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> Subject: Conference and Preliminary Workshops on the History and Heritage
>       of Scientific and Technical Information Systems
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> Your attention is drawn to the announcement and call for papers for the
> Second Conference on the History and Heritage of Scientific and Technical
> Information Systems, November 15-17, 2002, to be held at the Chemical
> Heritage Foundation in Philadelphia. Preliminary workshops to encourage more
> historians to enter this growing field have been organized for this spring
> (Chemical Heritage Foundation, June 8-9, 2001) and fall (School of
> Information  Management and Systems, University of California, Berkeley)
>
> Mary Ellen Bowden
> Senior Research Historian
> Chemical Heritage Foundation
> 315 Chestnut Street
> Philadelphia, PA 19106
> phone: 215.873.8228
> fax: 215-925.6195
> .....................................................................
>
> Following the successful Conference on the History and Heritage of Science
> Information Systems in 1998, the Chemical Heritage Foundation (CHF) and the
> American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) are pleased
> to announce the Second Conference on the History and Heritage of Scientific
> and Technical Information Systems, to be held in 2002.
>
> Emphasis for this conference will be on the period from the Second World War
> up through the early 1990s, including the infrastructure created by
> digitization, the Internet, and the World Wide Web. Conference organizers
> are looking for in-depth historical analyses of these developments and how
> they have affected the practice of science both nationally and
> internationally.
>
> The conference will be preceded by two workshops in 2001.  These workshops
> will provide a supportive milieu for younger scholars, especially doctoral
> students formulating research questions in this area, as well as information
> professionals eager to explore the history of their field who have not
> previously had the opportunity to do so.  The workshops will be aimed at
> helping these emergent scholars develop ideas for papers to be submitted for
> the conference in 2002.
>
>
> Second Conference on the History and Heritage of Scientific and Technical
> Information Systems
>
> Conference Themes
>
> Conference papers will cluster around a group of broad historical themes.
> Some suggestions are:
>       *       Case studies of scientific developments or even whole
> disciplines that have been molded by new technologies and systems of science
> information
>       *       Conversely, the role of longstanding systems of organization
> of information in a scientific discipline in shaping new science information
> systems and technologies
>       *       The international transfer of scientific and technical
> information during periods of international crisis such as World War II or
> the "Cold War"
>       *       Scientific and technical information systems and their role
> in international development in general
>       *       The development of online indexing and abstracting services
> in various disciplines such as medicine, public health, chemistry,
> agriculture, as well as the changes they are undergoing in the environment
> of the Internet and the World Wide Web
>       *       National and international policy developments for the
> control of access to scientific and technical information
>       *       The role of national and international governmental, as well
> as non-governmental organizations, in the communication and management of
> scientific and technical information
>       *       The roles and responsibilities of national and international
> scientific academies, societies, and professional organizations in the
> communication and management of scientific and technical information
>       *       The work of leading figures at both the national and the
> international levels
>       *       Technical developments in the software and hardware
> necessary for implementing new systems and services.
>
> Leaders and Pioneers
>
> An important part of the first conference was the participation of pioneers
> in the field of scientific and technical information systems.  Several
> American pioneers presented important substantive papers that are part of
> the proceedings of that conference, and their readiness as a group of
> participants to enter into lively discussion on the floor was a notable
> feature for conference participants.  For the second conference, the
> organizing committee has broadened its invitation list to include both
> American and international pioneers.
>
> In 1997-8, Professor Robert V. Williams at the University of South Carolina
> created for ASIS a list of these pioneers entitled "Pioneers in Information
> Science in North America" (<http://www.asis.org/Features/Pioneers/isp.htm>).
> This list, while very comprehensive, was not exhaustive.  In preparation for
> the second conference, the organizing committee will add to the list of
> American leaders in the field, and will also seek to broaden its scope to
> include those who were instrumental to international developments.
>
> Conference Logistics
>
> The conference will be held Friday to Sunday, November 15-17, 2002,
> immediately prior to the annual meeting of ASIS&T in Philadelphia.  It will
> take place at the Chemical Heritage Foundation, 315 Chestnut Street,
> Philadelphia, PA 19106.
>
> Scholars from a wide range of disciplines, including library and information
> science, communications, and history of science and technology, are
> encouraged to submit abstracts of 500-1000 words based on the themes listed
> above.
>
> Deadline for abstracts: October 15, 2001.
>
> Abstracts will be refereed by members of the organizing committee and by
> other scholars as necessary.  Authors requested to submit a full paper
> following evaluation of its abstract, must have at least a completed draft
> (15-30 pages, double-spaced) available by June 30, 2002 (see below for early
> submission for scholarship applicants).  This draft will be assessed for
> suitability for presentation at the conference.  Subsequent to the
> conference, authors will have the opportunity to revise their papers in the
> light of criticism and submit them for publication in the conference
> proceedings.
>
> The proceedings will be published in print and on the Web as a companion
> piece to the Proceedings of the 1998 Conference on the History and Heritage
> of Science Information Systems
> (<http://www.chemheritage.org/HistoricalServices/ASISbook.pdf>), as well as
> the volume Historical Studies in Information Science (Medford, NJ:
> Information Today, 1998).
>
> There is a conference registration fee of US$105, which includes meals from
> Friday dinner through Sunday breakfast.
>
> A limited number of scholarships will be available for the presentation of
> papers in order to help cover the costs of attending the conference.
> Presenters from abroad and North American graduate students will have
> preference. Such applicants should have drafts of their papers ready by May
> 15, 2002.
>
> Abstracts, papers, and applications for scholarships should be addressed to:
>       HHSTIS2 Program Committee
>       Chemical Heritage Foundation
>       315 Chestnut Street
>       Philadelphia, PA 19106
>
> Questions and comments should be sent to [log in to unmask]
> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>.
>
>
> Preliminary Workshops on the History of Scientific and Technical Information
> Systems
>
> Workshop Description
>
> Two preliminary workshops have been scheduled in order to stimulate research
> that may be presented at the conference and to assist in the ongoing effort
> to build a community of interest in the history of information science and
> scientific and technical information systems.  These workshops will be
> directed not only at graduate students from various disciplines but also at
> information professionals or others who are interested in the history of
> information science and technology but who may have little or no formal
> background in historical study of this subject.  The workshops will be small
> and will provide a friendly environment in which interested individuals,
> whatever the current level of their historical work, can clarify their ideas
> and present and critique work in progress.
>
> These gatherings will have a didactic or tutorial component as well as a
> "workshop" component. As part of the former, one or more established
> scholars will lead discussions on research completed in the field, important
> areas that are in need of further investigation, and specialized research
> resources.
>
> Workshop Logistics
>
> East Coast Workshop: 6 pm Fri.-8 pm Sat., June 8-9, 2001
> Chemical Heritage Foundation
> Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
> Application Deadline: 1 April 2001
>
> West Coast Workshop: Noon Sat.-2 pm Sun., September 15-16, 2001
> School of Information Management & Systems
> University of California, Berkeley
> Application Deadline: 1 June 2001
>
> Late applications may also be considered.
>
> The workshops have a registration fee of US$90.00, which includes meals.
>
> There are a limited number of competitive scholarships available to help
> cover the cost of round-trip transportation to the nearest workshop,
> overnight accommodation if necessary, and workshop registration.
>
> Applications for the workshops and the scholarships should include (1) an
> outline of a paper or a substantial abstract, (2) a curriculum vitae, (3) a
> recommendation from a mentor (if the candidate is in graduate school), and
> (4) a statement of estimated need and a budget.  Please be sure to indicate
> clearly the workshop for which you are applying.
>
> Applications should be submitted to the following address:
>
>       Mary Ellen Bowden
>       Workshops in the History of Scientific and Technical Information
> Systems
>       Chemical Heritage Foundation
>       315 Chestnut Street
>       Philadelphia, PA 19106
>
> Electronic submissions should be sent to [log in to unmask]
> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>.
>
> Conference Advisory Committee
> Local members
>
> Mary Ellen Bowden, Conference Co-chair, Senior Research Historian, CHF
> Michael Buckland, Past President, American Society for Information Science
> and Professor, School of Information Management and Systems, University of
> California-Berkeley
> Colin Burke, Professor Emeritus, History Department, University of
> Maryland-Baltimore
> Irene Farkas-Conn, President, Arthur L. Conn and Associates, Chicago,
> Eugene Garfield, Past President, American Society for Information Science &
> Technology, Chairman Emeritus and Founder, Institute for Scientific
> Information, Philadelphia
> Trudi Bellardo Hahn, Associate Director, University of Maryland Libraries
> Richard Kaser, Executive Director, National Federation of Abstracting and
> Information Services (NFAIS), Philadelphia
> W. Val Metanomski, Chemical Abstracts Service, Columbus, Ohio
> W. Boyd Rayward, Conference Chair, Professor Emeritus in the School of
> Information Systems, Technology and Management at the University of New
> South Wales and Research Professor in the Graduate School of Library and
> Information Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
> Arnold Thackray, President, CHF, former President of the Society for Social
> Studies of Science, and former editor of Isis
> Robert V. Williams, Professor, College of Library and Information Science,
> University of South Carolina
>
> Corresponding members
>
> Alistair Black, Reader, School of information management, Leeds Metropolitan
> University
> David Muddiman, Principal Lecturer, School of Information Management, Leeds
> Metropolitan University
> Sigrun Klara Hannisdottir, Director, NORDINFO, (Nordic Council for
> Scientific Information), Helsinki
> Thomas Hapke, Subject Librarian for Chemical Engineering, University
> Library, Technical University Hamburg-Harburg
> Pertii Vakkari, Professor, Department of Information Studies University of
> Tampere, Finland
> Soichi Tokizane, Chemical Abstracts Service, Tokyo
>
>
>
>
>
> Mary Ellen Bowden
> Senior Research Historian
> Chemical Heritage Foundation
> 315 Chestnut Street
> Philadelphia, PA 19106
> phone: 215.873.8228
> fax: 215-925.6195
>
>