he was chairman of the board of directors of the information industry association (1979). he was a member of the board of the national micrographics association (now part of aiim), where he received a distinguished service award in 1977. he was a member of the national advisory board for the library of congress’s center for the book and the national commission on libraries and information science: task force on public and private sector. he was active in the creation of major library protocols and standards, including z39.50. he attended the white house conference on library and information services in 1979.