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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 | *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. | ||
** | **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. | |||
== 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] | ||
Revision as of 21:44, 8 January 2025
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. 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
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(?).
- Numerous oral history recordings.
- Bibliographies of information science history.
- Didactic videos.
- Created and archival studies program.
Publications
Honors
- American Society for Information Science and Technology.
- 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.
Further reading
- 'In memoriam: Dr. Robert V. Williams." University of South Carolina. College of Information and Communications. [Webpage] [1]