Oral History Interview with Robert M. Hayes

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on Thu, 08/04/2011 - 11:07

The following is a transcript of Oral History Interview with Robert M. Hayes (rhayes@ucla.edu), conducted by Sarah A. Buchanan (sarahab@ucla.edu) on Thursday, August 5, 2010, 10:30 a.m. via the telephone.

The interview was prepared by SB and approved by RH on June 27, 2011.

Save The Date! The LACASIST 50th Anniversary Program

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on Fri, 04/08/2011 - 14:29

The Los Angeles Chapter of the American Society for Information Science & Technology (LACASIST), founded in 1961, commemorates its fiftieth year of activities across the Los Angeles region. Our members hail from all parts of the state of California, Western states, and Hawaii. All those who have ever participated in the Chapter's activities are welcome to attend our program and contribute to our anniversary website (http://history.lacasist.org/) with your comments.

Announcing the 50th Anniversary of the Los Angeles Chapter of ASIS&T

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on Fri, 04/08/2011 - 11:00

The Los Angeles Chapter of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) has been providing educational programs for the information professional community in the Los Angeles region since 1961. We are commemorating the occasion of our fiftieth year of activity in 2011 with an anniversary program scheduled for June 2011, and through documenting our history. Watch this space for further details.
General discussion
Announcements
In the 60's

Our founding chairman, Robert M. Hayes led discussions on microfilm, early library computing, and library service. Renowned cataloger Seymour Lubetzky taught at UCLA.
In the 70's

Medical databases and corporate information systems were discussed, and professional community of ASIS expanded.
In the 80's

Local area networks, home computing and telecommunication held collective attention. The Chapter marked its 25th Anniversary in Marina Del Rey and awarded its first Contributions to Information Science & Technology Award.
In the 90's

Digital libraries, natural language searching, and the World Wide Web swelled. Programs were adjusted at the UCLA and UC Berkeley graduate schools, and the Chapter supported scholarships to students from Arizona, Hawaii, and Australia.
In the 00's

ASIS President Eugene Garfield oversaw the organization's name change to ASIS&T. Information architecture, XML, and digital imaging constitute a sliver of the Chapter's programs.
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