Background
Pizer, Irwin Howard was born on October 16, 1934 in Wellington, New Zealand. Son of Harry and Cecelia (Cohen) Pizer.
Pizer, Irwin Howard was born on October 16, 1934 in Wellington, New Zealand. Son of Harry and Cecelia (Cohen) Pizer.
Bachelor of Science, Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio, 1957. Master of Science, Columbia University, 1960.
Librarian, associate professor medical history, Upstate Medical Center, State University of New York, Syracuse, 1964-1969;
director biomedical communication network, Upstate Medical Center, State University of New York, Syracuse, 1966-1970;
associate director libraries, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1969-1971;
university library health science, professor library administration, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1971-1989;
professor emeritus, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1990-1991;
library consultant, 1989-1991. Director Region 3 Regional Medical Library., National Library. Medicine, 1980-1989, chairman BRS User Advisory Board, 1977-1978, 82-83.
Member biomedical Communication Network, 1981-1989, chairman 1982-1983. Chairman 5th International Congress on Medical Librarianship, Tokyo, 1981-1985, 6th Congress, New Delhi, 1985-1990. Peer reviewer unites states department Education Office Education Research and Improvement, from 1987.
Chairman Illinois statewide library and preservation advisory county Illinois State Library., from 1988.
Board of directors Ranch Triangle Conservation Association, Chicago, 1971-1974, president, 1973. Board directors Lincoln Park Conservation Association, 1972-1973. Fellow Medical Library.
Association (board directors 1975-1978, chairman national program committee 1986-1989, editor Bulletin Medical Library. Association 1988-1991, Murray Gottlieb prize 1964, Ida and George Eliot prize 1966, Janet Doe lecturer 1984, Archives award 1985, President's award 1986, Frank Bradway Rogers Information Advancement award 1987, Marcia C. Noyes award 1991), Academy Health Information Professionals (Distinguished member 1989-1991), Upstate New York-Ontario Medical Library. Association (honorary).
Member American Library Association, American Association of University Professors, International Federation Library. Assns. and Institutions (chairman of the section biological and medical science libraries 1977-1983, secretary, 1983-1985, standing committee 1983-1987, chairman division special libraries 1981-1985, member professional board 1981-1987, chairman 1985-1987, Executive Board 1985-1987, member program management committee 1985-1987, Chairman.51st county theme committee, chairman conference programs committees, standing committee section on conservation from 1987, chairman publications committee from 1989), Health Science Libraries Illinois, Special Libraries Association, Society of Scholarly Public, Sigma Xi.