Thomas Frusciano

fruscian@rci.rutgers.edu

Research

Thomas Frusciano has served as University Archivist and Records Officer at Rutgers University since 1989, where he also teaches a course on Manuscripts and Archives in the School of Communications, Information, and Library Services. Mr. Frusciano’s archival experience also includes a stint as University Archivist (1981-1989) and head of the Tamiment Institute Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives (1987-1989) at New York University, and as Assistant Archivist at Educational Testing Service (19761981). He received his M.A. in History from the University of Montana in 1976, and a Certificate in Archival Management from the University of Denver the same year. Frusciano has written widely on archival automation and software. He co-authored the book New York University and the City: An Illustrated History, which was published by Rutgers University Press in 1997. Mr. Frusciano has taught numerous workshops and courses on various aspects of archival management, and has lectured widely on the USMARC:amc format. He has chaired of the Society of American Archivists’ College and University Archives Section, and Archival Educators’ Roundtable, and was named a Fellow of the Society in 2002. He is an adjunct in the archival management program, teaching courses on automation and the USMARC:amc format. Tom currently edits the exciting and prestigious new Journal of Archival Organization, published by Haworth Press, which made its debut in 2002.

Teaching

Advanced Archival Description

Selected Publications

Carter, R. C, and T. J Frusciano. 2002a. The Importance of Outreach and Documentation in the Archival Enterprise. Journal of Archival Organization 1, no. 2: 1–4.  

Frusciano, T. J. 2002b. Contributing to the Profession. Journal of Archival Organization 1, no. 4: 1–4.  

———. 2002c. Introducing the journal of archival organization. Journal of Archival Organization 1, no. 1: 3.  

———. 2002d. Digital Projects, EAD, and Descriptive Standards. Journal of Archival Organization 1, no. 3: 1–3.  

———. 2004a. Online Finding Aids and Users of Archives: Continuing the Dialog. Journal of Archival Organization 2, no. 3: 1–5.  

———. 2004b. Problems and Solutions in Our “New World of Archives”. Journal of Archival Organization 2, no. 1: 1–7.  

———. 2005. Global Perspectives, Hidden National Treasures, and Local Digital Projects. Journal of Archival Organization 2, no. 4: 1–4.  

———. 2002. Bridging generations: Undergraduate research opportunities on the History of women at Rutgers University. Journal of archival organization(Print) 1, no. 2: 77–88.  

———. Student Deferment and the Selective Service College Qualifying Test, 1951-1967. Research Memorandum: 83–1.  

———. Leadership on the Banks: Rutgers’s Presidents, 1766-1991. Journal of the Rutgers University Libraries 53: 29–30.  

———. 1975. Theodore Roosevelt and the Negro in the age of Booker T. Washington, 1901-1912. University of Montana.  

———. 1980. Student Deferment and the Selective Service College Qualification Test, 1951-1967. Research Memorandum.  

———. 1983. Automation Programs for Archival and Manuscript Repositories. Library Hi Tech 1, no. 2: 72–77.  

———. 1986. LAS Preservation. Library & Archival Security 7, no. 2: 45–57.  

———. 2002. Bridging Generations. Journal of Archival Organization 1, no. 2: 77–88.  

———. 2005. Collaborating and Cooperating Across the Archival Landscape. Journal of Archival Organization 3, no. 1: 1–6.  

———. 2006. Sharing a Wealth of Experience: Archivists as Experts. Journal of Archival Organization 3, no. 4: 1–6.  

———. 2007. Expanding Our Archival Horizons. Journal of Archival Organization 4, no. 3: 1–5.  

———. 2008a. The Role of Technology in Users’ Expectations. Journal of Archival Organization 6, no. 4: 213–215.  

———. 2008b. From the Other Side of the Reference Desk: A Personal Perspective. Journal of Archival Organization 6, no. 1: 1–5.  

———. 2008c. Contributing to the Archival Discourse. Journal of Archival Organization 5, no. 4: 1–4.  

———. 2008d. “Ten Years After”: The Next Wave of EAD Implementation. Journal of Archival Organization 5, no. 3: 1–8.  

Frusciano, T. J, and W. R Fernekes. 2000. Electronic New Jersey: A Model High School-University Web Site Collaboration. Magazine of History: 65–69.  

Frusciano, T. J, and M. H Pettit. 1997. New York University and the city: an illustrated history. Rutgers Univ Pr.  

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