Background
Bosseau, Donald Lee was born on November 28, 1936 in Pittsburg, Kansas, United States. Son of Demar and Jessie (Bartoletti) Bosseau.
Bosseau, Donald Lee was born on November 28, 1936 in Pittsburg, Kansas, United States. Son of Demar and Jessie (Bartoletti) Bosseau.
Student, Pittsburg State University, Kansas, 1958. Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Kansas State University, 1958. Master of Science in Engineering, University Kansas, 1961.
Master of Library Science, University Hawaii, 1966.
Nuclear engineer direct energy conversion project, General Atomic Corporation, La Jolla, California, 1960-1965;
head systems department, University of California-San Diego, 1966-1969;
assistant university librarian, University of California-San Diego, 1970-1972;
director libraries, University Texas-El Paso, 1972-1974;
director libraries, Emory University, Atlanta, 1974-1977;
university librarian, U. Hawaii, Honolulu, 1977-1982;
university librarian, San Diego State University, 1982-1995;
dean libraries information access, San Diego State University, since 1996. Member American Library Association-LITA Research Committee, since 1993, chair, since 1996. Users county delegate Online Computer Library.
Center, Inc., Columbus, Ohio, 1980-1987. Board directors Marina Towers, Honolulu, 1980-1981, Infill-Phot, Oceanside, California, 1969-1974;consultant Ednl. Data Systems, Newport Beach, California, 1979-1982.
Board of Governors Hawaii Medical Library. Consortium, Honolulu, 1977-1982. Co-chair electronic library committee Region San Diego Wired City Task Force, 1994-1995.
Member new library planning commission City San Diego, since 1996. Guest international speaker Library. Association Australia, Adelaide, 1982.
Speaker Governor's Conference on Futureof Libraries, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1990. Visiting speaker Australian Library. and Information Association, Perth, 1990. Speaker United States Naval Academy Library.
Nimitz Lecturer Series, 1991.
Board directors Memex Research Institute, 1991-1993. Co-chair City of San Diego Major's Committee on City of the Future, since 1994. Member ACCUL (advisory committee college and university libraries since 1987, chair 1992-1993, co-chair strategic visions steering committee national meeting Atlanta 1991, San Antonio 1992), American Library Association (Automation Journal editor 1972-1977, chairman committee on library automation 1969-1973), Association Research Libraries, Library Association Automation Research Consultant (president 1975-1976), California State University Directors Libraries (chairman southern region 1985-1987, chairman online public access catalog committee), California State University Library.
Directors Council (chairman 1988-1990), EDUCOM organization, CAUSE. Club: University City Racquet (board directors 1987-1989).
Married Virginia Kay Seavey, February 14, 1959 (divorced July 1982). Married Dawn Elizabeth Talbot, November 19, 1983.