Background
Matarazzo, James M. was born on January 4, 1941 in Stoneham, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Angelo M. and Anna M. Matarazzo.
Matarazzo, James M. was born on January 4, 1941 in Stoneham, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Angelo M. and Anna M. Matarazzo.
Bachelor in History and Education, Boston College, 1963. Master of Science in Library. Science, Simmons College, 1965.
Master of Arts in Political Science, Boston College, 1972. Doctor of Philosophy in Library and Information Science, University of Pittsburgh, 1979.
Assistant science library Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1965—1967, document library, 1967—1968, serials library, socument library and head of technical reports, 1968—1969. Instructor Simmons College Graduate School of Library and Information Science, Boston, 1969—1970, assistant professor, 1970—1973, associate professor and associate dean, 1974—1980, professor and associate dean, 1980—1988, professor, 1980—2002. Senior associate consultant Temple Baker & Sloane, 1980—1987.
Visiting professor Texas Women's University, Texas, 1983, University of Washington, Washington, 1985, University of Arizona, 1987—1989. Visiting scholar Ernst & Young Center for Information Technology and Strategy, 1988—1990. Visiting professor University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1991.
Dean Simmons College Graduate School of Library and Information Science, Boston, 1994—2002.
Chairman board trustees Winthrop Public Library. Education committee Boston Public Library. Vice president, secretary Heriot-Watt University Wilson Foundation, New York City.
Past president Winthrop Band Parents Association. Peer review Senior Fulbright Specialist Program. Master: Alise (past president).
Member: Special Library. Association (board directors, Chairman's award 1986, President's award 1988, Professional award 1990, Certified Excellence 1990), Council American Library Association.
Married Alice M. Keohane, September 3, 1966. Children: James Junior, Susan E.