William J. Paisley - Revision history

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	'''William J. Paisley''' (b. 1937) is an American ~~information specialist~~.		'''William J. Paisley''' (b. 1937) is an American communications scholar.


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	== Contributions ==		== Contributions ==
	Paisley ~~was noted~~ for his research in sociology and psychology, especially his writing in needs for and uses of information in the social sciences. Prior work had been largely limited to the uses of information in the sciences.		Paisley is noteworthy for his research in sociology and psychology, especially his writing in needs for and uses of information in the social sciences. Prior work had been largely limited to the uses of information in the sciences.

	== Publications ==		== Publications ==

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	== Life ==		== Life ==
	'''William John ("Bill") Paisley''' was born on September 14, 1937 in Syracuse, New York. He attended Syracuse University, BA 1960; MA 1962) then Stanford University, PhD 1965.		'''William John ("Bill") Paisley''' was born on September 14, 1937 in Syracuse, New York. He attended Syracuse University, BA 1960; MA 1962) then Stanford University, PhD in Communication, 1965, with a dissertation on "Extent of information-seeking as a function of subjective certainty and the utility of the information".

	~~Assistant~~ professor, associate professor, Stanford University, Palo Alto, 1965-1985. Executive vice president, Knowledge Access Inc., Mountain View, California, ~~since~~ 1985.		Paisley was assistant professor, then associate professor at Stanford University, Palo Alto, 1965-1985. He then became Executive vice president, Knowledge Access Inc., Mountain View, California, in 1985.

	== Contributions ==		== Contributions ==
	He was noted for his research in sociology and psychology, especially his writing in needs for and uses of information in the social sciences.		Paisley was noted for his research in sociology and psychology, especially his writing in needs for and uses of information in the social sciences. Prior work had been largely limited to the uses of information in the sciences.

	== Publications ==		== Publications ==
			*"Predicting library circulation from community characteristics." With Edwin B. Parker. ''Public Opinion Quarterly'' 29, no. 1 (1965): 39-53.
			*''The flow of (behavioral) science information: a review of the research literature''. With Edwin Parker. [Stanford, CA]: Institute for Communication Research, Stanford University, 1966.
			*"Research for psychologists at the interface of the scientist and his information system." With Edwin B. Parker. ''American Psychologist'' 21, no 11 (1966): 1061.
	*"Information Needs and Uses." ''Annual Review of Information Science and Technology'' 3 (1968): 1–30.		*"Information Needs and Uses." ''Annual Review of Information Science and Technology'' 3 (1968): 1–30.
	*''The Analysis of Communication Content; Developments in Scientific Theories and Computer Techniques''. With George Gerbner and others. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1969.		*''The Analysis of Communication Content; Developments in Scientific Theories and Computer Techniques''. With George Gerbner and others. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1969.
	*"Information science as a multidiscipline: twenty questions and a few answers" (1989).		*"Information science as a multidiscipline: twenty questions and a few answers" (1989).
	*''The flow of (behavioral) science information: a review of the research literature''. With Edwin Parker. [Stanford, CA]: Institute for Communication Research, Stanford University, 1966.		*''Women and the Mass Media: Sourcebook for Research and Action''. With Matilda Butler.
	*''Women and the Mass Media: Sourcebook for Research and Action''. With Matilda Butler. 1980.		New York : Human Sciences Press, 1980.
			*"Scientific literacy and the competition for public attention and understanding." ''Science Communication'' 20, no. 1 (1998): 70-80.

	== Offices ==		== Offices ==
	*Member of advisory panels United States Government, Washington, 1970-1992.		*Member of advisory panels United States Government, Washington, 1970-1992.
	*Knowledge Utilization Society. President, 1990.		*Knowledge Utilization Society. President, 1990.

	~~== Awards ==~~

	== Further reading ==		== Further reading ==
	*"William John Paisley." ''Prabook'' Profile. [https://prabook.com/web/william_john.paisley/575155]		*"William John Paisley." ''Prabook'' Profile. [https://prabook.com/web/william_john.paisley/575155]

	~~== Papers ==~~
	~~No information~~

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			'''William J. Paisley''' (b. 1937) is an American information specialist.


	== Life ==		== Life ==
	William J. ~~Paisley (?-?~~)		'''William John ("Bill") Paisley''' was born on September 14, 1937 in Syracuse, New York. He attended Syracuse University, BA 1960; MA 1962) then Stanford University, PhD 1965.

	~~== Relevant Employment ==~~		Assistant professor, associate professor, Stanford University, Palo Alto, 1965-1985. Executive vice president, Knowledge Access Inc., Mountain View, California, since 1985.

	== Contributions ==		== Contributions ==
	~~Paisley wrote~~ the ~~article~~ "Information science as a multidiscipline: twenty questions and a few answers" (1989). ~~He was noted for his~~ research ~~in sociology and psychology~~. ~~He co-authored (with~~ Edwin Parker~~) a classic report on~~ the ~~information needs~~ of ~~people in the social sciences 1963~~.		He was noted for his research in sociology and psychology, especially his writing in needs for and uses of information in the social sciences.

			== Publications ==
			*"Information Needs and Uses." ''Annual Review of Information Science and Technology'' 3 (1968): 1–30.
			*''The Analysis of Communication Content; Developments in Scientific Theories and Computer Techniques''. With George Gerbner and others. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1969.
			*"Information science as a multidiscipline: twenty questions and a few answers" (1989).
			*''The flow of (behavioral) science information: a review of the research literature''. With Edwin Parker. [Stanford, CA]: Institute for Communication Research, Stanford University, 1966.
			*''Women and the Mass Media: Sourcebook for Research and Action''. With Matilda Butler. 1980.

			== Offices ==
			*Member of advisory panels United States Government, Washington, 1970-1992.
			*Knowledge Utilization Society. President, 1990.

	== Awards ==		== Awards ==

	== ~~Offices~~ ==		== Further reading ==
			*"William John Paisley." ''Prabook'' Profile. [https://prabook.com/web/william_john.paisley/575155]

	== Papers ==		== Papers ==
	No information		No information

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	~~DATES:~~		== Life ==
			William J. Paisley (?-?)

	~~ADDRESS: Exec. Vice Pres., Knowledge Access, Inc., 2685 Marine Way #1305, Mountain View, CA 94043~~		== Relevant Employment ==

	E-~~MAIL:~~		== Contributions ==
			Paisley wrote the article "Information science as a multidiscipline: twenty questions and a few answers" (1989). He was noted for his research in sociology and psychology. He co-authored (with Edwin Parker) a classic report on the information needs of people in the social sciences 1963.

	~~WORKED AT:~~		== Awards ==

	OTHER INFORMATION: Paisley wrote the article "Information science as a multidiscipline: twenty questions and a few answers" (1989). He was noted for his research in sociology and psychology. He co-authored (with Edwin Parker) a classic report on the information needs of people in the social sciences 1963.		== Offices ==

	~~AWARDS:~~		== Papers ==
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	~~OFFICES:~~

	~~PAPERS AT:~~ No information ~~about.~~

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ADDRESS: Exec. Vice Pres., Knowledge Access, Inc., 2685 Marine Way #1305, Mountain View, CA 94043

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OTHER INFORMATION: Paisley wrote the article "Information science as a multidiscipline: twenty questions and a few answers" (1989). He was noted for his research in sociology and psychology. He co-authored (with Edwin Parker) a classic report on the information needs of people in the social sciences 1963.

AWARDS:

OFFICES:

PAPERS AT: No information about.