Background
Garten, Edward Dale was born on February 19, 1948 in Hinton, West Virginia, United States. Son of Paul M. and Hazel (Holland) Garten.
Academic library administrator
Garten, Edward Dale was born on February 19, 1948 in Hinton, West Virginia, United States. Son of Paul M. and Hazel (Holland) Garten.
Bachelor of Science, Concord College, Athens, West Virginia, 1968. Master of Arts and Master of Divinity, Methodist Theological Seminary, Delaware, Ohio, 1972. Master of Library Science, Kent State University, Ohio, 1974.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Toledo, 1977.
Assistant director libraries, Moorhead (Minnesota) State University, 1977-1979; director libraries, Northern State College, Aberdeen, South Dakot, 1979-1981; director libraries, Tennessee Technology U., Cookeville, 1981-1985; director libraries, U. Dayton, Ohio., since 1985. Adjunct Professor library science Kent State University, since 1988.
Member Board Architectural Review City of Centerville, Ohio, since 1988. Member American Library Association, Library Administration and Management Association (editor newsletter 1981-1986, editorial board journal since 1982), Association College and Research Libraries, American Society Information Science.
Married Fran Guenther, April 3, 1971. 1 child, Noah.