Background
Freedman, Maurice Julius was born on November 14, 1939 in Newark. Son of Max Joseph and Sylvia (Casif) Freedman.
Freedman, Maurice Julius was born on November 14, 1939 in Newark. Son of Max Joseph and Sylvia (Casif) Freedman.
Bachelor, Rutgers University, 1961; Doctor of Philosophy in Library. and Information Science, Rutgers University, 1983; postgraduate in Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley, 1961-1963; Master of Library Science, University of California, Berkeley, 1965.
Special recruit, Library. Congress, Washington, 1965;
assistant head African-Asian exchange section, division exchanges and gifts, department processing, Library. Congress, Washington, 1966;
executive assistant department processing, Library.
Congress, Washington, 1966-1968;
manager library processing, Information dynamics corporation, Reading, Massachusetts, 1968-1969;
director division technical services, Hennepin County (Minnesota) Library., Minneapolis, 1969-1974;
coordinator technical services, New York Public Library., New York City, 1974-1977;
associate professor library science, Columbia University, New York City, 1977-1982;
director, Westchester Library. System, Elmsford, New York, since 1982. Consultant Information dynamics corporation, 1969, Iowa State Traveling Library., 1971, Macmillan Company, 1975, Hennepin County Library., 1975, Finkelstein Memorial Library., Spring Valley, New York, 1976, 85, Berndston, Rothwell & Cappello, 1977, LISI, Inc., 1977, Mid-Hudson and Ramapo-Catskill Library.
Cooperative System, 1977, Mongomery County Department Public Libraries, Rockville, Maryland., 1977,80-81, Decicom Sytems, Inc., 1977, 78, Case We. Reserve University, 1977, Gaylord Brothers, Inc., Syracuse, New York, 1978, White Plains (New York) Public Library., 1979, 80, R.R. Bowker Company. New York City, 1979, 86, 87, Memphis-Shelby County Publ Library. and Information Center, 1979-1980, Johnson County Library., 1979-1980, Suburban Library.
System, 1980, San Diego City and County Public Libraries, 1981, Queens College Library., 1984, Lakeland Library. Cooperative, 1984-1985, Greenwich (Connecticut) Library., 1985, C.L. Systems, Inc., 1986, San Jose (California) Public Library., 1986, Carnegie Library. Pittsburgh, 1986-1987, Mississauga (Ontario, Canada) Library.
System, 1987, Darien (Connecticut) Library., 1988, New Canaan (Connecticut) Library., 1989, Enoch Pratt Free Library., Baltimore, 1989, California StateLibr., Sacramento. Member jury Best of Library. Literature, 1978; advisory board Books in Library. and Information Science, 1980-1981, R.R. Bowker Library., since 1983.
Columnist Collection Building: Jazz Civil Defense Reviews and Commentary, since 1993. Presenter numerous national and international seminars, symposia.
Member American Library Association (president library and information technical association (formerly division information science and automation) 1977-1978, board directors 1976-1979, chairperson 1981-1982, chair coord commission on access to information 1991-1992, member public library association library-public intellectual freedum study committee, 1984-1985, international relations committee 1987-1989, chair technical services costs committee resources and technical services division 1974-1975, numerous other committees, award for Achievement in Library. andInfo. Technology 1980), American Society Information Science (special interest group library automation and networking 1975-1977, board directors central New Jersey chapter 1977-1978, chair 1978-1979), International Federation Library. Assns. and Institutions (voter), Metropolitan Inter-Library.
Cooperative System, National Information Standards Organisation (future standards committee 1984-1986), New York Library. Association (intellectural freedom and due process committee 1978-1981), New York Technology Superior vena cava syndrome Libraries (chair program committee 1976-1977, president 1981-1982, Executive Board 1980-1983), Public Library. Systems Dirs.' Organisation New York (president 1984-1986), Westchester County Association (institutional representative), Westchester Library.
Association (Executive Board), Beta Phi Museum.
Married Hermene Terry Freedman, August 27, 1961 (divorced May 1983). Children: Jennafer Danielle, Susan Sarah. Married Paula Shara Freedman, November 27, 1983.
Children: Danna Nicole-Hy Freedman-Shara, Jesse Max.