William J. Paisley
William J. Paisley (b. 1937) is an American information specialist.
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.
Assistant professor, associate professor, Stanford University, Palo Alto, 1965-1985. Executive vice president, Knowledge Access Inc., Mountain View, California, since 1985.
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.
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
Further reading
- "William John Paisley." Prabook Profile. [1]
Papers
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