CURRICULUM VITAE

E. Glynn Harmon
Graduate School of Library
  and Information Science
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX 78712-1276

gharmon@gslis.utexas.edu
Office: (512) 471-3972
Home:(512) 346-3808

 

Education
Professional Certification
Experience
Research Interests
Grants and Awards
Reviewing and Editorial Activity
Consulting
Memberships
Honors
Research and Publications
Chapters Reviewed

 

EDUCATION
MBA   Business Administration, Southwest Texas State University, 1973.
Ph.D   Information Science (Public Administration cognate), Case Western
Reserve University, 1970.

M.S    

Library and Information Science, Case Western Reserve University,
1965.
M.A     Public Administration, University of California, Berkeley, 1963.
B.A     Political Science, University of California at Berkeley, 1960.
Additional majors completed in natural science and psychology.


PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION

Certified Computer Professional (CCP), Institute of Certification for Computer
Professionals. 1985- present. Certificate 791075

Commercial Pilot with Instrument Rating, Single and Multiengine (land). 1958-
present. License 1201489.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• The acceleration of personal, professional and scholarly discovery; Nobel laureate discovery patterns in medicine, physics, chemistry and economics.
• Information seeking behavior with an emphasis on unconscious cognition and short-term memory influences.
• Biomedical informatics and bioinformatics.
• Aviation informatics.


EXPERIENCE
1999-Present

Professor, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, The
University of Texas at Austin.

  • Graduate Advisor, 2007-09; service on admission and awards graduate study and doctoral committees. Coordination of admissions, monitoring of student progress, approval of graduations, and liaison with Graduate School.
  • Chairand coordinator of Doctoral program 1999-2001, 2005-2007.
  • Supervised 10 doctoral dissertations.
  • Chaired faculty search, career and alumni relations and curriculum committees. Member, planning and graduate studies committees.
  • Offered courses in research methods, biomedical informatics, health information, information marketing, cognitive studies, artificial intelligence (knowledge-based systems), and undergraduate seminar in aviation history.http://webspace.utexas.edu/cherwitz/www/ie/disslist.html.
  • Undergraduate faculty fellow, UT division of Housing.
  • Member, Board of Governors, Academy of Oriental Medicine of Austin, 2003 to present.

 

1997-1999 Interim Dean and Professor, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, The University of Texas at Austin (2 years and 2 months as Interim Dean)
  • Led development of new Mission, Goals and Objectives for School.
  • Reorganized faculty committee structure and office and Information.
  • Laboratory staff functions to accord with new Mission.
  • Formalized School's development program, which raised $1.6 million in its first year.
  • Developed stronger relations with Austin high-tech community leaders.
  • Represented School at a broad range of local, state and national functions.
  • Supervised 8 doctoral dissertations.
  • Completed extensive telemedicine research project funded by UT system.
1991-1997 Professor, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, The
University of Texas at Austin.
  • Initiated development of MLIS curriculum tracks in health and legal informatics, information counseling, information management, information marketing , telecommunications management, and systems analysis and design.
  • Assisted development of health informatics course, and program for University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. Assisted with development of MBA track, health administration and Information management (1995-98).
  • Taught courses in cognitive studies, biomedical informatics, information resource management, information marketing, information networks, medical libraries, and research methods; conducted doctoral seminars on nature of inquiry, information need and use, and disciplinary and professional development.
  • Supervised continuously more than ten doctoral student programs and chaired several dissertation committees. Served as member of doctoral dissertation committees in business, computer science, educational psychology, curriculum and instruction, mathematics education, and nursing.
  • Committee and University service: Graduate School committee to select best UT dissertation for graduate ceremony awards (1996); ad hoc committee to study UT participation in Academic Common Market; Member, Graduate Assembly, 1993. Oversight Committee, Master’s Degree in Technology Transfer, Institute of Creative Capitalism; UT Parking and Traffic Panel (30 members), 1993-95. Handled over 250 appeal cases, complaints and legal disputes; GSLIS Doctoral Committee and Doctoral Student Coordinator, 1995-97.
  • Sponsored National Library of Medicine Training Fellowship in Medical Informatics ($200,000) for James Legler, M.D., Associate Professor of Family Practice, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio (1994-1996).
  • Acted as Consultant to consultative Committees for the Selection of Dean, School of Social Work (1991), School of Architecture (1992), and Graduate School of Business (1995-1996).
1990 Acting Dean and Professor, Graduate School of Library and Information
Science, The University of Texas at Austin.
  • Chair, Consultative Commmittee for the Selection of GSLIS Dean.
  • Member, organizing committee for national conferences.
1975-1990 Professor, Library and Information Science and Management Information
Systems, Graduate School of Library and Information Science and Graduate School of Business, The University of Texas at Austin.
  • Developed and taught courses in administration, management information
    systems, information management, information marketing, information
    networks, expert systems, medical informatics, and research methods.
    Conducted several doctoral seminars.
  • Organized and instructed in Houston MLIS off-campus program. Taught
    courses in information management, information marketing, medical
    libraries, and medical information resources.
  • Organized effort to add Information Science to name of Graduate School of Library Science (1975-80).
  • External service: University council and faculty senate, 1980-84; UT investment and teaching evaluation committees; University Research Institute committee of Graduate School (1982-85); organizing committee, American Society for Information Science Conference on Artificial Intelligence (1988).
  • Formulated information resource management education program for Texas Association of Appraisal Districts and IBM.
  • Served as Visiting Professor, St. Lucia Health Sciences University, St. Lucia, West Indies (Summer, 1983). Taught courses in public health, bio-statistics, and behavioral science.
  • Completed Faculty Research Assignment (Spring, 1985). Studied the nature and measurement of information in biological and physical systems.
1970-1975 Associate Professor, Library and Information Science, The University of Texas at Austin.
  • Taught courses in information science, administration of libraries, finance,
    and research methods.
  • Developed interdisciplinary GSLIS doctoral program with J.H. Shera (1970-1971) and originated health information curriculum.
  • Chaired Special Interest Group on Education, American Society for
    Information Science (1973-74).
  • Founded Texas Chapter of American Society for Information Science
1966-1970 Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Librarianship, University of Denver, Denver, Colorado. (On leave as US Office of Education Fellow to obtain Ph.D., 1967-68).
  • Taught information science, research methods, and supervised all Master's projects.
  • Established Center for Communication and Information Research.
  • Visiting instructor, School of Library Science, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor (Summer, 1968); taught Introduction to Information Science.
1965-1966

Instructor in Government, Reference librarian and Assistant to Library Director, California State University at Chico.

  • Assisted development of formula budget for California State University Library System.
  • Taught undergraduate introductory courses in government.
  • Assistant to Ukiah, California Airport Manager (part time).
1964-1966 Research Associate, Center for Documentation and Communication Research, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Ohio (part-time).
  • Assisted in development of first computer-based information retrieval and online systems and formulation of boolean retrieval operators.
  • Reference Assistant, General Libraries, (part-time).
1962-1964 Head Administrative Officer, Communications Department, U.S. Naval Station and Auxiliary Air Station, Mayport, Florida. (recalled to active duty).
  • Administered five divisions with total budget of $4 million: Electronic Communication, Computer, Telephone, Postal and Library. Supervised approximately 30 civilian and 36 military personnel.
  • Served as official representative to greet arriving aircraft carriers, destroyers, oil vessels, freighters, and submarines; top secret and registered publication control officer; aviation line operations officer.
  • Russian interpreter, Cuban Blockade (Oct.-Nov. 1962- confronted eight Russian vessels).
1955-1959 Aviator and Information and Education Officer, Naha, Okinawa, Tiawan and Hawaiian air squadrons following completion of flight training, Pensacola, FL, Hutchinson, KS and San Diego, CA (1955-56).
  • Administered all education, training, and promotion programs for squadrons. Assisted over 75 enlisted personnel to obtain GED.
  • Over 1000 hours as plane commander, first pilot and navigator.
  • Obtained commercial pilot's license with multi-engine rating.
1953-1955 Psychiatric Technician and Ward Supervisor, Agnew State Hospital, Agnew, California.
  • Afternoon and night charge of medical, acute treatment, and chronic care wards, full-time, while attending California State University at San Jose full time.
1947-1952 Assistant to Municipal Airport Manager and Civil Aviator, Hollister and Ukiah, California (part-time and summers during high school and college).
  • Assisted airport manager and fixed-base operator with administration of
    V.A. approved flying school and maintenance facility.
  • Set national solo flight record of ten aircraft and two night solos on sixteenth birthday; obtained private pilot’s license at age 17.
  • Served as president of high school Student League and junior class.
  • Center, line backer and fullback, varsity football team and captain of varsity track team.

RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS
(Listed in chronological order to illustrate evolution of ideas)

1960s and 1970s

MEMBERSHIPS

HONORS

Award form Austin Academy of Oriental Medicines Board of Governers for effective presentation before the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, resulting in continued authorization to grant Masters' degrees, 2007.
Recognized as one of the 12 top University of Texas Dissertation Advisors, 2004
Beta Phi Mu, 1965-present (Library Science honorary).
Book of the Year Award, American Society for Information Science, 1983.
Phi Kappa Phi, 1985-present (Faculty honorary).
Texas Excellence in Advising Award, 1994.
Texas Excellence in Teaching Award, 1994.
Top Flight Student Award, Naval Air Training Command, 1956.