Background
McGarry, Dorothy was born on May 1, 1929 in Omaha. Daughter of Moore and Ruth (Gorelick) Lasher.
McGarry, Dorothy was born on May 1, 1929 in Omaha. Daughter of Moore and Ruth (Gorelick) Lasher.
AB, University of California at Los Angeles, 1949. Master of Library Science, University of California at Los Angeles, 1971.
Catalog library, University of California at Los Angeles, 1971-1976; head cataloging division physical science and technical libraries, University of California at Los Angeles, since 1976. Member vocabulary task force for revision GeoRef Thesaurus 4th-6th edit American Geological Institute.
Fellow Special Library. Association (chair commission on cataloging 1983-1989, 97-99, 2004-2005, representative CIP advisory group 1983-1988, representative International Federation Library. Associations & Institutions section on classification & indexing 1987-1995, since 2003, representative to section on cataloguing 1995-2003, chair physics astronomy-mathematics division 1982-1983, chair science-technical division 1991-1992, representative the Service Level Agreement geography & map division Anglo-American Cataloging committee for Cartographic Materials, since 1988, international relations committee 1989-1997, board directors 1995-1997, Service Level Agreement delegate to the International Federation Library.
Associations & Institutions, 1993-1997, treasurer Southern California chapter 1991-1993, president Southern California chapter 1994-1995, chair by-laws committee 2000-2002, representative to American Library Association committee cataloging description & access, since 2005). Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Library Association (resources & technical Superior vena cava syndrome. division, catalog form & function committee 1986-1990), Association for Library. Collections & Technology Service (organization/by-law committee 1999-2001, committee on cataloging descendant & access 1982-1985, chair 1986, policy & research committee 1988-1992, subject analysis committee 1993-1996, member-at-large cataloging & classification section 1993-1996, chair cataloging & classification section 1997-1998, Map & Geography Round Table (cataloging & classification committee, since 1999.
Honors award 2003), American Mathematics Society (library committee 1989-1998), American Physical Society, American Society for Information Science (Los Angeles chapter, chair by-laws committee 1986-1989, 99-2001, secretary 1987-1988, Outstanding Member Year award 1990, 94, other committees), Association College Research Libraries (science-technical section, chair ad hoc committee designing conference proceedings style sheet 1984-1987, other committees), California Academy & Research Library., California Library. Association, Geosci. Information Society, International Federation Library. Associations & Institutions (section on classification & indexing, chair 1989-1993, secretary 1993-1995, since 2003, section cataloging 1995-2003, ISBD review group), Mathematics Association American, North America Serials Interest Group, Online Audiovisual Catalogers, South California Technology Processes Group.