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75th Anniversary Task Force Members

Toni Carbo (Co-Chair)
Robert Williams (Co-Chair)
Marcia Bates
Sarah Buchanan
Eugene Garfield
Trudi Bellardo Hahn
Kathryn La Barre
Michel Menou
Julian Warner
Dick Hill (Ex-officio)

Special ASIS&T 75th Anniversary Event

History of ASIS&T and Information Science and Technology Worldwide
Saturday, October 27, 2012, Full Day 8:30am-7:00pm (fees)
 

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Proceedings of the ASIS&T 2012 Pre-Conference on the History of ASIS&T and Information Science and Technology

Published in Oct. 2012 and edited by Toni Carbo and Trudi Bellardo Hahn, this volume presents the complete proceedings of the 2012 Pre-Conference on the History of ASIS&T and Information Science and Technology Worldwide, an event celebrating the 75th anniversary of ASIS&T. Available in Print and eBook editions.


Keynote Presentation Slides
spacer 75th Anniversary Keynote Speaker
(sponsored by ASIS&T SIG III)
W. Boyd Rayward,
Professor Emeritus in the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois. 

The 75th Anniversary Task Force of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) announces a special ASIS&T 75th Anniversary event on the history of ASIS&T and the history of information science and technology worldwide. This special event will be held on Saturday, October 27, 2012, which is immediately prior to the ASIS&T 2012 Annual Meeting, in Baltimore, Maryland.  Registration and additional fees are required to attend (see below).

This special 75th Anniversary event will explore the 75 year history of ASIS&T and the longer history of information science and technology worldwide. 

Themes to be covered:

  • The History of ASIS&T
  • Evolution of the field of Information Science
  • Historical Contexts of Technology Innovations and Impacts
  • Development of Foundational Ideas and Theories in Information Science

A total of 18 papers have been accepted for presentation, the results of a comprehensive reviewing process, including authors from more than 10 countries. 

The complete papers will be available to all registrants and for sale afterwards as an e-book published by Information Today, Inc. 

Schedule

 
FEES
Early Bird:  Student members $200, Student non-members $240, Members $275, Non-members $315
After Sept. 7: Student members $225, Student non-members $280, Members $300, Non-members $340



History of ASIS&T and Information Science:  Information and Documents

ASIS&T Timeline

History of Information Science

 
ASIS&T 2011 Annual Meeting

There was a session on ASIS&T's History at the ASIS&T 2011 Annual Meeting in New Orleans. Presentations from that session are available for viewing on YouTube at:

    • Introduction, Robert Williams
    • Ben-Ami Lipetz
    • Charles Davis
    • Michael Buckland
    • Toni Carbo
    • Nancy Roderer
    • Samantha Hastings
    • Trudi Bellardo Hahn

Free Webinar!
Robert Williams and Kathryn La Barre presented a free webinar on Doing Oral History Interviews.
Information and a copy of the full broadcast, including slides, can be found here:
www.asis.org/Conferences/webinars/2012/Doing-Oral-History-Interviews-The-Basics.html

 

ASIS&T Historical Documents

Many Documents related to ASIS&T's History can found on the Web. Links to some of them are available in this document (MS Word):

spacer ASIS&T/ IST Historical Documents and Archival Records that are available on the Web (A Preliminary List as of March, 2012)

Existing/Known Oral History Interviews of Leaders/Pioneers in Information Science and Technology (US and International)

Tentative List of ASIST/Information Science Leaders/Pioneers Needing Oral History Interviews  

ASIS&T Chapter & SIG Histories


spacer From Documentation to Information Science / The Beginnings and Early Development of the American Documentation Institute - American Society for Information Science
by Irene S. Farkas-Conn
 
Digitized ebook from Access Innovations
(Comments on the Book May Be Left on the ebook Web Site)



Bulletin 50th Anniversary Issue

Candles for Information Science:  Introduction by Lois Lunin
1937-1948:  Beginnings of Information Science
1949-1958:  Many Stars Begin to Shine
1959-1968:  Dreams Become Realities
1969-1978:  The Move to Information Online
1979-1988:  Personal Computers Change the Market
Leading the Leaders:  Those Who Serve the Society
Pioneers:  Award of Merit Winners Lead the Information Revolution
Role of Information Science:  Contributions of Information Science
Watson Davis:  The Society's Founder
1987:  ASIS Celebrates 50 Years of Service
Significant Readings 1937-1988:  Recording and Reporting the Field of Information Science
Awards, SIGs, Chapters

 

Other Events

UK Doctoral Forum 2012 - Quantitative Research in Information Science


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