Early Life and Career
Gorman grew up in London, England and became interested in libraries in part through his experiences at Hendon library and particularly its Children's Library run by a pioneer in the field Eileen Colwell. He attended Ealing Technical College (now Thames Valley University) in London from 1964-1966.
- 1966 to 1977 - Head of Cataloguing at the British National Bibliography, a member of the British Library Planning Secretariat, and Head of the Office of Bibliographic Standards in the British Library.
- 1977 to 1988 - Director of Technical Services, Director of General Services, and Acting University Librarian at Library of the University of Illinois
- 1988 to 2007 - Dean of Library Services at the Henry Madden Library, California State University, Fresno, retiring in 2007.
- 2005 to 2006 - President of the American Library Association (ALA).
He has also taught at library schools in Britain and in the United States - most recently at the UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies.
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