Background
Davis, Joyce Nadean was born on October 10, 1941 in Marshall, Missouri, United States. Daughter of Irvine Woodrow and Nona Myrom (Bell) Davis.
Davis, Joyce Nadean was born on October 10, 1941 in Marshall, Missouri, United States. Daughter of Irvine Woodrow and Nona Myrom (Bell) Davis.
Bachelor, William Jewell College, 1963. Postgraduate, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1965. Master of Library Science, University North Carolina, 1967.
Master Division, Duke University, 1970.
Subject cataloger Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 1967-1970. Head cataloger Connecticut State Library, Hartford, 1970-1972. Assistant head of cataloging University Notre Dame, Indiana, 1973-1974.
Associate head technical services Ferguson Library, Stamford, Connecticut, 1974-1977. Manager library systems support services Cincinnati Electronics, 1977-1981. Assistant director Bridgeport (Connecticut) Public Library, 1981-1983.
Assistant director for automated systems and technical services Oklahoma State University Library, Stillwater, 1984-1990. Associate library for administration Fishburn Library., Hollins College, Roanoke, Virginia, 1990-1992. Director library services, professor library science Corriher-Linn-Black library Catawba College, Salisbury, North Carolina, since 1992.
Consultant, Dublin, Ohio, 1982, Oklahoma State Department Vocational-Technology Education, Stillwater, 1985-1987. Guest lecturer Simmons College, Boston, 1983, University Oklahoma, Norman, 1984. Member United States China Technology Exchange Team on library automation, 1988.
Vice-chairman, chairman-elect Oklahoma Library. Association Automation Roundtable, 1989-1990. Member United States China Technology Exchange Team, 1990.
Leader United States China Cultural Exchange Group of Square Dancers, 1991. Speaker in field.
Member American Library Association (various committees and associations), American Society for Information Science (chairman Oklahoma chapter 1985-1986), North Center Square Dance District Club (singles coordinator 1987-1988), Stillwater Wagon Wheel Club (vice president 1989).
Married Bayard Preston Herndon, August 25, 1967 (divorced November 1977).