Sanford Berman

This article is about the librarian. For the philanthropist and hypnotist, see Sanford I. Berman.
Sanford Berman
BornOctober 6, 1933 (1933-10-06) (age 91)
Chicago
EducationPolitical science, BA
Library science, MS
Alma materUniversity of California, Los Angeles
The Catholic University of America
OccupationLibrarian

Sanford Berman (born October 6, 1933) is a librarian (specifically, a cataloger). He is known for radicalism, promoting alternative viewpoints in librarianship, and acting as a proactive information conduit to other librarians around the world.[1] His vehicles of influence include public speaking, voluminous correspondence, and unsolicited "care packages" delivered via the U.S. Postal Service.[2] Will Manley, columnist for the American Library Association (ALA) publication, American Libraries, has praised Berman: "He makes you proud to be a librarian."[3]

  1. ^ Berman, Sanford (2014). Prejudices and antipathies : a tract on the LC subject heads concerning people. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland and Co. ISBN 978-0786493524. OCLC 884533147.
  2. ^ "Sanford Berman: father of radical cataloging « Papercut Zine Library". www.papercutzinelibrary.org. Archived from the original on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
  3. ^ Manley, Will (1 May 1996). "Reflections from the center-field bleachers". Booklist: 1473 – via Gale Academic OneFile.