[Sighfis-l] ASIST History Fund Appeal

[IBEKWE-SANJUAN Fidelia]

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 and supporting research and publication in the history of 
Information Science and Technology.

Each year the fund is used in support of various historical projects and 
research work including History Fund Award, the History Fund best paper 
award. More information on the two awards can be found here 
http://www.asis.org/awards/history_fund_awards.html and details of 
former recipients can be found at 
http://www.asis.org/SIG/SIGHFIS/activities/.

While the History Fund is in the black, it is simply insufficient to 
support the kinds of historical research projects that are truly needed, 
such as the preservation and access to ASIST historical resources, 
encouraging and supporting new research in the history of Information 
Science. 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, Fidelia Ibekwe-SanJuan (Chair), 
and Ken Herold.

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Fidelia Ibekwe-SanJuan (Ph.D.)
Full Professor (Professeur des Universités)
School of Journalism & Communication (EJCAM)
Aix-Marseille University - France.
Homepage: http://fidelia1.free.fr/
IRSIC research team: http://irsic.univ-amu.fr/
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