Background
Nelson, James Albert was born on June 13, 1941 in Grand Junction, Colorado, United States. Son of Gerhardt Melvin and Lettie Louise (Sanders) Nelson.
Nelson, James Albert was born on June 13, 1941 in Grand Junction, Colorado, United States. Son of Gerhardt Melvin and Lettie Louise (Sanders) Nelson.
Bachelor in English, University Colorado, 1965. Master of Science in Library Science, University Kentucky, 1969.
Head librarian, Hardin County Public Library, Elizabethtown, Kentucky, 1969-1970;
director interlibrary cooperative, Kentucky Department Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, 1970-1972;
state library, commissioner, Kentucky Department Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, since 1980;
speech writer, Governor Kentucky, Frankfort, 1972-1973;
director continuing education, College Library. Science, U. Kentucky, Lexington, 1973-1977;
assistant professor library science, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1977-1980;
volunteer, United States Peace Corps, Bulan, Sorsogon., Philippines, 1965-1966. Member Kentucky Science and Technology Council, since 1990, Kentucky Task Force on Open Meetingsand Open Records, since 1990.
Chair Kentucky Information Resources Management Commission, since 1996.
President Increase Lapham Community Education, Madison, 1979. Member Kentucky Governor's Commission on Literacy. Member executive board Kentucky Oral History Commission.
Member KISC Communications Advisory Council, since 1991. Chair Kentucky Information Resources Management Commission, since 1997. Member American Library Association (chairman continuing education committee 1976-1978, president 1984-1985, chair 1988-1989), Association Cooperative and Specialized Library.
Agencies, Kentucky Information Systems Commission (chair information policy special committee 1991-1996), Continuing Library. Education Network and Exchange (president 1979-1980), Society of America Archivist (task force archives and society), Chief Officers State Library. Agencies (treasurer 1989-1991, chair legislation committee 1991-1992), American Library Association Office for Information Technology Policy Advisory Committee, Beta Phi Mu (chapter president 1969).
Married Judith Ann Brown, September 5, 1965 (divorced July 1972). Children: Colm Corbett, Rebekah Sanders. Married Carol Stern, August 8, 1982 (divorced Apartment 1992).
1 child, Michael Leland.