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* 1987 Award of Merit (ASIS) | * 1987 Award of Merit ([[American Society for Information Science|'''ASIS''']]) | ||
* Miles Conrad Lecturer (NFAIS) | * Miles Conrad Lecturer ([[National Federation of Abstracting and Indexing Societies|'''NFAIS''']]) | ||
* Fellow (American Statistical Assoc.) | * Fellow (American Statistical Assoc.) | ||
* 1990 Research Award (ASIS) | * 1990 Research Award (ASIS) | ||
Latest revision as of 15:03, 29 September 2023
Life
1932-2019
King's obituary is available at https://www.ellsworthfh.com/obituary/Don-King
Relevant Employment
- Weststat
- King Research
Contributions
King was an early evaluator and statistical historian. He worked at: CEIR, Inc 1960-61; Westat, Inc.: Co-founder 1961; Executive vice-pres. 1963-71; President, HTI 1971-72; Informatics, Inc. 1973; Vice-pres., Market Facts, Inc. 1974-76; Started King Research, Inc. which is involved in research, evaluation, planning, and design of library and information systems.
In 1971, King evaluated the CIRCOL to compare the retrieval effectiveness of controlled vocabulary with the natural language of abstracts (Bellardo & Bourne). King has also worked on scientific communication, electronic publishing, copyright, multi-type library networking, economics and value of information, assessments of the information profession, and evaluation of library and information centers. According to Stella Keenan, he is particularly known for his evaluation studies.
Awards
- 1987 Award of Merit (ASIS)
- Miles Conrad Lecturer (NFAIS)
- Fellow (American Statistical Assoc.)
- 1990 Research Award (ASIS)
Offices
- ASIS Pres., 1983-1984
- ASIS Potomac Valley Chapter President, 1969
Papers
Location #1
- Papers dates:
- Size:
- Includes: has his personal papers. ; No decision has been made about disposition.
- Finding aid:
- Source: Conversation with Donald King, 10/95.