[Sighfis-l] ASIST History Fund appeal

[WILLIAMS, ROBERT]

Dear Friends of ASIST:

Please consider donating to the ASIST History Fund this year. We need your support for some significant projects related to preserving and researching the history of our field. ASIST is a 501-c3 organization and this means that your contributions are tax deductible. Read on for more information about the fund and how you can contribute.

The ASIST board established the History Fund in 2000 for the purpose of encouraging research in the  history of information science and technology. Each year the fund is used in support of various historical projects and research work. This year the fund was used to support a variety of efforts including: the annual History Fund research grant for $1,000; the History Fund best paper award; students attending the 75th anniversary history conference; and the ASIST oral history project.

While the History Fund is in the black, with about an $18,000 balance, it is simply insufficient to support the kinds of historical research projects that are truly needed, such as the ongoing ASIST oral history project or preservation and access to ASIST historical resources. Your donation will help us to begin to sponsor these and other large projects.

How can you help? You can donate in a variety of ways including dedicating book royalties, committing to challenges, providing matching funds, and through individual contributions.

Donate today by sending your contribution to the fund:

ASIST History Fund
Attention: Richard Hill
1320 Fenwick Lane, Suite 510
Silver Spring, MD 20910

Please indicate in your correspondence that the donation is intended for the ASIST History Fund. Dick will send you an acknowledgement for your tax records.  If you have questions about the History Fund please send a note to me at the address below.

Oversight of the History Fund is the function of the History Fund Board of Advisors. Currently these are: Michael Buckland, Samantha Hastings, Trudi Bellardo Hahn, Kathryn La Barre, Lai Ma, and Sarah Buchanan, Chair.


Robert V. Williams, Distinguished Prof., Emeritus
School of Library and Information Science
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29208
Ph: 803-777-2324
E-mail: bobwill at sc.edu
Home Web page: http://faculty.libsci.sc.edu/bob/frontpg.htm

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