Christensen, John O.
biographical statement
Citation:
His Public library administration in the '80s, 1989: t.p. (John O. Christensen)Note from author, Jan. 14, 2014 (b. Aug. 8, 1949 in Portland, Oregon to Thomas Hartman Christensen and Helen Louise Magelson; raised in Seattle, Washington from age 4; went to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y. from 1967-1969; mission to Brasil North Mission from 1969-71; finished a B.S. in Math at University of Washington in 1973; M.L.S. at BYU in 1975; librarian at Utah Technical College in Salt Lake from May 1975 to Jan 1981; General Reference Librarian at BYU from Jan 1981 to Summer 1986; Science Librarian from 1986 to Jan 2014; retired from the university)
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
John O. Christensen papers
Contains reports, statistics, correspondence, and minutes of various committees relating to the Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University. Materials date from 1973 to 2010.
John O. Christensen administrative papers, 1973-1994
Contains Administrative Council minutes, budgeting documents, library goals, travel policy, and administrative request reports. Dates range from 1973 to 1994.
John O. Christensen correspondence on the integrated library system, 1986-1989
Contains letters from other universities about the integrated library system (ILS). Dates range from 1986 to 1989.
John O. Christensen papers on collection development, 1990-2003
Contains collection growth statistics, minutes for the Collection Management and Development Committee, collection development expenditures. Dates range from 1990 to 2003.
John O. Christensen papers on physical storage, 1990-2010
Contains minutes from the Auxiliary Storage Committee and notes and plans about moving items to auxiliary storage. Dates range from 1990 to 2010.
John O. Christensen papers on subject specialists and serials, 1981-2001
Contains reports for the Subject Specialist Taskforce, approved serials and serials cancellations, serials budgets, inventories review and statistics, and book selection policies. Dates range from 1982 to 2002.
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