Pioneers / Oral Histories Site Relaunched

ASIS&T would like to spotlight the ongoing ASIS&T Pioneers of Information Science project. The objective of the project is to locate and document the oral histories, archives, and personal papers of individuals and organizations considered significant to the history of Information Science and Technology in the 20th century.

The prior ASIS&T History Committee and SIG-HFIS (History and Foundations of Information Science) have done considerable work in building and keeping this project's webpages continually updated. We owe special appreciation to Michael Buckland and Jenny Bossaller for overseeing and spearheading the project, and to Tatjana Aparac Julesic who cataloged the Oral Histories. Many of the Oral Histories were recorded by Bob Williams and have been held awaiting this project for many years.

As part of the Bob Williams History Fund Research Grant, 2025 grant recipient Naresh Agarwal has contributed to the Oral Histories by conducting interviews with ASIS&T Past Presidents as part of his project, "Weaving the History of the Information Science Field through the Life Journeys of ASIS&T Past Presidents."

Click here to access the ASIS&T Oral Histories page, which provides biographies, documents, & resources on Information Science Pioneers.