Biddle

With a full career in academic and research libraries, Dr. Stanton Biddle’s contributions to the professional literature include titles on university planning, African American history and culture and numerous presentations promoting resources for exploring the history and culture of underrepresented populations. He also served as editor of the proceedings of the first two National Conferences of African American Librarians.

Biddle served as chief librarian at Baruch College where he also served as administrative services librarian. He is currently serving a two-year assignment in the Provost’s Office, responsible for coordinating the College’s Middle States accreditation review process. Prior to his service at Baruch College, Biddle worked at the State University of New York at Buffalo as associate director of University Libraries. He also served as associate director for research and planning at the Howard University Library and held several positions at the New York Public Library’s Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.

Biddle is a Lifetime Member of the American Library Association and a Lifetime member of the Black Caucus of the American Library Association, having served as president of the BCALA from 1994-1996. He has received numerous awards and honors, including the 2001 BCALA/DEMCO Award for Excellence in Librarianship and the 2002 BCALA Distinguished Service Award. Biddle received his masters in library science from Atlanta University and doctorate in library science from the University of California, Berkeley. He has also a received a masters in public administration from New York University and a bachelors degree in government from Howard University.

Biddle received the honor and made opening remarks during the “Charting Courses: Diversity Research Grants” program at the Annual Conference in Washington, DC.