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Bruce E. R. Thompson
EDUCATION:
M.S.L.S. (Masters of Science in Library Science), August 1993.
Clarion University of Pennsylvania, Clarion, Pennsylvania.
Ph.D. in philosophy, May 1988.
University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado.
M.A. in philosophy, August 1978.
University of Denver, Denver, Colorado.
B.A. in philosophy, with minors in English and psychology, June 1976.
Metropolitan State College of Denver, Denver, Colorado.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
California State University, San Marcos, San Marcos, California.
Adjunct Instructor, September 2006 to present.
Adjunct Reference and Instruction Librarian, September 2000 to August 2006.
Southwestern College, Chula Vista, California.
Adjunct Instructor, Spring 2004 to present.
Cuyamaca Community College Library, El Cajon, California.
Adjunct Instructor, Spring 1999 to present.
Adjunct Reference Librarian, September 1998 to present.
Alliant International University, San Diego, California.
Adjunct Instructor, Spring 2003 to Spring 2007.
San Diego County Library, Solana Beach Branch, Solana Beach, California.
Librarian I (part time), September 1998 to September 2000.
Erie County Library System, Erie, Pennsylvania.
Branch Manager (Librarian II), January1997 to September 1998.
Reference Librarian I, September 1993 to December 1996.
Erie County Historical Society, Erie, Pennsylvania.
Part-time Reference Librarian, October 1993 to September 1995.
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Edinboro, Pennsylvania.
Visiting Assistant Professor, Spring & Fall 1994.
Clarion University of Pennsylvania, Clarion, Pennsylvania.
Graduate Lab Assistant, First Summer Term 1993.
Pennsylvania State University, Erie: The Behrend College, Erie, Pennsylvania
Visiting Assistant Professor, Fall, 1992.
Mercyhurst College, Erie, Pennsylvania.
Library Internship, January 1993 to June 1993.
Assistant Professor, Fall 1989 to Spring 1992.
Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan.
Visiting Assistant Professor, Summer 1991.
Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas.
Visiting Assistant Professor, July 1988 to July 1989.
Visiting Instructor, Summers: 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1990.
Western Interstate Commission on Higher Education, Boulder, Colorado.
Data Analyst, July 1987 to May 1988.
University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado.
Graduate Instructor, Fall 1986 to Spring 1988.
University of Denver, Denver, Colorado.
Instructor, Fall 1979 to Spring 1986.
Research Associate, Fall 1978 to Summer 1979.
Arapahoe Community College, Englewood, Colorado.
Instructor, Summer 1979 and Spring 1980.
PUBLICATIONS:

Books:
Thompson, Bruce E. R. The Greenhaven A...Z Encyclopedia of Capital Punishment.
 San Diego: Greenhaven Press. 2005.
The Mystery of...Evolution: Fact or Fiction. Ed. Bruce E. R. Thompson. San Diego: 
Greenhaven Press. 2003.
The Revolutionary Period, 1750 - 1763 (American History by Era). Ed. Bruce E. R. 
Thompson. San Diego: Greenhaven Press. 2003.
Oskar Schindler (People Who Made History). Ed. Bruce E. R. Thompson.
San Diego: Greenhaven Press. 2002.
Thompson, Bruce E. R. An Introduction to the Syllogism, and the Logic of
Proportional Quantifiers. New York: Peter Lang. 1992.

Articles:
Thompson, Bruce E. R. "Emissaries From the World Beyond: the Authenticity of 
Adjuncts." The Chronicle of Higher Education. July 27, 2001. B16.
Thompson, Bruce E. R. "Professional Ethics and the Problem of U. S. GPO/
Agency-Mandated Withdrawal and Destruction Requests." The Journal of
Government Information, Vol. 21, No. 4 (1994). Pp. 297 - 304.
Thompson, Bruce E. R. "Why is Conjunctive Simplification Invalid?" The Notre Dame
Journal of Formal Logic. Vol. 32, No. 2 (1991). Pp. 248 - 254.
Thompson, Bruce E. R. "Syllogisms with Statistical Quantifiers." The Notre Dame
Journal of Formal Logic. Vol. 27, No. 1 (1986). Pp. 93 - 103.
Thompson, Bruce E. R. "Application of the Peircean Semiotic to Logic." Semiotics,
1980. New York: Plenum, 1982.
Thompson, Bruce E. R. "Syllogisms Using 'Few', 'Many', and 'Most'." The Notre Dame
Journal of Formal Logic. Vol. 23, No. 1 (1982). Pp. 75 - 84.