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Paul Evan Peters

Eliot Christian (echristi@usgs.gov)
Wed, 20 Nov 1996 10:59:07 -0500 

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Date: Wed, 20 Nov 1996 10:59:07 -0500
To: gils@cni.org
From: Eliot Christian <echristi@usgs.gov>
Subject: Paul Evan Peters


It gives me great sorrow to pass on to you the news of the sudden 
death of Paul Evan Peters. I learned of Paul's death through an e-mail 
note from the Coalition for Networked Information, copied below.

We share with CNI and many others a deep sense of loss. Paul was an
essential guiding light for the Government Information Locator Service
movement and an inspiration to me personally. I am sure many of you 
remember how Paul spoke eloquently and with great humor at the several 
GILS-related conferences over the years. He always made us see feel 
uplifted, enlightened, and fortified to share with him the great tasks 
that lay before us at this critical juncture in human history.

It was our great privelege to know Paul and to work with him--for this 
we will always be thankful.

Eliot Christian, US Geological Survey, 802 National Center, Reston VA 20192
echristi@usgs.gov  Office 703-648-7245  FAX 703-648-7069  Home 703-476-6134


> Date: Tue, 19 Nov 1996 15:07:09 -0500 (EST)
> Reply-To: cni-announce@cni.org
> From: Joan K Lippincott <joan@cni.org>
> To: Multiple recipients of list <cni-announce@cni.org>
> Subject: Paul Evan Peters
>      
> We are very saddened to report the death of Paul Evan Peters, 48,
> Executive Director of the Coalition for Networked Information. He died
> suddenly on November 18,1996 while he walked on a beach with his wife
> while on a trip to Florida.
> 
> Paul was the founding director of the Coalition for Networked
> Information and served as its head since March, 1990.  Highly respected
> in the library, information technology, and scholarly communities, he
> sought common ground for many constituencies in order to develop global
> networked information resources. A true imagineer, his vision and his
> ability to pull people together to build new realities were unique.
> 
> Paul led CNI through two cycles of formal evaluations by the sponsoring
> organizations and as recently as September saw it move from the status
> of a sunset enterprise to one of an ongoing nature, recognizing the
> achievement of its essential role in the North American dialogue to
> advance scholarship and intellectual productivity.
> 
> Before founding the Coalition in March 1990, Paul was Systems
> Coordinator at the New York Public Library from 1987 through 1989, and
> was Assistant University Librarian for Systems at Columbia University,
> where he also earned a master's degree in sociology in 1986. From 1970
> until 1978, Paul was a principal in a variety of research and
> development projects and he earned a master's degree in library and
> information science at the University of Pittsburgh. Paul worked briefly
> as a Retail Systems Engineer for the National Cash Register Corporation
> immediately following the completion of his undergraduate studies in
> computer science and philosophy at the University of Dayton in 1969.
> Paul was a former president of the Library and Information Technology
> Association, was a former chair of the National Information Standards
> Organization, and served on the editorial boards of a number of
> networking, networked information, and library technology journals. He
> also served on the Council of the American Library Association.
> 
> He is survived by his wife Rosemarie Kozdron, his parents Austin and
> Mary Peters, and a brother Philip Peters.
> 
> CNI Steering Committee Chair Richard West expressed his sentiments:
> 
> "We do not yet comprehend how much Paul will be missed. His leadership,
> insight, and quiet competence has had an impact on all who have
> benefited from the CNI program. The many who had the chance to work with
> Paul know of his contribution and influence on our professional
> scholarly  and technological activities -- I cannot imagine his
> contribution being replaced any time soon. For me, this is also a great
> personal loss, for Paul was a trusted colleague and a close and
> wonderful friend."
> 
> Information on services and other arrangements will be posted as
> available at www.cni.org.  A condolence book will be available on the
> CNI website.
> 
> -- 
> 
>    Joan K. Lippincott, Assistant Executive Director
>    Coalition for Networked Information
>    21 Dupont Circle, N.W.
>    Washington, D.C.   20036
>       (202) 296-5098
>       FAX: (202) 872-0884
>       Internet: joan@cni.org

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