The Catholic University of America

Dr. Susan J. Freiband

Professor (retired)
University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras
Graduate School of Information Sciences and Technologies

Contact Information

E-mail:

sjfreiband[at]hotmail.com


Education

Ph.D. Library Service, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, 1973

M.S.L.S. Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, Texas, 1967

B.A. Biology, University of Cailifornia, Santa Barbara,


Courses Taught at CUA

608 Collection Development


Areas of Interest

Collection development

Information resources and sesrvices in the humanities

Adult services in public libraries

Comparative and international librarianship

The book trade

Multicultural librarianship

Professional ethics and intellectual freedom


Publications

"Los Sevicios para adultos en las blibliotecas publicas de Costa Rica, Panama y Nicaragua", LIBER, Revista de Bibliotecologia, v. 6, enero-diciembro, 2004

"Perspectivas on Public Libraries in Puerto Rico", In THE POWER OF LANGUAGE, Selected Papers from the Second REFORMA National Conference, ed. L. Castillo-Speed & REFORMA National Publication Committee. Englewood, CO, Libraries Unlimited 2001. pp. 113-120

COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT IN SMALLER JUDAICA LIBRARIES, An Inatroduction and Guide, With Barbara Leff. New York, Association of Jewish Libraries, 2006


Professional Affiliations

ALA

ALISE

REFORMA

Puerto Rico Library Association

Association of Jewish Libraries

ATL