Education and Experience: Edie M. Rasmussen
| Education: | |
| B.Sc. Hons. Chemistry | 1966 University of British Columbia |
| M.Sc. Chemistry | 1968 McMaster University |
| M.L.S. Library and Information Science | 1969 University of Western Ontario |
| Ph.D. Information Studies | 1988 University of Sheffield |
Dissertation: Cluster analysis on a highly parallel array processor (Advisor: Professor Peter Willett)
Research and Professional Interests:
Information storage and retrieval from electronic databases, especially performance issues related to the structure of information systems, parallel and distributed systems, algorithms for information retrieval, clustering as a tool for information retrieval and data discovery, query formulation and expansion. Database quality issues. Aspects of indexing including automatic indexing and the development of indexing vocabularies. Multimedia databases, especially image indexing and retrieval.
Research and Professional Experience:
| 1999-das | Professor, School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (1995-1998, Chair, Department of Library and Information Science); (1994-1995, Visiting Fellow, City University, London; Senior Fellow, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore) |
| 1992-1999 | Associate Professor, School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania dasd |
| 1988-1992 | Assistant Professor, School of Library and Information Science, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 1985-1988 | Research Assistant and Doctoral Student, Department of Information Studies, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, England |
| 1982-1985 | Assistant Professor, School of Library and Information Studies, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| 1977-1980 | Lecturer, School of Library Science, Institiut Teknoloji MARA, Shah Alam, Malaysiadasdasdasdasdasdads |
| 1975-1976 | Instructor, School of Health Records Administration, Notre Dame University of Nelson, Nelson, B.C., Canada |
| 1972-1975 | Librarian, Research Station, Agriculture Canada, Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canadaddasdasdasdasdasdasdda |
| 1970-1972 | Technical Information Officer, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, Chalk River Nuclear Laboratories, Chalk River, Ontario, Canada |