[Sig-l] ASIST SIG histories - available for comment

[Sarah Buchanan]

Dear SIG members,

     I have been working this year with Toni Carbo on gathering histories
of ASIST SIGs, Chapters, and Student Chapters, in celebration of ASIST's
75th Anniversary. This work has now been posted and available on the
History Preconference page at
http://asist.org/asist2012/historyofASIST.html, in advance of the
Preconference.    (Scroll to "ASIS&T Historical
Documents" and click 'ASIS&T Chapter & SIG Histories')

I am inviting *your* comments and additions for groups of which you have
been a member, or have relevant information. The idea is that this document
centralizes information known about groups and is a pathfinder to more
in-depth resources. For reasons of currency, the document covers only
groups active-as-of-2012, but mention is made of future efforts to
investigate groups that have retired. If you have such resources on past
groups, please *be in touch* with me as we are interested in exploring
these resources. As incoming chair of SIG HFIS, I will also support future
efforts to expand our knowledge of ASIST Chapters' and SIGs histories.

Relatedly, we're very pleased that ASIS&T has digitized the 50th
Anniversary special issue of the ASIST Bulletin: Volume 14, Issue 5
(June/July 1988), available from the above page. It presents a valuable
historical perspective.

Please send me your comments on this document, as well as links to
resources that should be included. I am looking forward to hearing your
input, especially from discussions at the upcoming Preconference and Annual
Meeting.

Thank you,
Sarah


-- 
Sarah Buchanan
Information Studies, Ph.D. Student
http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/~buchanan/
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