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biographical directory of documentation and information jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page recent changes random page help about mediawiki special pages biographical directory of documentation and information search search appearance log in personal tools log in contents move to sidebar hide beginning 1 biographical directory of documentation and information science toggle biographical directory of documentation and information science subsection 1 1 about this project 1 2 history 1 3 from today s featured article 1 4 contributions and editorial policies toggle the table of contents main page main page discussion english read view source view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read view source view history general what links here related changes printable version permanent link page information appearance move to sidebar hide biographical directory of documentation and information science about this project this biographical directory of documentation and information science is an international effort to document the lives and contributions of people and organizations who have made substantial contributions to the field this resource is designed to enable historical work in the field by identifying pioneering individuals and organizations significant to the development of information science and providing locations of personal papers and archival records related to these individuals and organizations list of all pages it also includes a list of all pages and a list of known oral histories of information scientists this directory is a publication of the special interest group on the history and foundations of information science of the association for information science and technology the editor is appointed by and reports to the chair of the sig an advisory committee appointed by the editor makes recommendations to the editor and to the sig chair history pioneers of information science was initiated by dr robert v williams distinguished professor emeritus school of library and information science university of south carolina in 1996 the objectives of that project were to locate and document the archives and personal papers of individuals and organizations from the u s and canada that were significant to the development of information science and technology in the 20th century read more about the original project the initial editor of the revived project was jenny bossaller 2024 2025 then michael buckland 2025 present from today s featured article elfreda chatman elfreda annmary chatman was born in 1942 in youngstown ohio she became the first african american to join the religious order of the sisters of the humility of mary in may 1969 she was arrested with twenty two others after participating in a welfare rights sit in at the mahoning county office in youngstown ohio she also argued for positive images of blackness in the roman catholic church williams 2022 189 197 chatman received her bs from youngstown state university in 1971 and was a primary school principal in 1976 she earned an her ms in library science at case western reserve university she completed a graduate certificate in the school of library and information studies university of california berkeley in 1978 and then a phd in 1983 her doctoral dissertation guided by patrick wilson was on the diffusion of information among the working poor she continued to use her exceptional interpersonal skills and careful attention to methodologies to conduct studies on information related behavior in a series of underprivileged communities poor people the elderly retired women female inmates and janitors read the full page contributions and editorial policies we invite contributions from all members of the information science community we especially seek international contributions if you would like to write an entry please read about the scope of the project and create a short article a stub that includes the individual or organization that you wish to nominate and submit it to the editors at biographicaleditor at gmail dot com see also our manual of style 1 and article template page read the full editorial policies retrieved from https asist a2hosted com index php title main_page oldid 2563 this page was last edited on 23 february 2026 at 13 30 privacy policy about biographical directory of documentation and information disclaimers search search toggle the table of contents main page add topic