Marianne Cooper, Associate Professor

Rosenthal 236
Graduate School of Library and Information Studies
Queens College, City University of New York
Phone: (718) 997-3725
Fax: (718) 997-3797
E-mail: marianne_cooper@qc.edu

Education

D.L.S. (1980) Columbia University - Library Science

M.S.L.S. (1961) Columbia University - Library Science

B.A. (1960) Syracuse University - Music/Art History

Work Experience

Senior Information Scientist & Head Studies Section (1967-70) American Institute of Physics

Chemistry Librarian (1961-66) Columbia University

Work Experience: Teaching/Administration

Chair/Director (1991 - 2004) Queens College, Graduate School of Library & Information Studies

Associate Professor (1990-present) Queens College, Graduate School of Library & Information Studies

Courses Taught in the Past Two Years:

GSLIS 795: Internship

Research & Professional Interests

The convergence of library/information science, journalism and media studies, both in the academic arena and in the world of professional practice, has provided a focus for my recent research activities. The development of organizational structures and the factors that effect change in libraries and information organization have been my long-term interest.

Selected Publications

“Life in a Large Public University System in the 1990s: Down and Up Successfully.” Commissioned by Congress on Professional Education, American Library Association. Published on Congress’ web site. 1999.

“Information in the Age of Democracy.” Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science, 19 (4): 7 (April/May) 1993.

“Perspectives on Qualitative Research with Quantitative Implications: Studies in Information Management,” in Glazier, Jack and Ronald R. Powell, Qualitative Research in Information Management. Englewood, Colorado, Libraries Unlimited, pp. 14-20.

“Celebrating Change: Information Management on the Move.” Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science. 18 (6):1-2, (August/September) 1992.

Selected Honors & Awards:

Queens College, City University of New York. Award of Excellence. 2000.

American Society for Information Science. Watson Davis Award. 1992.

AT&T Bell Laboratories. Invited Visiting Scholar. 1988/89.

Columbia University, School of Library Service. George Virgil Fuller Award. 1972.

Syracuse University . Elected to membership in Phi Beta Kappa honor society. 1960.