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	*Bibliographies of information science history.		*Bibliographies of information science history.
	*Didactic videos.		*Didactic videos.
	*Created ~~and~~ archival studies program.		*Created an archival studies program.
	*Adjunct editor, ''Journal of Library History''.		*Adjunct editor, ''Journal of Library History''.

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	'''Robert Virgil ("Bob") Williams''' was born October 10, 1938 in Florida ~~and~~ in ~~1978 became~~ a ~~faculty member of the University of South Carolina~~ College ~~of Information~~ and ~~Communications specializing~~ in ~~public~~ and ~~special libraries~~ and the ~~history~~ of ~~information science. He retired in 2004~~, ~~but remained active. He died January 14~~, ~~2017~~.		== Life ==
			'''Robert Virgil ("Bob") Williams''' was born October 10, 1938 in Brooksville, Florida. He attended Florida Christian College in Kissimmee, Florida (1956-1958), then earned a BA in elemantary education and social science at Harding College (1959-1961). Williams held an MS in library and information science from Florida State University in 1964, an MA in history from New York University, and a PhD in library and information studies from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, in 1979 with a dissertation on "Sources of the variability in level of public library development in the United States : a comparative analysis."

	Williams held an MS in library and information science from Florida State University, an MA in history from New York University, and a PhD in library and information studies from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Before joining the University of South Carolina, he was an archivist and information services manager for the Ford Foundation, and the Georgia Department of Archives and History.		He was an archivist and information services manager for the Ford Foundation and for the Georgia Department of Archives and History. In 1978 became a faculty member of the University of South Carolina College of Information and Communications specializing in public and special libraries and the history of information science.

	Williams ~~has also been~~ an information consultant for many organizations including Appalachian Council of Governments of Greenville, South Carolina, and the Pontifical Catholic University Madre y Maestra, Dominican Republic.		Williams was an information consultant for many organizations, including Appalachian Council of Governments of Greenville, South Carolina, and the Pontifical Catholic University Madre y Maestra, Dominican Republic. He was the Eugene Garfield Fellow in the History of Scientific Information at the Science History Institute in 1997 and conducted oral history interviews. He retired in 2004, but remained active. He died January 14, 2017.

	~~He was the Eugene Garfield Fellow in the History of Scientific Information at the Science History Institute in 1997 and conducted oral history interviews.~~		== Contributions ==

	== ~~Works ==~~

	~~=== Projects =~~==
	Bob Williams initiated a wide range of projects.		Bob Williams initiated a wide range of projects.
	*Co-founder with Michael Buckland of the [[ASIST]] Special Interest Group in the History and Foundations of Information Science (SIG HFIS), 1994.		*Co-founder with Michael Buckland of the [[ASIST]] Special Interest Group in the History and Foundations of Information Science (SIG HFIS), 1994.
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	*Adjunct editor, ''Journal of Library History''.		*Adjunct editor, ''Journal of Library History''.

	=== Publications ===		== Publications ==
	Numerous publications relating to public libraries, special libraries, and the history of libraries and information science.		Numerous publications relating to public libraries, special libraries, and the history of libraries and information science.

	~~Examples:~~
	*"George Whitefield's Bethesda: The Orphanage, The College and the Library." In: ''Library History Seminar No. 3, Proceedings, 1968.'' Journal of Library History, 1968.		*"George Whitefield's Bethesda: The Orphanage, The College and the Library." In: ''Library History Seminar No. 3, Proceedings, 1968.'' Journal of Library History, 1968.
	*"The Public Library as the Dependent Variable: Historically Oriented Theories and Hypotheses of Public Library Development." ''Journal of Library History'' 16, Iss. 2 (Spring 1981): 329-341.		*"The Public Library as the Dependent Variable: Historically Oriented Theories and Hypotheses of Public Library Development." ''Journal of Library History'' 16, Iss. 2 (Spring 1981): 329-341.
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	*''Covert and overt : recollecting and connecting intelligence service and information science,'' ed. by Robert V. Williams and Ben-Ami Lipetz. Medford, N.J. : Published for the American Society for Information Science and Technology by Information Today in cooperation with Scarecrow Press, 2005		*''Covert and overt : recollecting and connecting intelligence service and information science,'' ed. by Robert V. Williams and Ben-Ami Lipetz. Medford, N.J. : Published for the American Society for Information Science and Technology by Information Today in cooperation with Scarecrow Press, 2005

	=== Organizations ===		== Organizations ==
	Williams was a member of the South Carolina Historical Records Advisory Board, the American Library Association (ALA), and the American Society for Information Science and Technology ([[ASIST]]), where was co-founder and served as chair of ASIST Special Interest Group for the History and Foundations of Information Science in 1994–1995. Williams is also a member of the Special Libraries Association (SLA) and Chair of the SLA Membership Committee.		Williams was a member of the South Carolina Historical Records Advisory Board, the American Library Association (ALA), and the American Society for Information Science and Technology ([[ASIST]]), where was co-founder and served as chair of ASIST Special Interest Group for the History and Foundations of Information Science in 1994–1995. Williams is also a member of the Special Libraries Association (SLA) and Chair of the SLA Membership Committee.

	== Honors ==		== Honors ==
	*American Society for Information Science and Technology.		*[[ASIST\|American Society for Information Science and Technology]]. Watson Davis Award, 2011. Also the Bob Williams Research Paper Award and Bob Williams Research Grant awards are named in his honor.
	**Received the Watson Davis Award ~~for continuous dedicated leadership in and service to Association~~, 2011.
	**The Bob Williams Research Paper Award and Bob Williams Research Grant awards are named in his honor.
	*The Special Libraries Association recognized him in 2003 for mentoring and teaching.		*The Special Libraries Association recognized him in 2003 for mentoring and teaching.

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	'''Robert V. ("Bob") Williams''', was born October 10, 1938 in Florida. ~~and~~ died January 14, 2017~~. He was also a Presbyterian elder~~.		'''Robert Virgil ("Bob") Williams''' was born October 10, 1938 in Florida and in 1978 became a faculty member of the University of South Carolina College of Information and Communications specializing in public and special libraries and the history of information science. He retired in 2004, but remained active. He died January 14, 2017.

	~~He was faculty member~~ of the University of South Carolina. ~~College~~ of ~~Information~~ and ~~Communications~~.		Williams held an MS in library and information science from Florida State University, an MA in history from New York University, and a PhD in library and information studies from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Before joining the University of South Carolina, he was an archivist and information services manager for the Ford Foundation, and the Georgia Department of Archives and History.
	~~Retired~~ in ~~2004, but remained active~~.
			Williams has also been an information consultant for many organizations including Appalachian Council of Governments of Greenville, South Carolina, and the Pontifical Catholic University Madre y Maestra, Dominican Republic.

			He was the Eugene Garfield Fellow in the History of Scientific Information at the Science History Institute in 1997 and conducted oral history interviews.

	== Works ==		== Works ==
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	=== Projects ===		=== Projects ===
	Bob Williams initiated a wide range of projects.		Bob Williams initiated a wide range of projects.
	*Co-founder with Michael Buckland of the [[ASIST]] Special Interest Group in the History and Foundations of Information Science (SIG HFIS), 1994~~(?)~~.		*Co-founder with Michael Buckland of the [[ASIST]] Special Interest Group in the History and Foundations of Information Science (SIG HFIS), 1994.
	*Numerous oral history recordings.		*Numerous oral history recordings.
	*Bibliographies of information science history.		*Bibliographies of information science history.
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	=== Publications ===		=== Publications ===
			Numerous publications relating to public libraries, special libraries, and the history of libraries and information science.

			Examples:
	*"George Whitefield's Bethesda: The Orphanage, The College and the Library." In: ''Library History Seminar No. 3, Proceedings, 1968.'' Journal of Library History, 1968.		*"George Whitefield's Bethesda: The Orphanage, The College and the Library." In: ''Library History Seminar No. 3, Proceedings, 1968.'' Journal of Library History, 1968.
	*"The Public Library as the Dependent Variable: Historically Oriented Theories and Hypotheses of Public Library Development." ''Journal of Library History'' 16, Iss. 2 (Spring 1981): 329-341.		*"The Public Library as the Dependent Variable: Historically Oriented Theories and Hypotheses of Public Library Development." ''Journal of Library History'' 16, Iss. 2 (Spring 1981): 329-341.
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	*''Proceedings of the 1998 Conference on the History and Heritage of Science Information Systems,'' [1998 : Pittsburgh, PA] ed. by Mary Ellen Bowden, Trudi Bellardo Hahn and Robert V. Williams. Medford, N.J. : Published for the American Society for Information Science and the Chemical Heritage Foundation by Information Today, 1999.		*''Proceedings of the 1998 Conference on the History and Heritage of Science Information Systems,'' [1998 : Pittsburgh, PA] ed. by Mary Ellen Bowden, Trudi Bellardo Hahn and Robert V. Williams. Medford, N.J. : Published for the American Society for Information Science and the Chemical Heritage Foundation by Information Today, 1999.
	*''Covert and overt : recollecting and connecting intelligence service and information science,'' ed. by Robert V. Williams and Ben-Ami Lipetz. Medford, N.J. : Published for the American Society for Information Science and Technology by Information Today in cooperation with Scarecrow Press, 2005		*''Covert and overt : recollecting and connecting intelligence service and information science,'' ed. by Robert V. Williams and Ben-Ami Lipetz. Medford, N.J. : Published for the American Society for Information Science and Technology by Information Today in cooperation with Scarecrow Press, 2005

			=== Organizations ===
			Williams was a member of the South Carolina Historical Records Advisory Board, the American Library Association (ALA), and the American Society for Information Science and Technology ([[ASIST]]), where was co-founder and served as chair of ASIST Special Interest Group for the History and Foundations of Information Science in 1994–1995. Williams is also a member of the Special Libraries Association (SLA) and Chair of the SLA Membership Committee.

	== Honors ==		== Honors ==
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	*The Special Libraries Association recognized him in 2003 for mentoring and teaching.		*The Special Libraries Association recognized him in 2003 for mentoring and teaching.

	== ~~Further reading~~ ==		== Sources ==
	*'In memoriam: Dr. Robert V. Williams." University of South Carolina. College of Information and Communications. [Webpage] [https://sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/cic/library_and_information_science/news/2017/in_memoriam_dr._robert_v_williams.php]		*'In memoriam: Dr. Robert V. Williams." University of South Carolina. College of Information and Communications. [Webpage] [https://sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/cic/library_and_information_science/news/2017/in_memoriam_dr._robert_v_williams.php]
			*''Oral history interview with Saul Herner, 1997-Jul-16.'' Science History Institute. [https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/np193b29x]

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	*Didactic videos.		*Didactic videos.
	*Created and archival studies program.		*Created and archival studies program.
			*Adjunct editor, ''Journal of Library History''.

	=== Publications ===		=== Publications ===

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	'''Robert ~~Vernon~~ ("Bob") Williams''', was born October 10, 1938 in Florida. and died January 14, 2017. He was also a Presbyterian elder.		'''Robert V. ("Bob") Williams''', was born October 10, 1938 in Florida. and died January 14, 2017. He was also a Presbyterian elder.

	He was faculty member of the University of South Carolina. College of Information and Communications.		He was faculty member of the University of South Carolina. College of Information and Communications.
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	=== Publications ===		=== Publications ===
			*"George Whitefield's Bethesda: The Orphanage, The College and the Library." In: ''Library History Seminar No. 3, Proceedings, 1968.'' Journal of Library History, 1968.
			*"The Public Library as the Dependent Variable: Historically Oriented Theories and Hypotheses of Public Library Development." ''Journal of Library History'' 16, Iss. 2 (Spring 1981): 329-341.
			*"Public Library Development in the United States, 1850-1870: An Empirical Analysis." ''Journal of Library History'' 21, Iss. 1 (Winter 1986): 177-201.
			*"The Making of Statistics of National Scope on American Libraries, 1836-1986: Purposes, Problems, and Issues." ''Libraries and Culture'' 26, Iss. 2, (Spring 1991): 464-485.
			*''The information systems of international inter-governmental organizations : a reference guide.'' Stamford, CT: Ablex, 1998.
			*''Proceedings of the 1998 Conference on the History and Heritage of Science Information Systems,'' [1998 : Pittsburgh, PA] ed. by Mary Ellen Bowden, Trudi Bellardo Hahn and Robert V. Williams. Medford, N.J. : Published for the American Society for Information Science and the Chemical Heritage Foundation by Information Today, 1999.
			*''Covert and overt : recollecting and connecting intelligence service and information science,'' ed. by Robert V. Williams and Ben-Ami Lipetz. Medford, N.J. : Published for the American Society for Information Science and Technology by Information Today in cooperation with Scarecrow Press, 2005

	== Honors ==		== Honors ==

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	'''Robert Vernon ("Bob") Williams''', was born October 10, 1938 in Florida. and died January 14, 2017.		'''Robert Vernon ("Bob") Williams''', was born October 10, 1938 in Florida. and died January 14, 2017. He was also a Presbyterian elder.


			He was faculty member of the University of South Carolina. College of Information and Communications.
			Retired in 2004, but remained active.

	== Works ==		== Works ==
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	=== Projects ===		=== Projects ===
	Bob Williams initiated a wide range of projects.		Bob Williams initiated a wide range of projects.
	*Co-founder with Michael Buckland of the [[ASIST]] Special Interest Group in ~~theHistory~~ and Foundations of Information Science (SIG HFIS), 1994(?).		*Co-founder with Michael Buckland of the [[ASIST]] Special Interest Group in the History and Foundations of Information Science (SIG HFIS), 1994(?).
	*Numerous oral history recordings.		*Numerous oral history recordings.
	*Bibliographies of information science history.		*Bibliographies of information science history.
	*Didactic videos.		*Didactic videos.
			*Created and archival studies program.

	=== Publications ===		=== Publications ===

	== Honors ==		== Honors ==
	*American Society for Information Science and Technology. Watson Davis Award for continuous dedicated leadership in and service to Association, 2011.		*American Society for Information Science and Technology.
	**~~What~~		**Received the Watson Davis Award for continuous dedicated leadership in and service to Association, 2011.
	Special Libraries Association recognized him in 2003 for mentoring and teaching. ~~He received the prestigious Watson Davis Award in 2011 from the~~		**The Bob Williams Research Paper Award and Bob Williams Research Grant awards are named in his honor.
			*The Special Libraries Association recognized him in 2003 for mentoring and teaching.

	== Further reading ==		== Further reading ==
	*'In memoriam: Dr. Robert V. Williams." University of South Carolina. College of Information and Communications. [Webpage] [https://sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/cic/library_and_information_science/news/2017/in_memoriam_dr._robert_v_williams.php]		*'In memoriam: Dr. Robert V. Williams." University of South Carolina. College of Information and Communications. [Webpage] [https://sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/cic/library_and_information_science/news/2017/in_memoriam_dr._robert_v_williams.php]

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'''Robert V. Williams''' (1938-2017) was an American historian of information science.

'''Robert Vernon ("Bob") Williams''', was born October 10, 1938 in Florida. and died January 14, 2017.

== Works ==

=== Projects ===
Bob Williams initiated a wide range of projects.
*Co-founder with Michael Buckland of the [[ASIST]] Special Interest Group in theHistory and Foundations of Information Science (SIG HFIS), 1994(?).
*Numerous oral history recordings.
*Bibliographies of information science history.
*Didactic videos.

=== Publications ===

== Honors ==
*American Society for Information Science and Technology. Watson Davis Award for continuous dedicated leadership in and service to Association, 2011.
**What
Special Libraries Association recognized him in 2003 for mentoring and teaching. He received the prestigious Watson Davis Award in 2011 from the
== Further reading ==
*'In memoriam: Dr. Robert V. Williams." University of South Carolina. College of Information and Communications. [Webpage] [https://sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/cic/library_and_information_science/news/2017/in_memoriam_dr._robert_v_williams.php]