SIGHFIS the Special Interest Group on the History and Foundations of Information Science of ASIS&T, the American Society for Information Society & Technology. For more on the ASIS&T SIGS and their functions see http://www.asis.org/sigschapters.html.

Mission Statement

SIG/HFIS encourages and supports work on the history and theoretical development of information science. It serves as a forum for the interaction of all fields of study that have the potential for increasing understanding of the history, theories, fundamental concepts, and models of information science. (Adopted 1995 when the SIG took on its present name).

SIG Officers

Current October 2007-October 2008

•  Chair: Thomas Haigh, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
•  Immediate Past Chair: Kathryn La Barre (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)

Selected by nominating committee for October 2008-9 (election pending)

•  Chair: Robert V. Williams, University of South Carolina

•  Chair Elect: Michael Buckland, University of California, Berkeley (Emeritus)

•  Secretary: Kay Mathiesen, University of Arizona

•  Immediate Past Chair: Thomas Haigh, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

Advisory Board

• Michael Buckland, University of California, Berkeley (Emeritus)
• Anthony Debons, University of Pittsburgh (Emeritus)
• Jonathan Furner, University of California, Los Angeles
• Trudi Bellardo Hahn, University of Maryland
• W. Boyd Rayward, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (Emeritus)
• Julian Warner, Queens University of Belfast
• Robert V. Williams, University of South Carolina