▁such ▁un rest , ▁V os per ▁is ▁still ▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁person ▁committed ▁to ▁pres erving ▁the ▁library ▁and ▁its ▁most ▁basic ▁function , ▁being ▁a ▁portal ▁of ▁information ▁no ▁matter ▁the ▁circumstances . ▁V os per ' s ▁actions ▁in ▁this ▁situation ▁show case ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁u ph old ing ▁the ▁eth ical ▁oblig ations ▁li br ari ans ▁face ▁every ▁day . ▁ ▁V os per ’ s ▁international ▁acc ol ades ▁include ▁becoming ▁a ▁decor ated ▁officer ▁in ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Crown ▁of ▁Belg ium ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁and ▁being ▁named ▁a ▁G ug gen heim ▁fellow ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁ ▁Later ▁years ▁After ▁leaving ▁the ▁director ship ▁at ▁the ▁U CLA ' s ▁library ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁he ▁stayed ▁on ▁as ▁a ▁fac ulty ▁member ▁at ▁the ▁university ' s ▁library ▁school . ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 8 0 , ▁Robert ▁G . ▁V os per ▁died ▁at ▁his ▁home ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁California . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 1 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 9 4 ▁death s ▁Category : E du c ators ▁from ▁Port land , ▁Oregon ▁Category : American ▁li br ari ans ▁Category : Pres idents ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Library ▁Association ▁ ▁Category : O ffic ers ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of