Tefko Saracevic - Revision history

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	== Life ==		== Life ==
	'''Tefko Saracevic''' was born on November 24, 1930 in Zagreb, Croatia.		'''Tefko Saracevic''' was born on November 24, 1930 in Zagreb, Croatia. He graduated with a degree in electrical engineering at the University of Zagreb in 1957 and soon afterwards secretly hiked across the mountains into southern Austria as a refugee. In 1959 he arrived in Cleveland, Ohio, where he worked at the Center for Communication and Documentation Research at Case Western Reserve University working with [[James Whitney Perry]], [[Allen Kent]], and their Semantic Factor indexing language. He obtained his master's and doctorate degrees in information science there. His doctoral dissertation completed in 1970 was entitled “On the Concept of Relevance in Information Science,” a topic to which he repeatedly returned.

	~~== Career ==~~		Saracevic was a professor in the School of Information Science at Case Western Reserve from 1962 until he moved to the School for Communication, Information and Library Studies at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, in 1985. He became an emeritus professor in 2020 and remained academically active.
	Saracevic graduated with a degree in electrical engineering at the University of Zagreb in 1957 and soon afterwards secretly hiked across the mountains into southern Austria as a refugee. In 1959 he arrived in Cleveland, Ohio, where he worked at the Center for Communication and Documentation Research at Case Western Reserve University working with [[James Whitney Perry]], [[Allen Kent]], and their Semantic Factor indexing language. He obtained his master's and doctorate degrees in information science there. His doctoral dissertation completed in 1970 was entitled “On the Concept of Relevance in Information Science,” a topic to which he repeatedly returned.		After the end of Yugoslavia, he contributed actively to the development of information science in independent Croatia where he co-founded the international conference Libraries in the Digital Age (LIDA).
	He was a professor in the School of Information Science at Case Western Reserve from 1962 until he moved to the School for Communication, Information and Library Studies at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, in 1985. He became an emeritus professor in 2020 and remained academically active.
	After the end of Yugoslavia, he contributed actively to the development of information science in independent Croatia where he He co-founded the international conference Libraries in the Digital Age (LIDA).
	He died on October 5, 2024 in Spring Lake, Michigan.		He died on October 5, 2024 in Spring Lake, Michigan.

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	== Publications ==		== Publications ==
			Some of Saracevic's numerous publications have been heavily cited. Google Scholar [https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ERzz6cUAAAAJ&hl=en] and the ''Wikipedia'' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tefko_Saracevic] list several.

	* ''Introduction to Information Science''. New York: R.R. Bowker Co., 1970. Edited volume.		* ''Introduction to Information Science''. New York: R.R. Bowker Co., 1970. Edited volume.
	* "Relevance: A Review and a framework." ''Journal of the Association for Information Science'' 26, no. 6 (Nov-Dec 1975): 321-343. "Relevance: A Review of the literature and a framework for thinking on the notion in information science. Part II: Nature and manifestations of relevance." 58, no 13 (2007): 1915-1933. "Part III: Nature and manifestations of relevance." 58, no. 13 (2007): 2126–2144.		* "Relevance: A Review and a framework." ''Journal of the Association for Information Science'' 26, no. 6 (Nov-Dec 1975): 321-343. "Relevance: A Review of the literature and a framework for thinking on the notion in information science. Part II: Nature and manifestations of relevance." 58, no 13 (2007): 1915-1933.
			*"Progress in documentation: Perception of the needs for scientific and technical information in less developed countries." ''Journal of documentation'' 36, no. 3 (1980): 214-267.
			*"Relevance reconsidered." In: ''Proceedings of the second conference on conceptions of library and information science'' (CoLIS 2, 1996). Ed: P. Ingwersen, N. O. Pors. Copenhagen: Royal School of Librarianship, 1996, pp 201-218.
			*"Real life information retrieval: A study of user queries on the web." With others. ''ACM SIGIR Forum'' 32, no 1 (1998): 5-17.
			*"Real life, real users, and real needs: a study and analysis of user queries on the web." With Bernard J. Jansen & Amanda Spink. ''Information processing & management'' 36, no. 2 (2000): 207-227.
			*"Searching the web: The public and their queries." With others. ''Journal of the American society for information science and technology'' 52, no. 3 (2001): 226-234.
			*"Part III: Nature and manifestations of relevance." 58, no. 13 (2007): 2126–2144.
	* ''The Notion of Relevance in Information Science : Everybody Knows What Relevance Is. But, What Is It Really?'' Cham, Switzerland: Springer, 2017.		* ''The Notion of Relevance in Information Science : Everybody Knows What Relevance Is. But, What Is It Really?'' Cham, Switzerland: Springer, 2017.

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	== Honors ==		== Honors ==
	*[[ASIST\|American Association for Information Sciences and Technology ~~Award of Merit, 1995~~. ~~Also~~ Outstanding Information Science Teacher Award, 1985.		*[[ASIST\|American Association for Information Sciences and Technology]]. Outstanding Information Science Teacher Award, 1985; Best Paper Award, 1989; and Award of Merit, 1995.
	* Association for Computing Machinery. Gerald Salton Award for Scientific Excellence,, 1997.		* Association for Computing Machinery. Gerald Salton Award for Scientific Excellence,, 1997.
	*University of Zadar, Croatia. Honorary doctorate of science, 2011.		*University of Zadar, Croatia. Honorary doctorate of science, 2011.

	== Further reading ==		== Further reading ==
			*''Official Obituary of Tefko Saracevic''. Klaassen Family Funeral Home. 2024. [https://www.klaassenfuneralhome.com/obituary/Tefko-Saracevic]
			*''Professor Tefko Saracevic distinguished Croatian-American expert in Information Sciences''. Croatia.org [https://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10618/1/Professor-Tefko-Saracevic-distinguished-Croatian-American-expert-in-Information-Sciences.html]. Includes images and videos.
	* "Tefko Saracevic" ''Wikipedia'' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tefko_Saracevic]		* "Tefko Saracevic" ''Wikipedia'' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tefko_Saracevic]
			*''In Memoriam: Tefko Saracevic, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Library and Information Science''. Rutgers - New Brunswick. School of Communication and Information. 2024. [https://comminfo.rutgers.edu/news/memoriam-tefko-saracevic-distinguished-professor-emeritus-library-and-information-science]
	* "Tefko Saracevic Obituary" ''Legacy'' [https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/legacyremembers/tefko-saracevic-obituary?id=56525071]		* "Tefko Saracevic Obituary" ''Legacy'' [https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/legacyremembers/tefko-saracevic-obituary?id=56525071]

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	'''Tefko Saracevic''' was born ~~in Zagreb, Croatia,~~ November 24, 1930 ~~and died~~ in ~~Spring Lake~~, Michigan, on October 5, 2024. He migrated to the USA and became a leading information scientist, known for his work on information retrieval, digital libraries, and, especially, the notion of relevance.		'''Tefko Saracevic''' (1930-2024) was a Croatian American information scientist.


			== Life ==
			'''Tefko Saracevic''' was born on November 24, 1930 in Zagreb, Croatia.

	== Career ==		== Career ==
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	He was a professor in the School of Information Science at Case Western Reserve from 1962 until he moved to the School for Communication, Information and Library Studies at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, in 1985. He became an emeritus professor in 2020 and remained academically active.		He was a professor in the School of Information Science at Case Western Reserve from 1962 until he moved to the School for Communication, Information and Library Studies at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, in 1985. He became an emeritus professor in 2020 and remained academically active.
	After the end of Yugoslavia, he contributed actively to the development of information science in independent Croatia where he He co-founded the international conference Libraries in the Digital Age (LIDA).		After the end of Yugoslavia, he contributed actively to the development of information science in independent Croatia where he He co-founded the international conference Libraries in the Digital Age (LIDA).
			He died on October 5, 2024 in Spring Lake, Michigan.

			== Contributions ==
			Saracevic became a leading information scientist, known for his work on information retrieval, digital libraries, and, especially, the notion of relevance.

	~~== Works ==~~		Editor-in-Chief, ''Information Processing & Management'', 1985-2008.
	* Editor-in-Chief, Information Processing & Management~~, 1985-2008.~~
	* President. American Society for Information Science and Technology, 1985-2008.

	== Publications ~~(selected)~~ ==		== Publications ==
	* ''Introduction to Information Science''. New York: R.R. Bowker Co., 1970.		* ''Introduction to Information Science''. New York: R.R. Bowker Co., 1970. Edited volume.
	* "Relevance: A Review and a framework." ''Journal of the Association for Information Science'' 26, no. 6 (Nov-Dec 1975): 321-343. "Relevance: A Review of the literature and a framework for thinking on the notion in information science. Part II: Nature and manifestations of relevance." 58, no 13 (2007): 1915-1933. "Part III: Nature and manifestations of relevance." 58, no. 13 (2007): 2126–2144.		* "Relevance: A Review and a framework." ''Journal of the Association for Information Science'' 26, no. 6 (Nov-Dec 1975): 321-343. "Relevance: A Review of the literature and a framework for thinking on the notion in information science. Part II: Nature and manifestations of relevance." 58, no 13 (2007): 1915-1933. "Part III: Nature and manifestations of relevance." 58, no. 13 (2007): 2126–2144.
	* ''The Notion of Relevance in Information Science : Everybody Knows What Relevance Is. But, What Is It Really?'' Cham, Switzerland: Springer, 2017.		* ''The Notion of Relevance in Information Science : Everybody Knows What Relevance Is. But, What Is It Really?'' Cham, Switzerland: Springer, 2017.

			== Offices ==
			*{{ASIST\|American Society for Information Science and Technology]]. President, 1991.

	== Honors ==		== Honors ==
	* American Association for Information Sciences and Technology Award of Merit, 1995. Also Outstanding Information Science Teacher Award, 1985.		*[[ASIST\|American Association for Information Sciences and Technology Award of Merit, 1995. Also Outstanding Information Science Teacher Award, 1985.
	* Gerald Salton Award for Scientific Excellence, ~~Association for Computing Machinery~~, 1997.		* Association for Computing Machinery. Gerald Salton Award for Scientific Excellence,, 1997.
	* ~~Honorary doctorate of science,~~ University of Zadar, Croatia, 2011.		*University of Zadar, Croatia. Honorary doctorate of science, 2011.

	== Further reading ==		== Further reading ==
	* "Tefko Saracevic" ''Wikipedia'' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tefko_Saracevic]		* "Tefko Saracevic" ''Wikipedia'' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tefko_Saracevic]
	* "Tefko Saracevic Obituary" ''Legacy'' [https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/legacyremembers/tefko-saracevic-obituary?id=56525071]		* "Tefko Saracevic Obituary" ''Legacy'' [https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/legacyremembers/tefko-saracevic-obituary?id=56525071]

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	'''Tefko Saracevic'''was born in Zagreb, Croatia, November 24, 1930 and died Spring Lake, Michigan, on October 5, 2024. He migrated to the USA and became a leading information scientist, known for his ~~with~~ information retrieval, digital libraries, and, especially, the notion of relevance.		'''Tefko Saracevic''' was born in Zagreb, Croatia, November 24, 1930 and died in Spring Lake, Michigan, on October 5, 2024. He migrated to the USA and became a leading information scientist, known for his work on information retrieval, digital libraries, and, especially, the notion of relevance.

	== Career ==		== Career ==
	Saracevic graduated with a degree in electrical engineering at the University of Zagreb in 1957 and soon afterwards secretly hiked across the mountains into southern Austria. In 1959 he arrived in Cleveland, Ohio,		Saracevic graduated with a degree in electrical engineering at the University of Zagreb in 1957 and soon afterwards secretly hiked across the mountains into southern Austria as a refugee. In 1959 he arrived in Cleveland, Ohio, where he worked at the Center for Communication and Documentation Research at Case Western Reserve University working with [[James Whitney Perry]], [[Allen Kent]], and their Semantic Factor indexing language. He obtained his master's and doctorate degrees in information science there. His doctoral dissertation completed in 1970 was entitled “On the Concept of Relevance in Information Science,” a topic to which he repeatedly returned.
	where he ~~began working~~ at the Center for Communication and Documentation Research at Case Western Reserve University and obtained his master's and doctorate degrees in information science. His doctoral dissertation completed in 1970 was entitled “On the Concept of Relevance in Information Science,” a topic to which he repeatedly returned.		He was a professor in the School of Information Science at Case Western Reserve from 1962 until he moved to the School for Communication, Information and Library Studies at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, in 1985. He became an emeritus professor in 2020 and remained academically active.
	He was a professor in the School of Information Science at Case Western Reserve from 1962 until he moved to ~~became a professor at~~ the School for Communication, Information and Library Studies at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, in 1985. He became an emeritus professor in 2020 and remained academically active ~~as an emeritus professor 2010~~.
	After the end of Yugoslavia, he contributed actively to the development of information science in independent Croatia where he He co-founded the international conference Libraries in the Digital Age (LIDA).		After the end of Yugoslavia, he contributed actively to the development of information science in independent Croatia where he He co-founded the international conference Libraries in the Digital Age (LIDA).

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	* Honorary doctorate of science, University of Zadar, Croatia, 2011.		* Honorary doctorate of science, University of Zadar, Croatia, 2011.

	== ~~Durther~~ reading ==		== Further reading ==
	* "Tefko Saracevic" ''Wikipedia'' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tefko_Saracevic]		* "Tefko Saracevic" ''Wikipedia'' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tefko_Saracevic]
	* "Tefko Saracevic Obituary" ''Legacy'' [https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/legacyremembers/tefko-saracevic-obituary?id=56525071]		* "Tefko Saracevic Obituary" ''Legacy'' [https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/legacyremembers/tefko-saracevic-obituary?id=56525071]

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	== Publications (selected) ==		== Publications (selected) ==
	* ''Introduction to Information Science''. New York: R.R. Bowker Co., 1970.		* ''Introduction to Information Science''. New York: R.R. Bowker Co., 1970.
	* "Relevance: A Review and a framework." ''Journal of the Association for Information Science 26, no. 6(Nov-Dec 1975): 321-343. "Relevance: A Review of the literature and a framework for thinking on the notion in information science. Part II: Nature and manifestations of relevance. 58, no 13 (2007): 1915-1933.		* "Relevance: A Review and a framework." ''Journal of the Association for Information Science'' 26, no. 6 (Nov-Dec 1975): 321-343. "Relevance: A Review of the literature and a framework for thinking on the notion in information science. Part II: Nature and manifestations of relevance." 58, no 13 (2007): 1915-1933. "Part III: Nature and manifestations of relevance." 58, no. 13 (2007): 2126–2144.
	Part III: Nature and manifestations of relevance." 58, no. 13 (2007): 2126–2144.		* ''The Notion of Relevance in Information Science : Everybody Knows What Relevance Is. But, What Is It Really?'' Cham, Switzerland: Springer, 2017.
	* ''The Notion of Relevance in Information Science : Everybody Knows What Relevance Is. But, What Is It Really?'' Cham, Switzerland: Springer, 2017.

	== Honors ==		== Honors ==

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-'''Tefko Saracevic'''was born in Zagreb, Croatia, November 24, 1930 and died  Spring Lake, Michigan on October 5, 2024. He migrated to the USA and became a leading information scientist, known especially for his for his studies of the notion of relevance.
+'''Tefko Saracevic'''was born in Zagreb, Croatia, November 24, 1930 and died  Spring Lake, Michigan, on October 5, 2024. He migrated to the USA and became a leading information scientist, known for his with information retrieval, digital libraries, and, especially, the notion of relevance.
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+Saracevic graduated with a degree in electrical engineering at the University of Zagreb in 1957 and soon afterwards secretly hiked across the mountains into southern Austria. In 1959 he arrived in Cleveland, Ohio,
- who was professor emeritus at the [[School of Communication and Information (Rutgers University)|School of Communication and Information]] at [[Rutgers University]].
+where he began working at the Center for Communication and Documentation Research at Case Western Reserve University and obtained his master's and doctorate degrees in information science. His doctoral dissertation completed in 1970 was entitled “On the Concept of Relevance in Information Science,” a topic to which he repeatedly returned.

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'''Tefko Saracevic'''was born in Zagreb, Croatia, November 24, 1930 and died Spring Lake, Michigan on October 5, 2024. He migrated to the USA and became a leading information scientist, known especially for his for his studies of the notion of relevance.

== Career ==
Saracevic graduated with a degree in electrical engineering
who was professor emeritus at the [[School of Communication and Information (Rutgers University)|School of Communication and Information]] at [[Rutgers University]].