Dr. Froehlich holds a Ph.D. in Philosophy from Duquesne University. While his research interests include curriculum development in Information Science and emerging roles for information professionals, other research interests include a philosophical framework for relevance research and the foundations of the information professions in social epistemology. The majority of his published work is concerned with ethical and legal concerns in the information professions, evolving in part from his philosophy background. Dr. Froehlich is a professor in the School of Library and Information Science and teaches in the areas of ethics, network and software resources, online searching, and user interface design. He has given presentations or held seminars and workshops in Austria, Brazil, China, France, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Thailand, and the United Kingdom, among others.

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