Background
Jones, James Victor was born on May 14, 1924 in Willard, Ohio, United States. Son of Harry D. and Hazel (Kuhn) Jones.
Jones, James Victor was born on May 14, 1924 in Willard, Ohio, United States. Son of Harry D. and Hazel (Kuhn) Jones.
Student Fenn College, 1942-1943, U. Alabama, 1943-1944. Bachelor of Science magna cum laude, John Carroll U., 1949. Master of Science, Western Reserve U., 1950.
Student library assistant Fenn. College, 1942-1943, John Carroll U., 1947-1948. Student library assistant Western Reserve U., 1948-1949, reference assistant, 1950.
Librarian School Commerce and Finance St. Saint Louis University, 1950-1952, assistant director libraries, 1952-1955, director libraries, 1955-1966. Director libraries Cleveland State University, 1966-1968. Director university libraries Case Western Reserve U., Cleveland, 1968-1982.
Associate Leadership Training Project, North Central Association Colleges Secondary Schools, 1962-1963, examiner, consultant, 1963-1982. Board Governors Case Western Reserve U., 1965-1967, chairman visiting committee School Library Science, 1966-1968. Board overseers Case Western Reserve U., 1967-1968.
Council Center Research Libraries, 1965-1966. Trustee Ohio College Library Center, 1971-1982, chairman, 1972-1973, 73-75, representative to Council on Computerized Library Networks, 1973-1982.
Member Ohio (nominating committee 1971-1972), Catholic (president Greater St. Louis unit 1959-1961, chairman scholarship committee 1959-1963), American (council 1959-1961, commission on awards 1971-1972, madge citation committee reference and adult service division 1974-1975) library associations, Special Libraries Association (convention chairman 1964), Association College and Research Libraries (past Chairman of Commission liaison with accrediting agys.), American Society for Information Science, St. Louis Library.
Married Elizabeth Jean Stillions, August 17, 1946. Children: Kathryn Lee, Kenneth James, Richard Joseph, Christopher John.