Phyllis Jeanne Van Orden

Background

Orden, Phyllis Jeanne Van was born on July 7, 1932 in Adrian, Michigan, United States. Daughter of Warren Philip and Mabel A. Nancy (Russell) Van Orden.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Eastern Michigan University, 1954. Master of Arts in Library Science, University Michigan, 1958. Doctor of Education, Wayne State University, 1970.

Career

School librarian, East Detroit (Michigan) Public Schools, 1954-1957; librarian, San Diego Public Library, 1958-1960; media specialist, Royal Oak (Michigan) Public Schools, 1960-1964; librarian, Oakland U., Rochester, Michigan, 1964-1966; instructor, Wayne State University, Detroit, 1966-1970; assistant professor, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1970-1976; professor library science, Florida State University, Tallahassee, 1977-1991; associate dean for instruction, Florida State University, Tallahassee, 1988-1991; professor library science program, Wayne State University, Detroit, 1991-1993; director Graduate School of Library. and Information Science, U. Washington, Seattle, 1993-1996; consultant in field, since 1996.

Achievements

• Phyllis Jeanne Van Orden has been listed as a noteworthy Librarian, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Library Service to Children: A Guide to the Research, Planning, and Policy Literature

    (Phyllis Van Orden, former President of the Association fo...)

  • The Collection Program in Schools: Concepts, Practices, and Information Sources, 3rd Edition (Library and Information Science Text Series)

    ( Updated to cover the latest opportunities and complexit...)

  • Selecting Books for the Elementary School Library Media Center: A Complete Guide

    (A guide to selecting books for the elementary school libr...)

  • Selecting Books for the Elementary School Library Media Center: A Complete Guide by Van Orden, Phyllis (2000) Paperback
  • The Collection Program in Elementary and Middle Schools (Library Science Text Series)
  • Library Service to Children: A Guide to the History, Planning, Policy, and Research Literature by Phyllis Van Orden (2005-03-01)
  • The Collection Program in High Schools: Concepts, Practices, and Information Sources (Library and Information Science Text)

Membership

Member of American Library Association (library resources and technical services division, Blackwell/North America scholarship award 1983), Association for Library and Information Science Education (president 1990, Service award 1997), Library Association Service to Children (past president, District Service award 2002), Pi Lambda Theta.

Interests

• Music, physical fitness, cooking, travel, stamp collecting/philately.

Connections

Father:

Warren Philip Orden

Mother:

Mabel A. Nancy (Russell) Van Orden