Background
William Katz was born on the 6th of July, 1924 in Seattle, Washington, United States.
1956
Seattle, WA 98195, United States
William Katz studied at the University of Washington from 1941 to 1947 where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism. After seven years he came back to the University of Washington and in 1956 he received a Master of Arts degree in Library.
1956
Seattle, WA 98195, United States
William Katz studied at the University of Washington from 1941 to 1947 where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism. After seven years he came back to the University of Washington and in 1956 he received a Master of Arts degree in Library.
1965
5801 S Ellis Ave, Chicago, IL 60637, United States
William Katz attended the University of Chicago from 1960 to 1965 where he obtained a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Library.
(Basic Information Services, Volume I of Introduction to R...)
Basic Information Services, Volume I of Introduction to Reference Work, explains the essential reference processes and sources in today’s libraries. It is a tool for understanding and mastering fundamental reference forms - online, in print, and elsewhere.
https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Reference-Work-Vol-Information/dp/0072441070
1969
(This collection of scholarly articles traces the history ...)
This collection of scholarly articles traces the history of book illustration from its first notion in cave art to the early 20th century. It is arranged chronologically with the first section covering the beginning of illustration; the second moves from the illuminated manuscript to the advent of printing; the third and fourth takes the reader from the earliest woodcut illustrations to the beginning of the 20th century; and the final part is concerned with children's books.
https://www.amazon.com/History-Book-Illustration-Bill-Katz/dp/0810827425
1994
(From cave paintings to computers, this overview of the hi...)
From cave paintings to computers, this overview of the history of books and communication is written for the layperson and student. It provides clear information on how books shaped and reflected major social, political, and literary developments. As a general guide, it moves from the earliest writing in the Middle East and Egypt to Greece, Rome, and early Christian contributions to book production and literacy. Major sections discuss publishing during the Middle Ages and how the invention of printing drastically changed and improved the distribution of knowledge. Later chapters take the reader from the age of encyclopedias in the seventeenth century to the great technological advances of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
https://www.amazon.com/Dahls-History-Book-3rd-English-ebook/dp/B001UQ5J6S/?tag=2022091-20
1995
educator journalist Librarian author
William Katz was born on the 6th of July, 1924 in Seattle, Washington, United States.
William Katz studied at the University of Washington from 1941 to 1947 where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism. After seven years he came back to the University of Washington and in 1956 he received a Master of Arts degree. He also attended the University of Chicago from 1960 to 1965 where he obtained a Doctor of Philosophy degree.
During World War II William Katz served in the U.S. Army. Katz then embarked on a journalism career, working as a reporter for the Vancouver Columbian, Oakland Post Enquirer, and San Francisco News during the late 1940s and early 1950s. He was also an editor for the Daly City, California Record for four years and a reporter for the Seattle Times from 1954 to 1957. He worked as a reporter for various northern west coast newspapers for about 15 years.
Katz started to work as a librarian at the King County Library in his home state of Washington, and from 1960 to 1964 was an editorial assistant for the American Library Association in Chicago.
William then began an academic career, first as an associate professor of library science at the University of Kentucky in 1964-66, then, beginning in 1966, as a professor at the School of Information Science and Policy at the State University of New York at Albany.
From 1964 to 1973 Katz worked as editor of RQ, the journal of the Reference and Adult Services Division of the American Library Association. At the same time, he was also the editor of the Journal of Education for Librarianship. In 1981, he became the editor of The Reference Librarian and in 1987 of The Acquisitions Librarian.
Katz published several respected reference works, as well, including the two-volume Introduction to “Reference Work” in 1969 and fourth edition in 1992, “Reference and Online Services Handbook” in 1982, and “Dahl's History of the Book” in 1995. He was also the author of “A History of Book Illustration”.
(Basic Information Services, Volume I of Introduction to R...)
1969(This collection of scholarly articles traces the history ...)
1994(From cave paintings to computers, this overview of the hi...)
1995