Biographical Directory of Documentation and Information asistah1_mw19572 https://asist.a2hosted.com/index.php/Main_Page MediaWiki 1.44.0 first-letter Media Special Talk User User talk Biographical Directory of Documentation and Information Biographical Directory of Documentation and Information talk File File talk MediaWiki MediaWiki talk Template Template talk Help Help talk Category Category talk 0 1 2563 2562 2026-02-23T17:30:41Z JennyB 5 /* Biographical Directory of Documentation and Information Science */ 2563 wikitext text/x-wiki <templatestyles src="Template:Biographical_Directory_of_Documentation_and_Information:Main_Page/styles.css" /> = Biographical Directory of Documentation and Information Science = <div id="mp-upper"> <div id="mp-left" class="MainPageBG mp-box"> <h2 id="mp-about-h2" class="mp-h2">About this project</h2> <div id="mp-about" class="mp-contains-float"> This Biographical Directory of Documentation and Information Science is an international effort to document the lives and contributions of people and organizations who have made substantial contributions to the field. This resource is designed to enable historical work in the field by identifying pioneering individuals and organizations significant to the development of Information Science, and providing locations of personal papers and archival records related to these individuals and organizations. List of all '''[[Special:AllPages|pages]]'''. It also includes [[Special:AllPages|a list of all pages]], and a [[List of Oral Histories|list of known '''oral histories''']] of information scientists. This directory is a publication of the Special Interest Group on the [https://www.asist.org/sig/sighfis/ History and Foundations of Information Science] of the [https://www.asist.org/ Association for Information Science and Technology]. The Editor is appointed by and reports to the Chair of the SIG. An [[Advisory Committee]] appointed by the Editor makes recommendations to the Editor and to the SIG Chair. <h2 id="mp-dyk-h2" class="mp-h2">History</h2> "Pioneers of Information Science" was initiated by Dr. Robert V. Williams, Distinguished Professor, Emeritus, School of Library and Information Science, University of South Carolina in 1996. The objectives of that project were to locate and document the archives and personal papers of individuals and organizations from the U.S. and Canada that were significant to the development of Information Science and Technology in the 20th century. [[History of Original Project.|→ Read more about the original project]] </div>The initial Editor of the revived project was Jenny Bossaller (2024 - 2025), then Michael Buckland (2025 - present). </div> <!-- RIGHT: From today's featured article --> <div id="mp-right" class="MainPageBG mp-box"> <h2 id="mp-tfa-h2" class="mp-h2">From today’s featured article</h2> <div id="mp-tfa" class="mp-contains-float"> <!-- Deterministic daily rotation from your curated pool --> {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time:z}} mod 14 }} | 0 = {{Featured/Arthur_W._Elias}} | 1 = {{Featured/Allen Kent}} | 2 = {{Featured/Henriette_Avram}} | 3 = {{Featured/Andrew_Adolphie_Aines}} | 4 = {{Featured/Belver_C._Griffith}} | 5 = {{Featured/Charles_H._Stevens}} | 6 = {{Featured/Bernard_M._Fry}} | 7 = {{Featured/Burton_Adkinson}} | 8 = {{Featured/Carlos_Albert_Cuadra}} | 9 = {{Featured/Robert_Pagès}} | 10 = {{Featured/Patrick_Wilson}} | 11 = {{Featured/Elfreda_Chatman}} | 12 = {{Featured/Brenda_Dervin}} | 13 = {{Featured/Ann_T._Curran}} | 14 = {{Featured/Lodewyk_Bendikson}} | 15 = {{Featured/Calvin_Northrup_Mooers}} | 16 = {{Featured/Charles_Percy_Bourne}} | 17 = {{Featured/Claude_E._Shannon}} | 18 = {{Featured/Donald_Lindberg}} }} </div> </div> </div> <div id="mp-lower" class="MainPageBG mp-box"> <h2 id="mp-tfp-h2" class="mp-h2">Contributions and Editorial Policies</h2> We invite contributions from all members of the information science community. We especially seek international contributions. If you would like to write an entry, please read about the [[Scope|'''scope''']] of the project and create a short article (a stub) that includes the individual or organization that you wish to nominate and submit it to the editors at biographicaleditor at gmail dot com. See also our ''Manual of Style'' [https://asist.a2hosted.com/index.php/Manual_of_Style] and [[Template|Article Template]] page. [[Editorial Policies|→ Read the full editorial policies]] </div> c79nx4chg4ie5l1izpx52qstctq0fgb