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Thomas G. McFadden

Education

1977: M. L. S., University of Pittsburgh 1973: M. A., Brown University 1968: 1970 - Rhodes Scholar (Worcester College) 1968: B. A., College of Idaho

Professional Experience

1997- College Librarian, Union College, Schenectady, New York

1993-1997 Associate University Librarian, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona

1988-1993 Head, Humanities/Social Sciences Department, University of California, Davis, California

1986-1988 Head, General Reference, Rockefeller Library and Sciences Library, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island

1984-1986 Head, General Reference, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York

1977-1984 Engineering Librarian, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York

Publications/Presentations

Reviews in Serials Review (various). Colloquium on Institutional Accreditation Standards, New York State Board of Regents, Albany, New York, December, 2002. Workshop on Information Literacy and Accreditation Standards, Association of Proprietary Colleges, Albany, New York, January, 2002. “Introduction.” In Library Trends 50 (Summer 2001), ed. T. G. McFadden: 1-7 (special issue on computer-based instruction in libraries and library education). “Understanding the Internet: Model, Metaphor, and Analogy.” In Library Trends 50 (Summer 2001), ed. T. G. McFadden: 87-109. Laws of Union College: 1802, ed. with an intro. by T. G. McFadden. Schenectady, New York: Friends of Union College Library, 1998. “What Can I Say? Defining Civil Discourse in America.” In Building a Community of Citizens for Arizona (Phoenix: Arizona Academy, 1996). “Strategic Academic Partnerships: Leading in the Development of an Interactive Learning Environment.” Paper presented (by proxy) at the annual meeting of the ACRL Educational and Behavioral Sciences Section, American Library Association, July, 1996. Pew Higher Education Roundtable, Northern Arizona University, 1994-1996. “Introduction.” In Library Trends 44 (Fall 1995), ed. T. G. McFadden and T. J. Hostetler: 221-236 (special issue on the library and undergraduate education). “Finding Out What Your Customers Want.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Arizona Library Association, December, 1994. “The Internet: Just Say No.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Arizona Library Association, December, 1994. “Indexing the Internet.” Learned Publishing 7 (January 1994): 17-27. “The Future of the Printed Page.” Paper presented at the University of California (Davis) Humanities Institute, May, 1991. “The Scholar in the Library: How We Work.” Paper presented at the University of California (Davis) Humanities Institute, November, 1990. A Selected Bibliography on Robotics. Rochester, NY: Rochester Institute of Technology, 1983. A Selected Bibliography on the Universal Product Code. Rochester, NY: Rochester Institute of Technology, 1983. Reviews in Choice (various). “Banking in the Boise Region: The Origins of the First National Bank of Idaho.” Idaho Yesterdays 11 (Spring 1967): 3-17.

Professional Activities

RUSA Standards and Guidelines Committee; CODES Representative (1996-1998) President, College and University Libraries Division, Arizona Library Association (1996-1997) Pew Higher Education Roundtable, Northern Arizona University (1994-1996) Legislative Committee, Arizona Library Association (1994-1995) President, American Society of Indexers (1993-1994) Director, American Society of Indexers (1990-1993) Chair, Librarians Association of the University of California, Davis (1992-1993) Citation, American Library Association (Romania Library Relief Project, 1991) Citation, United States Information Agency (Romania Library Relief Project, 1991) Chair, California Society of Librarians Research Committee (1989-1991) Program Committee, California Academic and Research Librarians (1989-1991) Chair, Reference/Public Services Committee, Consortium of Rhode Island Academic and Research Libraries (1987-1988) Chair, Reference Committee, Rochester Regional Research Library Council (1985-1986)

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