Background
Boylan, Merle Nelson was born on February 24, 1925 in Youngstown, Ohio, United States. Son of Merle Nelson and Alma Joy (Kepple) Boylan.
Boylan, Merle Nelson was born on February 24, 1925 in Youngstown, Ohio, United States. Son of Merle Nelson and Alma Joy (Kepple) Boylan.
Bachelor, Youngstown University, 1950. Master of Library Science, Carnegie-Mellon University, 1956. Postgraduate, University Arizona, 1950—1951.
Postgraduate, Indiana University, 1952.
Librarian, Public Health Library University of California, Berkeley, 1956-1958;
science librarian, U. Arizona, Tucson, 1958-1959;
engineering librarian, General Dynamics/Convair, San Diego, 1959-1961;
engineering librarian, General Dynamics/Astronautics, 1961-1962;
associate librarian, Lawrence Radiation Laboratory, University of California, Livermore, 1962-1964;
library manager, Lawrence Radiation Laboratory, University of California, 1964-1967;
chief librarian, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California, 1968-1969;
associate director libraries, U. Massachusetts, Amherst, 1969-1970;
director libraries, University librarian, U. Massachusetts, 1970-1972;
director libraries, University Texas, Austin, 1973-1977;
director libraries, U. Washington, Seattle, 1977-1989, director emeritus, since 1989;
professor School Librarianship, U. Washington, Seattle, 1982-1989;
Executive Board, Amigos Bibliographic Council, 1974-1977;
member finance committee, governance committee, user's council, computer service council, Washington Library Network, since 1978. Delegate Governor's Conference Libraries and Information Services, 1979. Secretary Texas State Board Library Examiners, 1974-1977.
Member bibliographic networking and resource sharing advisory group Southwestern Library Interstate Cooperative Endeavor, 1975-1977. Secretary, chairman of the executive board Pacific N.W. Bibliographic Center, 1977-1983. Member committee centralzed acquisitions of library materials for international studies Center for Research Libraries.
Delegate Online Computer Library Center Users Council, 1981-1986.
Secretary board of trustees Littlefield Fund for Southern History, 1974-1977, Fred Meyer Charitable Trust. Member of advisory board Library and Information Resources for Northwest, 1984-1987. Member American Library Association, Association College and Research Libraries (legislation committee 1977-1981), Association Research Libraries (bibliographic control committee 1979-1983), Special Libraries Association, American Society Information Science, Beta Phi Museum.