Elizabeth Joan Sawyers

Background

Sawyers, Elizabeth Joan was born on December 2, 1936 in San Diego, California, United States. Daughter of William Henry and Elizabeth Georgiana (Price) Sawyers.

Education

Associate of Arts, Glendale Junior College, 1957. Bachelor in Bacteriology, University of California at Los Angeles, 1959. Master of Library Science, University of California at Los Angeles, 1961.

Career

Assistant head acquisition section, National Library Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland., 1962-1963; head acquisition section, National Library Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland., 1963-1966; special assistant to chief technical services division, National Library Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland., 1966-1969; special assistant to associate director for library operations, National Library Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland., 1969-1973; assistant director libraries for technical services, State University of New York-Stony Brook, 1973-1975; director Health Sciences Library, Ohio State University, Columbus, 1975-1990; special assistant to director University libraries, Ohio State University, Columbus, since 1990.

Achievements

• Elizabeth Joan Sawyers has been listed as a noteworthy Librarian, administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Association Academy Health Sciences Library Directors (secretary/treasurer 1981-1983, president 1983-1984), Medical Library Association, American Society for Information Science, Special Libraries Association, American Library Association.

Connections

Father:

William Henry Sawyers

Mother:

Elizabeth Georgiana (Price) Sawyers