Author: Frederic J. O'Hara

Frederic J. O

Date of birth: 1917
Date of death: 2007
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Education: Boston College, A.B., 1940; Columbia University, B.S. in L.S., 1947, M.S., 1950, Ed.D., 1954.
Memberships: American Library Association (life member; chair of scholarship committee, 1965-68), Special Libraries Association.

Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, associate professor of library science, 1956-61;
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY, associate professor of library science, 1961-63;
Palmer School of Library and Information Science, C.W. Post College, Long Island University, Greenvale, NY, professor of library science, beginning 1963.
Military service: U.S. Army Air Forces, 1942-46; became first lieutenant.

Editor of "Selected Government Publications, " a monthly feature in Wilson Library Bulletin, 1968-73, "Government Serials and Services," a quarterly feature in RSR: Reference Services Review, 1974-76, and "Views and Overviews of Government Publications," an irregular feature in Government Publications Review. Contributor to professional journals.

Citation Details
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Publication:Contemporary Authors (Biography)
Date: January 1, 2004

He said “The library should provide the opportunity for its patrons to become informed and intelligent citizens by learning about their government and how it is run.”

Book: Informing the Nation By Frederic J. O

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