Bracken, James K.

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BRACKEN, James K.

BRACKEN, James K. American, b. 1952. Genres: Librarianship. Career: Knox College, Galesburg, IL, reader services librarian, 1979-85; Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, humanities bibliographer and assistant professor of library science, 1985-88; Ohio State University, Columbus, head of Second Floor Main Library Information Services and professor, university libraries, 1988-. Publications: Reference Works in British and American Literature, Vol. I: English and American Literature, 1990, Vol. II: English and American Writers, 1991, 2nd ed., 1998; (with E.S. Block) Communication and the Mass Media: A Guide to the Reference Literature, 1991; (with C.H. Sterling) Telecommunications Research Resources: An Annotated Guide, 1995; (with C.H. Sterling and S.M. Hill) Mass Communications Research Resources: An Annotated Guide, 1998. EDITOR (with J. Silver): The British Literary Book Trade, 1700-1820 (Dictionary of Literary Biography, vol. 154), 1995; The British Literary Book Trade, 1475-1700 (Dictionary of Literary Biography, vol. 170), 1996. Work represented in anthologies. Contributor of articles and reviews to professional journals. Address: University Libraries, Ohio State University, 1858 Neil Avenue Mall, Columbus, OH 43210-1286, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]

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