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Niessen, James Phineas was born on December 26, 1952 in Nutley, New Jersey, United States. Son of Philip A. and Eleanor Grush Niessen.
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James Phineas Niessen, American librarian, historian. Grantee, Coutts Nijhoff International, 2002-2003; scholar, International Research & Exchanges Board, Romania, 1982-1984. Member of American Library Association (associate; chairman History Section, Reformed and User Services Association 2001-2002), American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies (life), American History Association (life).
Education
Bachelor, University of Notre Dame, 1971. Master of Arts, Indiana University, 1978. Doctor of Philosophy, Indiana University, 1989.
Master of Library Science, University of Texas, 1994.
Career
Visiting assistant professor Colgate University, Hamilton, New York, 1988—1989, Cornell College, Mount Vernon, Iowa, 1989—1990, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, 1990—1991. Library for history & foreign languages Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, 1994—2001. World history library Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, since 2001.
Vice president for research & publications H-Net: Humanities & Social Sciences OnLine, East Lansing, Michigan, since 2000, editor.
Achievements
Membership
Member of American Library Association (associate. Chairman History Section, Reformed and User Services Association 2001-2002), American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies (life), American History Association (life).
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American
Education
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1971
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1978
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1989
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1994
Career
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1988 - 1989
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1989 - 1990
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1990 - 1991
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1994 - 2001
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2001