Background
Jackson, Ruth Moore was born on September 27, 1938 in Potecasi, North Carolina, United States. Daughter of Jesse Thomas and Ruth Estelle (Futrell) Moore.
Jackson, Ruth Moore was born on September 27, 1938 in Potecasi, North Carolina, United States. Daughter of Jesse Thomas and Ruth Estelle (Futrell) Moore.
Bachelor of Science in Business, Hampton Institute, 1960. Medical Science Liaison Society, Atlanta University, 1965. Doctor of Philosophy in Library and Information Science, Indiana University, 1976.
Assistant education library, Virginia State University, Petersburg, Virginia, 1965-1966;
head reference department, Virginia State University, Petersburg, Virginia, 1966-1967;
assistant professor, Virginia State University, Petersburg, Virginia, 1976-1977;
associate professor, program coordinator, Virginia State University, Petersburg, Virginia, 1977-1984;
interim department chair, Virginia State University, Petersburg, Virginia, 1978-1979;
teaching fellow, Indiana U., Bloomington, Indiana, 1968;
visiting lecturer, Indiana U., Bloomington, Indiana, 1971-1972;
assistant director libraries, U. N. Florida, Jacksonville, 1984-1988;
dean university libraries, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, since 1988;
assistant to provost library outreach programs, West Virginia University, Morgantown. Personnel consultant Virginia State University, 1980. Archival consultant North Carolina Control U., Durham, North Carolina, 1984-1985.
Automation consultant West Virginia Academy Library. Consortium, since 1991;co-principal investigator State-Wide Electronic Library. Network (Project Infomine), 1994-1998.
Active Big Brother/Big Sister of America, Jacksonville, Florida, 1985-1988. Den leader Boy Scouts of America, Petersburg, Virginia, 1976-1978. Member NAFE, American Library Association, Southeastern Library.
Association (member standing committee), Association College and Research Libraries (member standing committee, member Florida chapter), West Virginia Library. Association, Library. Information Technology Association, Coalition for Networked Information, Council of State University Libraries (founding member), Addison-Wesley Higher Education Technology Board, Alpha Kappa Alpha.
Married Roderick Earle Jackson, August 14, 1965. 1 child, Eric Roderick.