Under the leadership of Robert V. Williams and Boyd Rayward the History of Information Science and Technology Fund was approved by the ASIS&T directors in 2000. It has been supported with royalties from several books and by further donations. The purpose of the fund is to support and encourage research and publication in the history of Information Science and Technology. In 2007 the amount of the fund passed $10,000 making its income available for support of the SIG's activities. Contributions to the fund would qualify for tax-deductible contributions as a result of the ASIS 501-c-3 status.
As an ASIS&T SIG, SIGHFIS organizes and sponsors sessions for the annual meeting of the society. If you are interested in taking part in such a session or organizing one please contact the SIG chair. The meetings are held in the fall, but deadlines are around January so it is necessary to plan well ahead. Sessions held in previous meetings can be seen here.
SIGHFIS is a Special Interest Group of the American Society for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T). To join SIGHFIS you should select it as one of your SIGS when joining ASIS&T or renewing your membership.
ASIS&T administers an email list, SIGHFIS-L (sighfis-l@asist.org), for the benefit of people with an interest in the SIG and its acitvities. SIG members are not automatically enrolled in the list. To join the list or view its archives go to http://mail.asis.org/mailman/listinfo/sighfis-l.
The current SIG Bylaws are here. There are based on the ASIS&T model SIG bylaws.