Edward G. Holley (November 26, 1927 – February 18, 2010) was an American librarian and educator. Holley graduated from

David Lipscomb College Lipscomb University is a private university in Nashville, Tennessee. It is affiliated with the Churches of Christ. The campus is located in the Green Hills neighborhood of Nashville, between Belmont Boulevard to the west and Granny White Pike on ...

in Nashville, Tennessee in 1949 with a bachelor's degree in English. In 1951 he graduated from

George Peabody College for Teachers Vanderbilt Peabody College of Education and Human Development (also known as Vanderbilt Peabody College, Peabody College, or simply Peabody) is the education school of Vanderbilt University, a private research university in Nashville, Tennessee. ...

in Nashville, Tennessee with a master's in library science. Holley went on to receive his Ph.D. in library science at the

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (U of I, Illinois, University of Illinois, or UIUC) is a public land-grant research university in Illinois in the twin cities of Champaign and Urbana. It is the flagship institution of the Univ ...

in 1961. Holley began his professional career at the

University of Houston The University of Houston (UH) is a Public university, public research university in Houston, Texas. Founded in 1927, UH is a member of the University of Houston System and the List of universities in Texas by enrollment, university in Texas ...

and worked there for nine years. In 1972 he moved to

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, where he accepted the position of dean and professor in the School of Information and Library Science. He remained dean until 1985, and was a professor from 1989 to 1995, when he retired. Additionally, he was president of the

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(ALA) from 1974–75. He was honored with the Association's Melvil Dewey Medal in 1983 and the Lippincott Award in 1987. American Library Association
American Library Association Professional Recognition Awards.
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1927 births 2010 deaths American librarians Lipscomb University alumni Peabody College alumni People from Pulaski, Tennessee People from Durham, North Carolina University of Houston people University of Illinois School of Information Sciences alumni University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill faculty {{US-academic-stub