Author: Frederic J. O'Hara
Born: 1917
Died: 2007
Bio: Education: Boston College, A.B., 1940; Columbia University, B.S. in L.S., 1947, M.S., 1950, Ed.D., 1954. 
Memberships: American Library Association (life member; chair of scholarship committee, 1965-68), Special Libraries Association. 

Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, associate professor of library science, 1956-61; 
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY, associate professor of library science, 1961-63; 
Palmer School of Library and Information Science, C.W. Post College, Long Island University, Greenvale, NY, professor of library science, beginning 1963. 
Military service: U.S. Army Air Forces, 1942-46; became first lieutenant.

Editor of "Selected Government Publications, " a monthly feature in Wilson Library Bulletin, 1968-73, "Government Serials and Services," a quarterly feature in RSR: Reference Services Review, 1974-76, and "Views and Overviews of Government Publications," an irregular feature in Government Publications Review. Contributor to professional journals. 

Citation Details 
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Publication:Contemporary Authors (Biography) 
Date: January 1, 2004

He said “The library should provide the opportunity for its patrons to become informed and intelligent citizens by learning about their government and how it is run.”