Bernadine Abbott Hoduski retired in 1997 after serving as professional
librarian/staff member for the Joint Committee on Printing for nearly 25
years. Prior to joining the Joint Committee on Printing she served as
Head Librarian, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Kansas City and as
guest lecturer at Central Missouri State University and the University of
Missouri, Kansas City, Library Schools.
Bernadine received her M.A. in Librarianship in 1965 from the
University of Denver, Colorado. She was awarded the EPA Bronze Medal for
Commendable Service in 1973. Bernadine was a charter member of the
Advisory Council to the Public Printer on Depository Libraries, 1973-1975
and she organized the first Federal depository regional seminar in Kansas
City in 1973.
Bernadine founded the Government Documents Round Table in 1972. She
has been the conscious and standard bearer for the Federal depository
library program, documents librarian and "documents to the people" for
more than a quarter century. She has served as Chair of GODORT, as
co-editor of the Documents to the People, and as a member of
editorial boards of Government Publications Review and Index to
U.S. Government Periodicals. She was awarded the James Bennett Childs
Award for distinguished contributions to documents librarianship in June
1977.
Although retired Bernadine continues her active involvement in ensuring
public access to government information. During 1998/1999 she has been a
member of the Inter-Agency Working Group on Revising Title 44. In Spring
1999 Bernadine was elected GODORT's first Councilor to the American
Library Association.
Portions of the above taken from DttP, v.5, no.5
(Sept.1977)
