Remembering Ellis Mount (1921-2012)

I just found out that Ellis Mount, Professor of Library Science at Columbia University, passed away in Hawaii in January.  Ellis literally “wrote the book on science librarianship.

Mount, Ellis. University Science and Engineering Libraries. Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press, 1985. Print

I met Ellis in 1989 when I was a librarian at the New York Public Library Science and Technology Division.  He was editor of Science and Technology Libraries when I submitted a paper about a Chemical Abstracts training session that I gave to NYPL librarians.  In 2000 I became the convener of the METRO Science Librarians SIG  Ellis came to the first several meetings and made a presentation about science libraries and how they have evolved.

SLA is honoring Ellis by offering a scholarship to SLA NY chapter members who are enrolled in one of the New York area schools of library and information science.  More information may be found at http://newyork.sla.org/the-ellis-mount-scholarship-award/

 Short obituary

Tribute by Nancy Panella - Librarian at St. Lukes and Roosevelt Hospital

Selected Bibliography of Books by Ellis Mount

Mount, Ellis, and Beatrice Kovacs. Using Science and Technology Information Sources. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press, 1991. Print.

Mount, Ellis. University Science and Engineering Libraries, Their Operation, Collections, and Facilities. Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press, 1975. Print.

Mount, Ellis. University Science and Engineering Libraries. Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press, 1985. Print

Mount, Ellis. Opening New Doors: Alternative Careers for Librarians. Washington, D.C: Special Libraries Association, 1993. Print.

Mount, Ellis, and Barbara A. List. Milestones in Science and Technology: The Ready Reference Guide to Discoveries, Inventions, and Facts. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press, 1987. Print.

Mount, Ellis. Special Libraries and Information Centers: An Introductory Text. New York, N.Y: Special Libraries Association, 1983. Print.

Mount, Ellis. Planning the Special Library: A Project of the New York Chapter, Sla. New York: Special Libraries Association, 1972. Print.

Mount, Ellis. Guide to Basic Information Sources in Engineering. New York: Wiley, 1976. Print.

Mount, Ellis. Creative Planning of Special Library Facilities. New York: Haworth Press, 1988. Print

Mount, Ellis. Scientific and Technical Libraries in the Seventies: A Guide to Information Sources. Detroit, MI: Gale Research Co, 1981. Print.