohio Library Association Pres. 1963-64

			== Further reading ==
			*H. Curtis Wright. ''Jesse Shera, librarianship and information science.'' Provo, Utah : School of Library and Information Sciences, Brigham Young University (1988)
			*John V. Richardson Jr., ''The Spirit of Inquiry: The Graduate Library School at Chicago, 1921-1951''. Foreword by Jesse Shera. Chicago: American Library Association, 1982.
			*John V. Richardson Jr., ''The Gospel of Scholarship: Pierce Butler and A Critique of American Librarianship.'' Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1992. xv, 350 pp.
			*Shera, J. H., & Rawski, C. H. (1973). ''Toward a theory of librarianship: Papers in honor of Jesse Hauk Shera.'' Metuchen, N.J: Scarecrow Press.


	== Papers ==		== Papers ==

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	== Life ==		== Life ==

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	*Shera, J. H., & Rawski, C. H. (1973). ''Toward a theory of librarianship: Papers in honor of Jesse Hauk Shera.'' Metuchen, N.J: Scarecrow Press.		*Shera, J. H., & Rawski, C. H. (1973). ''Toward a theory of librarianship: Papers in honor of Jesse Hauk Shera.'' Metuchen, N.J: Scarecrow Press.

			== External links ==

	== Papers ==		== Papers ==