Background
Olsgaard, John Newman was born on December 29, 1953 in Jamestown, North Dakota, United States. Son of Newman Benjamin and Doris Eileen (Olson) Olsgaard.
university official library science educator
Olsgaard, John Newman was born on December 29, 1953 in Jamestown, North Dakota, United States. Son of Newman Benjamin and Doris Eileen (Olson) Olsgaard.
Bachelor, Jamestown College, 1974. Master of Arts, University North Dakota, 1976. Master of Library Science, University Iowa, 1977.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Illinois, 1984.
Documents library, U. South Dakot, Vermillion, 1977-1981; assistant dean, University of Southern California, Columbia, 1984, 86-89; interim dean, University of Southern California, Columbia, 1985; associate professor library science, associate provost, University of Southern California, Columbia, since 1989.
Founding member Thomas Cooper Society, Columbia, 1991. Member American Library Association, American Association Higher Education, Riverbanks Zoo Society, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Alpha Theta.
Married Jane Lynell Kinch, August 5, 1978. Children: Sarah, Neal.