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–- Sarah M. Vital, Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 2008

"The importance of this enterprise [ARIST] to the field ... cannot be doubted and the series has been blessed by having a series of editors who have devoted themselves to ensuring that its quality standards are not compromised."
– T. D. Wilson, Information Research, April 2006

"ARIST is a remarkable institution ... an impressive work of authorship and editorship"
– Colin Harris, Ariadne, 38, 2004

"...the single most important source of the state of the art in IS"
— Birger Hjørland, JASIS, May 2000

"Such extensive work in one volume makes [ARIST]...essential"
— Mark V. Golden, Online, Nov/Dec 1998

"...occupies a unique, distinguished place"
— Laurence P. Heilprin, JASIS, July 1988

"[The chapters are] on subjects old and new. They are all of high quality and, if you do not know this annual already, then you certainly should."
— Philip Calvert, Online Information Review, 2003