Background
Berger, Patricia Wilson was born on May 1, 1926 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Daughter of Thomas Decatur Wood and Nina Hughes.
Berger, Patricia Wilson was born on May 1, 1926 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Daughter of Thomas Decatur Wood and Nina Hughes.
Bachelor, George Washington University, 1965. Medical Science Liaison Society, Catholic University America, 1974.
Assistant library, operations research office, Johns Hopkins University, Chevy Chase, Maryland., 1949-1951;
assistant operations research analyst, Johns Hopkins University, 1951-1954;
head library, CEIR, Washington, 1954-1955;
chief, technical information and library services Human Rels. Area Files, Yale University, Washington, 1955-1957;
technical information officer, chief library, Institute for Defense Analyses, Washington
technical information officer, chief library, Institute for Defense Analyses, Arlington, Virginia, 1957-1967;
director technical information and security programs, Lambda Corporation, Arlington, 1967-1971;
chief library, United States Commision on Government Procurement, Washington, 1971-1972;
head general reformed branch, later deputy chief library, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Arlington, 1972-1976;
chief library division, United States National Bureau Studies, Gaithersburg, Maryland., 1976-1978;
director information resources and services, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, 1978-1979;
chief library and information services, United States National Bureau Studies, Washington, 1979-1983;
chief information resources and services, United States National Bureau Studies, 1983-1991;
director Office Information Superior vena cava syndrome, United States National Bureau Studies, 1990-1992;
retired, 1992. Consultant library, information and security matters, 1965-1995.
Delegate 1st White House Conference on Libraries and Information Svc., 1979. Board directors Universal Serial and Book Exch., 1983-1984. Chairman National Information Std.
Organisation, American National Std. Institute, 1981-1983, elected National Information Std. Organisation fellow, 1989.
Appointed by Governors of Virginia to Library. of Virginia Board, 1986-1990, 90-95, vice chair, 1992-1993, chair, 1993-1994. Board directors Virginia Commission for Reenactment of Battle First Bull Run, 1960-1961. Board directors Freedom to Read Foundation, 1988-1990, 92-94.
Appointed United States Postmaster Gen's. Commission Literature, 1990-1992. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Member Special Libraries Association (executive board Washington chapter 1970-1971, president Washington chapter 1977, elected association fellow 1987), American Library Association (council 1984-1988, executive board 1986-1990, vice president/president-elect 1988-1989, president 1989-1990), District of Columbia Library. Association (Ainsworth Rand Spofford President's award 2001), Federal Libraries Roundtable (president 1982-1983, Achievement award 1985), portrait in the NBS/The National Institute of Standards and Technology Gallery of Distinguished Scientists, Engineers and Adminstrators), Cosmos Club, Chi Omega, Beta Phi Museum.
Married George Hamilton Combs Berger, May 20, 1970.