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JennyB: /* Biographical Directory of Documentation and Information Science */

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	[[History of Original Project.\|→ Read more about the original project]]		[[History of Original Project.\|→ Read more about the original project]]

	</div>		</div>The initial Editor of the revived project was Jenny Bossaller (2024 - 2025), then Michael Buckland (2025 - present).
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JennyB: /* Biographical Directory of Documentation and Information Science */

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Biographical Directory of Documentation and Information Science

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	List of all '''[[Special:AllPages\|pages]]'''.		List of all '''[[Special:AllPages\|pages]]'''.

	~~DISCLAIMER~~: ~~Note that most~~ of ~~the entries are stubs or otherwise need to be improved~~.		It also includes [[Special:AllPages\|a list of all pages]], and a [[List of Oral Histories\|list of known '''oral histories''']] of information scientists.

	~~It also includes~~ 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>		<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.		"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.
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	See also our ''Manual of Style'' [https://asist.a2hosted.com/index.php/Manual_of_Style] and [[Template\|Article Template]] page.		See also our ''Manual of Style'' [https://asist.a2hosted.com/index.php/Manual_of_Style] and [[Template\|Article Template]] page.

	~~The wiki is governed by an editorial board who hold all responsibility for the content of the project.~~

	[[Editorial Policies\|→ Read the full editorial policies]]		[[Editorial Policies\|→ Read the full editorial policies]]
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JennyB: /* Biographical Directory of Documentation and Information Science */

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Biographical Directory of Documentation and Information Science

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	\| 14 = {{Featured/Lodewyk_Bendikson}}		\| 14 = {{Featured/Lodewyk_Bendikson}}
	\| 15 = {{Featured/~~Burton_Adkinson~~}}		\| 15 = {{Featured/Calvin_Northrup_Mooers}}
	\| 16 = {{Featured/~~Calvin_Northrup_Mooers~~}}		\| 16 = {{Featured/Charles_Percy_Bourne}}
	\| 17 ~~= {{Featured/Carlos_Albert_Cuadra}}~~		\| 17 = {{Featured/Claude_E._Shannon}}
	~~\| 18 = {{Featured/Charles_Percy_Bourne}}~~		\| 18 = {{Featured/Donald_Lindberg}}
	~~\| 19~~ = {{Featured/Claude_E._Shannon}}
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JennyB at 21:12, 16 December 2025

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	\| 15 = {{Featured/Burton_Adkinson}}		\| 15 = {{Featured/Burton_Adkinson}}
	\| 16 = {{Featured/Calvin_Northrup_Mooers}}		\| 16 = {{Featured/Calvin_Northrup_Mooers}}

JennyB at 20:53, 16 December 2025

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	\| 12 = {{Featured/Brenda_Dervin}}		\| 12 = {{Featured/Brenda_Dervin}}
	\| 13 = {{Featured/~~Ben-Ami_Lipetz~~}}		\| 13 = {{Featured/Ann_T._Curran}}
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			\| 16 = {{Featured/Calvin_Northrup_Mooers}}
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			\| 18 = {{Featured/Charles_Percy_Bourne}}
			\| 19 = {{Featured/Claude_E._Shannon}}
			\| 20 = {{Featured/Donald_Lindberg}}
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	\| 5 = {{Featured/~~Ben-Ami_Lipetz~~}}		\| 5 = {{Featured/Charles_H._Stevens}}
	\| 6 = {{Featured/Bernard_M._Fry}}		\| 6 = {{Featured/Bernard_M._Fry}}
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Hthach: /* Biographical Directory of Documentation and Information Science */

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Biographical Directory of Documentation and Information Science

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Hthach: /* Biographical Directory of Documentation and Information Science */

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Biographical Directory of Documentation and Information Science

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Hthach: /* Biographical Directory of Documentation and Information Science */

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Biographical Directory of Documentation and Information Science

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