Dr. Chih Wang, born in Zhejiang Province, China in 1932, immigrated to U.S. in 1970. He graduated from the Chinese Military Academy; Tamkang University, BA, in English Literature, summa cum laude, 1969; Atlanta University, MSLS, 1972; Atlanta University, MA in Special Education, 1977; and University of Pittsburgh, Ph.D. in Library Science.
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Dr. Wang has lived a different and challenging life. He was a Republic of China Army platoon leader stationed in the front line during the rain-falling bombardment of August 23, 1957 (known as 823- gun- battle) and barely escaped death at the beach in the bloody battle of the Kuningtou battle on Quemoy in December 1949. He also only dodged from being killed for many times in the dense wood, the high sea, and Amoy Harbor when he was running away during the time when the Communists was conquering China in 1949.
Dr. Wang is professor emeritus at University of Guam. He was professor of library science, 1998-2006; and dean and professor, 1989-1998, of Learning Resources at the University. Before serving on Guam, he had been a professional for about 20 years in many other U.S. academic libraries. Prior to that, he worked in various capacities in Taiwan for two decades.
He published numerous articles, papers, and essays in Chinese and English. His works appeared in scholarly journals, newspapers, and magazines worldwide. Many of these works are collected in his recently published monographs, including Guam and Micronesian Libraries (Historical Events, Information Sources and Others), and Thirty-Years' Practice in Libraries (Recollections and Ruminations)
He was member of many library associations and involved different professional activities. He
chaired, planned, and implemented the Guam Governors Conference on Library and Information
Services in 1990. He was selected to serve on the Technology Topic Committee of, and led the
Guam Delegation to, the White House Conference on Library and Information Services held in
Washington, D.C. in 1991.
Dr. Wang is married to Kwei-Yung Wang with two children. Dr. and Mrs. Wang live in
Georgia.
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