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Edward D. Garten
Professor Emeritus
Emeritus
Libraries
Profile
Dr. Garten served as Dean of University Libraries for nineteen years. He currently serves as a Distinguished Moderator with the University’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (UDOLLI). During his tenure he established the US Catholic Collection, expanded facilities for University Archives, implemented a range of library information technologies, expanded fundraising and development initiatives, and led campus-wide media services. Dr. Garten was part of the pioneer cohort of academic leaders who founded the Ohio Library and Information Network (OhioLINK) and later served two terms on the OhioNet Board of Directors. He held numerous national leadership roles with both the Association of College & Research Libraries and the Library Administration & Management Association. Over his nearly forty-year career in administration and teaching he served as a consultant or accreditation advisor to over 100 colleges, universities, museums, and libraries around the United States and abroad. In 1983 Dr. Garten was named a Distinguished Alumnus by the Kent State University School of Library and Information Studies. A member of the Graduate Faculty, for nearly a decade he taught courses and served on committees for the School of Education’s Ph.D. program in Educational Leadership. An ordained United Methodist clergyperson, he has long been engaged in social justice, civil rights, and ecumenical issues.
Degrees
- Ph.D. The University of Toledo
- M.L.S. Kent State University
- M.Div. The Methodist Theological School
- M.A. The Methodist Theological School in consortium with the Ohio State University
- B.S. Concord College
Professional Activities
- Chair, President’s Advisory Council, Christ Hospital College of Nursing & Health Sciences, Cincinnati, OH, 2013 – 2016
- Vice-President, The Society of Automotive Historians, 2013–2016
- Editor, Advances in Library Administration and Organization (Elsevier, Oxford), 1995-2008.
- Oxford Summer School in Religion, Oxford University, Summers 2000, 2001
- Harvard Higher Education Leadership Institute, 2008
- Senior Peer Reviewer, The Higher Learning Commission, 1985-2006
- Data, Accountability, and Peer Review Consultant, Higher Learning Commission, 2008
- Academic Quality Improvement Program Evaluator: 2002, 2004, 2005
- Baldrige National Quality Award Examiner: 1999, 2000, 2003
- Founding Editor, Library Administration and Management (ALA/LAMA), 1990.
- Editorial Advisory Board, Library Administration & Management, 1991-1996.
- Editor, The University of Dayton Professor, 1986-89
- Editorial Board, Journal of Library and Information Service Distance Education, 2000-2005
- Publications Committee, American Society for Information Science, 1987-1990
Research Interests
Organizational Behavior and Development; Accreditation and Quality Assurance Processes in Higher Education; Social Justice and Ecumenical Issues
Selected Publications
Books
- Garten, Edward D. (1994). The Challenge and Practice of Academic Accreditation. Westport, CT and London, England: Greenwood Press.
- Garten, Edward D. (1992). Using Consultants in Libraries and Information Centers: A Management Handbook. Westport and London, England: Greenwood Press.
- Garten, Edward D., Editor. Advances in Library Administration and Organization (Elsevier, Oxford), annual volumes from 1986-1998.
Selected Articles
- Garten, Edward D. (Summer 2022) “Camp Lightfoot: A Social Welfare Initiative Turned Lasting Legacy.” Goldenseal: The State Folklore Journal of West Virginia (48)2.
- Garten, Edward D. (Summer 2020) “Racial Desegregation in Summers County, West Virginia 1954 – 1958.” Goldenseal: The State Folklore Journal of West Virginia, 46(2).
- Garten, Edward D. (1994). "Cultivating Workplace Diversity and Empowering Minorities by Fostering Mentor-Protégé Relationships." In Diversity and Multiculturalism in Libraries, edited by Katherine Hoover Hill, ed. Greenwich, CT and London, England: JAI Press.
- Garten, Edward D., with John Johnson, (2013). “Barriers to Successful Entrepreneurship for Women in Ukraine.” Studies of Changing Societies: Comparative and Interdisciplinary Focus, 4(10).
- Garten, Edward D., with Richard Bowman (2004). “Two Models of Leadership Formation in Community: A Dialogue in Professional Practice,” In: Advances in Library Administration & Organization. Volume 21. Oxford, U.K.: Elsevier, 2004.
- Garten, Edward D. (2010). “Distance learning and virtual libraries.” In The Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science, ed. New York: Taylor & Francis.
- Garten, Edward D. (2009). “The Ford Motor Company Motor Mates Campaign: A Novel, but Failed, Marketing Appeal to Women,” The Society of Automotive Historians Journal, 239(3).
- Garten, Edward D. (2002). “On the Matter of Forgiveness Among Those of Differing Religious Persuasions,” In: Mary for Earth and Heaven: Papers on Mary and Ecumenism, International Congresses of the Ecumenical Society of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Herefordshire, U.K.
Book Reviews
- Over 300 book reviews appearing in a range of professional journals and newspapers from 1978 to 2018.