Adele M. Fasick
| Adele M. Fasick | |
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| Born | Richmond Hill, New York |
| Alma mater | Cornell University |
| Occupation | writer, professor |
Adele M. Fasick is an author, scholar, professor emerita and former dean of library and information science.[1] She is author of the Charlotte Edgerton mystery series set in the 19th century United States.[2] She is a past president of the Association for Library and Information Science Education.
Education
- B.A. Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. (English Literature)
- M.A. Columbia University, New York (English Literature)
- M.S.L.S. Columbia University, New York, N.Y. (Library Science)
- Ph.D. Case Western Reserve University, Ohio. (Library Science)
Career
- 1999-2010. Adjunct Faculty, School of Library and Information Science, San Jose State University
- 1990-95 Dean, Faculty of Information Studies, University of Toronto
- 1989-90 Coordinator of Graduate Studies, Faculty of Library and Information Science, University of Toronto
- 1981-89 Director, Centre for Research in Library and Information Science, University of Toronto
- 1980-96 Professor, Faculty of Library and Information Science, University of Toronto
- 1975-80 Associate Professor, Faculty of Library and Information Science, University of Toronto
- 1971-70 Assistant Professor, Faculty of Library and Information Science, University of Toronto
- 1970-71 Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Library Science, Rosary College, River Forest, Illinois
Fiction
- Death Calls at the Palace. S.F. MonganBooks, 2016.
- Death Visits a Bawdy House. S.F. MonganBooks, 2015
- A Death in Utopia. S.F. MonganBooks, 2014
Biographical writing
Margaret Fuller: An Uncommon Woman, S.F. MonganBooks, 2012.
Books written
Managing children’s services in the public library (four editions 1991-2012) Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited.
From Boardbook to Facebook: Children’s Services in an Interactive Age. Libraries Unlimited, 2011.
Opening Doors to Children: Reading, Media and Public Library Use by Children in Six Canadian Cities (2005) (with Andre Gagnon, Lynne Howarth, Ken Setterington) Regina,Sask: Regina Public Library, 2005.
ChildView: Evaluating and Reviewing Materials for Children. (with Claire England) Littleton: Colorado:Libraries Unlimited, 1987.
Information Use in an Academic Community: A Survey of the University of Waterloo Library System.' (with Michael Michaud) Toronto: Centre for Research in Librarianship, 1981.
What Should Libraries Do for Children? Parents, Librarians and Teachers View Materials and Services in the South Central Regional Library System (Ontario). Hamilton: South Central Regional Library System, 1978.
Children Using Media; Reading and Viewing Preferences Among the Users and NonUsers of the Regina Public Library. Regina, Sask.: Regina Public Library, l977.
References
- ↑ Adele M. Fasick, Contemporary Authors Online, Gale, 2001.
- ↑ Charlotte Edgerton series. goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/series/182272-charlotte-edgerton