Background
Madsen, Elizabeth Karlene was born on August 16, 1944 in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Roy Harding and Katharine (Walters) Madsen.
Madsen, Elizabeth Karlene was born on August 16, 1944 in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Roy Harding and Katharine (Walters) Madsen.
Bachelor, Western Washington State University, 1966. Master of Library Science, University Hawaii, 1972. Postgraduate, University Hawaii.
Master of Arts, Stanford University, 1985. Postgraduate, Fielding Institute, 1994—1996.
Editor Kodiak (Alaska) Daily Mirror, 1967-1968. Outreach library Fairbanks (Alaska) North Star Borough Library., 1972. Assistant library A. Holmes Johnson Library., Kodiak, 1973-1974, Bothell Library.
King County, Washington, 1974-1976. College library Matanuska-Susitna College University Alaska, Palmer, 1976-1990. Social science library University Hawaii, Manoa, 1990-1991, member faculty senate, 1990—1991.
Library director Matanuska-Susitna College University Alaska, 1992—2001. Professor emeritus University Alaska, Anchorage, since 2003. Legislation aide Alaska State Legislature, 1998.
Associate professor Western Washington University Libraries, since 2002, member faculty senate, 2004—2006. Delaware Alaska Governor's Conference on Libraries, 1979. Member Western Library.
Network Users Board, 1993.
Chairman Alaska Collection Development, 1985. Board directors Alaska Public television, Anchorage, 1978-1980. Member American Library Association, Pacific N.W. Library.
Association (chairman library instruction interest group since 1996), Alaska State Library. Association (chairman Mat-Su chapter 1976, state treasurer 1979-1980), Hawaii Library. Association, International Platform Association, Mensa, Stanford University Alumni Association.