Background
Caponio, Joseph F. was born on March 25, 1926 in Canton, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Francis and Anna (Musci) Caponio.
Caponio, Joseph F. was born on March 25, 1926 in Canton, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Francis and Anna (Musci) Caponio.
Bachelor of Arts, St. Anselm's College, 1951; Doctor of Philosophy, Georgetown University, 1959.
Instructor in chemistry, Georgetown University, Washington, 1951-1952;
research chemist, Harris Research laboratories, Washington, 1952-1953;
senior reference analyst and bibliographer science and tech division, Library of Congress, Washington, 1953-1957;
chief reference and bibliography branch, Armed Services Technology Information Agency, Washington, 1957-1959;
research biochemist, Chemo-Med Research Institute, Gerogetown U., 1957-1959;
chief reference and bibliography branch, Office Technology Services, Department Commerce, Washington, 1959-1961;
director technical information, Defense Documentation Center, Department Defense, Alexandria, Virginia, 1961-1964;
science and technical communications officer, National Institute Neurological Diseases and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Bethesda, Maryland., 1964-1970;
associate director, National Agricultural Library, Department Agriculture, Beltsville, Maryland., 1970-1973;
acting director, National Agricultural Library, Department Agriculture, Beltsville, Maryland., 1973-1975;
director, Environ, Science Information Center National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, Department Commerce, Washington, 1975-1978;
acting director, Environmental Data and Information Service, Environ, Science Information center, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, Department Commerce, Washington, 1978-1979;
deputy director, National technical Information Service, Department Commerce, Springfield, Virginia, 1979-1982;
acting director, National Technology Information Service, Department Commerce, Springfield, Virginia, 1982-1983;
director, National Technology Information Service, Department Commerce, Springfield, Virginia, since 1983. Lecturer American U. Graduate School, Washington, 1968-1970, U. Maryland. Graduate School Library Science and Information Science, College Park, 1970-1976, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1972.
Consultant division marine science United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, since 1976. Member Interagy Task Force on Chemical Information Systems, 1965-1967. Member committee science and technical information Panel on Information Analysis Centers, 1966-1972.
Mem, food and agr.orng. Agriculture Research Information Service, United Nations, 1973-1975. Member Department State Interagy.
Committee on United Nations Environ Information Service. Chairman joint panel experts onaquatic science and fisheries information Food and Agriculture Organization (of the United Nations), United Nations. Intergovtl. OceanographicCommn., since 1975.
Served to staff sergeant United States Army, 1943-1945. European Theatre of Operations. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Member Institute of Science Information (editorial advisory board 1970-1976), American Society Information Science (chairman public affairs committee 1977-1980, secretary-treasurer specialized interset group biology and chemistry 1965-1966, founder-editor Washington Update Bulletin 1976-1980), National Institute Neurological Disorders and Communicative Diseases (science information advisory committee 1976-1978), Executive Library Committee on Integration Libraries and Information Services (chairman 1977-1979, executive council 1975-1978), Association Research Libraries, National Institute Neurological Diseases and Blindness National Institutes of Health (executive secretary science information program advisory committee 1964-1970), National Academy of Sciences. Ex officio member National Science Foundation.
Married Virginia Sands Hall, April 27, 1957. Children: Frank Joseph, Edward Thomas.