Charles Anderson has been a freelance writer, indexer, reference librarian, and library administrator for thirty years. He holds a Master's Degree in Library Science. During his library career Anderson has published extensively in the periodical literature and contributed chapters to books on the subject of reference services, indexing software and computer programs. From 1984 to 1999 he edited the column, "The Exchange" in RQ (later RUSQ), the official journal of the Reference and User Services Division of the American Library Association. From 1986 to 1992 Anderson wrote various monthly columns for Wilson Library Bulletin. He began selling articles to trade journals with his first sale to PC Magazine in 1985. Currently Anderson writes for brighthub.com, associatedcontent.com, textbroker.com, demandstudios.com and eHow.com. More of his work can be seen on suite101.com.

His book publications include Puzzles and Essays from "The Exchange": Tricky Reference Questions (described by one reviewer as "the best bathroom trivia book ever," ) and Reference Librarianship: Notes from the Trenches (with Peter Sprenkle), both published by Haworth Press Inc. and available from Amazon.com

Updated: October 12, 2009