Frederic J. O'Hara

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.”