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Biography
Adele M. Fasick is an author, scholar, professor emerita and former dean of library and information science. She is author of the Charlotte Edgerton mystery series set in the 19th century United States. 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.