Abbott-Hoduski, Bernadine E. 1938–

PERSONAL: Born January 27, 1938, in New Deal, MT; daughter of Bryce (a truck driver and mechanic) and Phyllis (a waitress; maiden name, Deshner) Abbott; married Ronald Frank Hoduski (divorced); children: Brian Abbott, Mark Alexander, Eric David. Ethnicity: "English/German/French." Education: Avila University, B.A., 1959; attended University of Denver, 1965. Religion: Roman Catholic. Hobbies and other interests: Genealogy, hiking, camping, Montana and North Dakota history.

ADDRESSES: Agent—c/o Author Mail, Scarecrow Press, 4501 Forbes Blvd., Ste. 200, Lanham, MD 20706. E-mail—[email protected].

CAREER: Kansas City Public Library, Kansas City, MO, children's librarian, 1959–60; Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, librarian and assistant professor, 1965–69; University of Missouri at Kansas City, librarian, 1969–70; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Kansas City, library director, 1970–74; U.S. Congress Joint Committee on Printing, Washington, DC, member of professional staff, 1974–95; writer, 1995–. Catholic University of America, lecturer, 1981–85. Friends of Lewis and Clark Library, chair; Fund Our Library's Future, co-chair of ballot initiative committee, 2000.

MEMBER: American Library Association (chair of government documents round table, 1973–74; member of governing council, 1999–; chair of committee on legislation, 2002–03), Montana Library Association (chair of government affairs committee, 2003–04), District of Columbia Library Association.

AWARDS, HONORS: Bronze Medal for commendable service, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1973; James Bennett Childs Award for distinguished contributions to documents librarianship, American Library Association Government Documents Round Table, 1973; Ainsworth Rand Spofford President's Award, District of Columbia Library Association, 1994; Public Printer's Distinguished Service Award, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1995.

WRITINGS:

(Editor) Directory of U.S. Government Depository Libraries, U.S. Congress Joint Committee on Printing (Washington, DC), 1975–94.

(Editor) Cataloging Government Publications: A Manual of Interpretation for AACR2, American Library Association (Chicago, IL), 1984.

Lobbying for Libraries and the Public's Access to Government Information: An Insider's View, Scarecrow Press (Lanham, MD), 2003.

Contributor to books, including The Congressional Role in Effective Access to Information: Today's Challenge, Tomorrow's Opportunity, G. K. Hall (Boston, MA), 1989; and Official Publications, American Library Association (Chicago, IL), 1993. Contributor to periodicals, including Journal of Government Information. Contributing editor, Unabashed Librarian; coeditor, Documents to the People, 1973–74; member of editorial board, Index to U.S. Government Periodicals, 1974–78; executive editor for federal publications, Government Publications Review, 1974–81.

SIDELIGHTS: Bernadine E. Abbott-Hoduski told CA: "I want to inspire those in public service professions, such as librarians, educators, and public interest activists, to work to change the world for the better. I wrote about lobbying because I spent some thirty years lobbying or being lobbied and observed those I worked for being lobbied. I want to help those with little money be good lobbyists. I have written about access to and bibliographic control of government information because I believe that such access is the bedrock of democracy and all citizens should have access."

BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:

PERIODICALS

American Libraries, October, 2003, Cathleen Bourdon, review of Lobbying for Libraries and the Public's Access to Government Information: An Insider's View, p. 76.

Library Journal, September 1, 2003, Patrick Ragains, review of Lobbying for Libraries and the Public's Access to Government Information, p. 218.