Francis L. Miksa has been professor at the Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS) (now, School of Information) at The University of Texas at Austin since 1984. He has been Acting Assistant Dean and Acting Dean in the School of Library and Information Science at Louisiana State University, has worked with the State Library Documents Division, and since 2002, he has been active on the Faculty Recruitment Committee, as well as the Curriculum and Doctoral Studies Committees. Professor Miksa holds his A.M. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Chicago, Graduate Library School.