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Biographical Directory of Documentation and Information Science
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This Biographical Directory of Documentation and Information Science is an international effort to document the lives and contributions of people and organizations that have advanced ...
It also includes a list of all available oral histories.
"Pioneers of Information Science" was initiated by Dr. Robert V. Williams, Distinguished Professor, Emeritus, School of Library and Information Science, University of South Carolina in 1996. The objectives of the project were to locate and document the archives and personal papers of individuals and organizations, mostly in the U.S. and Canada, considered significant to the history of Information Science and Technology in the 20th century. Read more about the original project and see the original entries here.
How to Contribute
We invite contributions from all members of the information science community. If you would like to contribute to the effort, please examine the scope of the project then write a short article, or stub, that explains who you wish to nominate, or the organization that you think should be included, and why. (link to a stub, providing what needs to be included). Submit to (email) for consideration.
The wiki is governed by an editorial board who hold all responsibility for the content of the project.