Professor
Daphne Rowena Douglas
Professor
Daphne Douglas was born on September 26, 1924 in the parish of
Kingston to Rev. Thomas Edson Douglas and Rowena nee Davis. Her early education
was at St. Hilda’s High School, Brown’s Town and Suthermere
Commercial School, St. Andrew.
Her library education began in 1954
with a Jamaican Government scholarship to the Eastern Caribbean
Regional Library School, Trinidad, where she completed requirements
for elections as an Associate of the Library Association (ALA) of
the United Kingdom. In 1957/1958, a Jamaica Library Service
scholarship took her to Leeds College of Commerce School of
Librarianship, England, which led to her election as a Fellow of the
Library Association (FLA). Later, she was awarded a three-month
UNESCO fellowship to the Danish School of Librarianship (August to
November 1968) to pursue studies in Library Education. In 1974 she
attained the Master of Library Science Degree (MLS) from the
University of Pittsburgh where her outstanding work culminated in
her election to membership of the International Library Service
Honour Society, Bet Phi Mu.
Professor Douglas’ first post as
a librarian was with the Jamaica Civil Service (1944-1956) where she
also served as Stenotypist and Secretary. She joined the Jamaica
Library Service in 1956 and served until 1971. Professor Douglas’
first librarian position was as cataloguer and this was followed by
the position of Regional Librarian of the St. James Parish Library.
She then held the position of Principal Librarian and Training
Officer. Professor Douglas also held the positions of Chief
Librarian at the Library of the Institute of Jamaica (1961-1963) and
Librarian at the Permanent Mission of Jamaica to the United Nations
(1963-1964).
On the establishment of the Department of the
Library Studies, University of the West Indies, she was appointed a
lecturer in 1971, then head of the Department from 1976 to 1980 and
from 1982-1993.
Professional Affiliations include Jamaica
Library Association, renamed Library and Information Association of
Jamaica and Association of University, Research and Institutional
Libraries (ACURIL).
She was Professor of Library Studies from
1984-1994 and made Professor Emeritus in 1994 and has been Chairman
of the Board of Management of the National Library of Jamaica since
1997.
Honours and Awards received by Professor Douglas:
Silver Musgrave Medal for contribution to Library Development –
2005
Junior Chamber of Commerce, Liguanea Chapter special award
for outstanding service to community – 1993
Member of the Order
of Distinction in the rank of Commander conferred, by appointment
His Excellency, the Governor General of Jamaica in recognition of
services in the field of Librarianship – 1992
Award for
Outstanding Service in the field of Librarianship, by the
Association of Librarians in the Jamaica Library Service – 1991
Special Tuition Grant awarded by the University of Western Ontario
Woman of Distinction: National Award for distinguished service in
Librarianship and unbroken service in the field of Library Education
– 1976-1985
Institute of Jamaica Centenary Medal for Meritorious
Service in the Field of Librarianship and Library - 1979
Bet Phi
Mu (International Library Science Honour society) - 1974
OAS
Fellowship to the University of Pittsburgh – 1973/1974
UNESCO
Fellowship to the Danish School of Librarianship – 1968
Jamaica
Library Service’s scholarship to Leeds School of Librarianship
–1957/1958
Organizations: Board of Management, National Library of Jamaica;
Scientific Research Council Sub-Committee on Information; Jamaica
National Commission for UNESCO, General Information Programme;
Kingston College Board of Management; British Library Association,
Member of many other Committees.
Born: St. Andrew, Jamaica;
daughter of Thomas Edson Douglas, Clerk in Holy Orders, and Rowena
Theresa Douglas nee Davis, Housewife (both dec’d).
Educated: St.
Hilda’s Diocesan School; Leeds School of Librarianship, Yorkshire,
England; Danish School of Librarianship, Copenhagen, Denmark;
Graduate School of Library and Information Science, Pittsburgh;
University of Western Ontario, Canada.
Career: 1944-51 Civil
Service; 1951-71 Jamaica Library Service (Final position, Principal
Librarian); 1961-63 Chief Librarian, Institute of Jamaica; 1963-64
Registrar/Librarian, Jamaica Mission to the United Nations (on
secondment); University of the West Indies (1971-94): 1971-79
Lecturer, 1979-84 Senior Lecturer, 1984-94 Professor, 1976-93 Head
of Department of Library Studies.
Awards: Beta Phi Mu
International Library Science Honour Society, elected to full
membership 1974; Institute of Jamaica Centenary Medal for
Meritorious Service in the field of Librarianship and Library
Education 1979; Woman of Distinction, National Award for
Distinguished Service in Librarianship and unbroken Service in the
field of Library Education particularly at the UWI (United Nations
Decade for Women 1976-85) 1985; Award for Outstanding Service in the
field of Librarianship, by the Association of Librarians in the
Jamaica Library Service 1991; Member of the Order of Distinction in
the rank of Commander (C.D.) conferred by the Governor General of
Jamaica in recognition of services in the field of Librarian 1992;
Junior Chamber of Commerce, Liguanea Chapter Special Award for
Outstanding Service to the Community 1993.
Publications:
Major articles and reports on Caribbean libraries and information
systems: West Indies, University of the Department of Library
Studies Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science New York,
Dekker 1968-. Vol.33,1981, pp.92-101; Contemporary Development in
Librarianship: British Caribbean 118p. International Handbook of
Contemporary Developments in Librarianship New York, Greenwood
Press, 1981, pp. 567-594, A Study on public documents in the
English-Speaking Caribbean Paris, UNESCO, 1984, 104 p.
(PGI-84/ws/18), School Library Policies – Evaluation and Research;
Libraries and Information: towards a policy for schools: Proceedings
of the 15th Annual Conference Kingston, 1985, UNESCO Regional Users
Training Package, Kingston, D.L.S., U.W.I., 1984. (UNESCO Contract
No. 671267.3); Strategies for Resource Sharing, Caribbean
Collections, Recession Management Strategies, Meeting of the 32nd
Annual Meeting of SALALM, Miami, Florida; Standards of Caribbean Law
Libraries, The Modern Information Professional in the Caribbean
Setting and many others.
Denomination: Anglican. Club: Beta
Phi Mu. Address: (business) c/o Dept. of Library Studies, P.O. Box
181, U.W.I., Mona, Kingston 7. Tel.927-2944; 927-1661-9; (residence)
25 Caranation Way, Kingston 6
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