Background
Swartz, Roderick Gardner was born on May 25, 1939 in Fairbury, Nebraska, United States. Son of E. Wayne and Dorine B. (Gardner).
Swartz, Roderick Gardner was born on May 25, 1939 in Fairbury, Nebraska, United States. Son of E. Wayne and Dorine B. (Gardner).
Bachelor, University Nebraska, 1961. Master of Arts, 1962. Master of Arts, University Chicago, 1963.
Assistant to executive secretary library administration division American Library Association, 1963-1964. Library consultant Missouri State Library, 1964-1966. Assistant director Tulsa City-County Library, 1966-1970, associate director, 1970-1972.
Deputy director National Commission on Libraries and Information Science, 1972-1974. State librarian Washington State Library, Olympia, since 1975. Member faculty University Oklahoma, 1969-1972, University Denver, 1970, Catholic University American, 1972-1974, Institute Library and Information Science, Tampere, Finland, 1975, University Washington, since 1980.
Member American Library Association, Washington Library Association.
Son of; married Marianna Moore, September 1, 1972.