Education
Ph.D., Columbia University,1978
MA, Columbia University,1970
BA, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1968 (with High Honors and High Distinction in History)
Research Interests
Information in Society
-Contemporary Information Industry
-Women in the Professions
-History of Books and Libraries
-Feminist Theory & Professional Practice
-Professionalization and gender issues in librarianship
-Literacy as an information policy issue (France & the U. S.)
-Cross-cultural analysis of library and information services
Recent Publications
Aspirations and Mentoring in an Academic Environment with Joanne Passet as second author. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1994. "Scholarly Resources for the Study of the Third World: The Case of Africa." in Libraries and Scholarly Communication in the United States. ed. by John Cole and Phyllis Dain. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1990, pp. 111-133. "Comparative Methodology as a Means for Assessing the Impact of Feminization and Professionalization on Librarianship." pp. 66 - 77, in Library Lit 16-: The Best of 1985. ed. by Bill Katz.Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1986. (reprinted from International Library Review 17: 5-16 (1985). Libraries in Senegal: Continuity and Change in an Emerging Nation. Chicago, American Library Association, 1981, p. 280. "Toward A New Model Of The Information Professions: Embracing Empowerment." Journal of Education for Library and Information Science 38 (Fall 1997): 283-302
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