[6] He also worked in the Library's Congressional Research Service and in the Reference Department as a collection development librarian.

D. dissertation on Ainsworth Rand Spofford, the nineteenth century Librarian of Congress who expanded the library from a small reference collection to a national institution.

[5] Cole's knowledge about the history of the organization led to his role on a yearlong planning task force initiated by Librarian of Congress, Daniel Boorstin.

[7][5] Boorstin recommended Cole to lead the new Center for the Book, created in 1977 to use the resources of the Library of Congress to promote literacy and reading.

[12] The Lippincott Award statement praised Cole for having "exposed the American people to the power of the written word through dozens of national reading and library promotion projects including the landmark Read More About It series on CBS Television.