Bruce Massis

Biography

My name is Bruce Edward Massis. I am presently the Director of the Educational Resources Center at Columbus State Community College (Columbus, Ohio.) I have served the library profession as a respected library administrator for more than two decades. I have served in an official capacity within the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) and have been active in the American Library Association (ALA), the New York Library Association (NYLA), the Long Island Library Association, the New Jersey Library Association (NJLA) and the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) and the Florida Library Association (FLA). My books include Interlibrary Loan of Alternative Format Materials (The Haworth Press), Serving Print Disabled Library Patrons (McFarland & Co. Publishers), Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped: An International Approach (K.G. Saur), The Practical Library Manager (The Haworth Press) and, Models of Cooperation in U.S., Latin American and Caribbean Libraries (K.G. Saur) and, The Practical Library Trainer (The Haworth Press.) My latest book is entitled, The Challenges to Library Learning (Routledge.) I also write a bi-monthly column for New Library World (UK) entitled, "What's New in Libraries." I have also written numerous articles, reviews and commentary appearing in journals and other publications and have presented papers and lectures on professional library issues at conferences and universities around the world.