Background
Strong, Gary Eugene was born on June 26, 1944 in Moscow. Son of Authur Dwight and Cleora Anna (Nirk) Strong.
Strong, Gary Eugene was born on June 26, 1944 in Moscow. Son of Authur Dwight and Cleora Anna (Nirk) Strong.
Bachelor of Science in Education, University Idaho, 1966. Master of Arts in Library Science, University Michigan, 1967.
Administrative and reference assistant University Idaho, 1963-1966. Extension library Latah County Free Library., Moscow, 1966. Head library Markeley Residence Library.
University Michigan, 1966-1967. Library director Lake Oswego Public Library., Oregon, 1967-1973, Everett Public Library., Washington, 1973-1976. Associate director services Washington State Library., Olympia, 1976-1979, deputy state library, 1979-1980.
State librarian California State Library., Sacramento, 1980-1994. Director Queens Borough Public Library., Jamaica, New York, 1994—2003. Director emeritus California State Library Foundation, 1994—2003.
University library University of California at Los Angeles, since 2003. Adjunct professor Queens College Graduate School of Library and Information Sciences, 2000-2003. Chief executive California Library.
Services Board, 1980-1994. Founder, board directors California State Library. Foundation, 1982-1994, California Literary Campaign, 1984-1994, California Research Bureau, 1992.
Board directors Northern Regional Library. Board, 1983-1994, Queens Library. Foundation, 1994-2003.
Member advisory board Center for the Book in Library. of Congress, 1983-1986. Member national advisory committee Library. of Congress, 1987-1989. Chairman advisory board California Library.
Construction and Renovation Bond Act Board, 1989-1994. Visiting lecturer Marylhurst College, Oregon, 1968, Oregon Division Continuing Education, 1972, San Jose State University School Library. Service, 1990; member New York State Advisory Council Libraries, 1996-1997.
Member chancellor's task force educational technical and libraries City University of New York, 1996-1997. Convenor Archons of the Colophan, 1997-1998. Regents advisory council libraries New York State, 1999-2003.
Member various committees, University of California at Los Angeles. Lecturer and consultant in field.
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Board directors, vice president Pacific Northwest Bibliographical Center, 1977-1980. Board directors Thurston Mason County Mental Health Center, 1977-1980, president, 1979-1980. Board directors Cooperative Library Agency for Systems and Services, 1980-1994, vice chairman, 1981-1984.
Board directors Senior Services Snohomish County, 1973-1976, HISPANEX (California Spanish language database), 1983-1986. Board governors Snohomish County History Association, 1974-1976. Member psychiatric task force St. Peters Hospital, Olympia, 1979-1980.
Co-founder California Center for the Book, board directors, 1987-1994. Member advisory board California State Parent-Teachers Association, 1981-1986, Governor's Technology Conference, 1993-1994. Member advisory committee School Library.
Science, University of California at Los Angeles, 1991-1994, School Library and Information Studies, University California, Berkeley, 1991-1994, Library. School Queens College, 1996-2003, library school St. John's University, 1996-1998. Member Oregon Council Public Broadcasting, 1969-1973, California Adult Education Steering Committee, 1988-1994, New York State Advisory Council on Libraries, 1996-1997.
Chairman collaborative council California State Literacy Resource Center, 1993-1994. Board directors Queens council Boy Scouts American, 1994-2003. Vice president 100 Year Association New York, 1996-2003.
Member Chancellor's Task Force on Educational technology and Libraries, City University of New York, 1996-1997. Participant New York Public Library. Conference of World Library.
Leaders, 1996; trustee Flushing Cemetery Association, 1998-2003. Member committee on intellectual property rights and the engineering information infrastructure National Research Council, 1998-2000. Chair organizing committee China-United States Library.
Conference, 2001, 05. Member information technical planning board University of California at Los Angeles, since 2003, member privacy and data protection advisory board, since 2004, member accreditation steering committee Western Association Schools and Colleges, 2005-2006. Member library advisory committee, California Rare Book School, since 2003.
Member advisory committee Library. School, San Jose State University, since 2006. Member of American Library Association (legislation committee 1980-1982, commission on freedom and equality of access to information 1983-1986, legislation committee 1995-1997, chair intellectual property subcommittee 1995-1998, chairman conference libraries Beijing 1996, representative International Federation of Library.
Association national organizing committee 1996—2001, intellectual property committee 1998—2001, chair China United States planning committee for chair United States library cooperative conference 2001, Federation of Library. Association United Nations representative 2001-2003, chair China United States planning committee for chair United States library cooperative conference 2003, International Federation of Library Associations governing board 2004-2007, Humphrey award for International Librarianship 2003), Research Libraries Group (chairman programs council since 2006), Oakshire Computer Library. Center (program council chair research libraries group since 2006), The Digital Dilemma, Association of College and Research Libraries, Association Specialized and Cooperative Library.
Agencies, Western Council State Libraries (president 1989-1991), Chief Officers of State Library. Agencies 1984-1986, California Library. Association (government rels.com.
1980-1994), Pacific Northwest Library. Association (honorary life member, president 1978-1979), Oregon Library. Association 1970-1971, Association of Research Libraries (member task force on research teaching and learning since 2005, member task force special collections since 2007), Library.
Administration and Management Association (board dis. 1980-1988, president 1984-1985), American Printing History Association, Metro (board directors 1994—2003, treasurer 1996-1999, 1st vice president 1999—2001), Queens County Chamber of Chamber (board directors 1996—2003, named Business Person of Year 2002), Jamaica Development Corporation, Everett Area Chamber of Commerce 1974-1976, Zamorano Club, The Typophiles, Guild of Book Workers, Grolier Club, The Book Collectors Club of Los Angeles, Roxburghe Club, Sacramento Book Collectors Club, Book Club of California.
Married Carolyn Jean Roetker, March 14, 1970. Children: Christopher Eric, Jennifer Rebecca.