Dr. Gary Marchionini elected president of ASIS&T

Dr. Gary Marchinonini, Cary C. Boshamer Distinguished Professor at the School of Information and Library Science (SILS) of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has been elected president for a three-year term by the American Society for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T). The three-year commitment includes the first year as president-elect, the second year as president and the third year as past president.

ASIS&T is a professional organization for information science and technology professionals that focuses on improving access to information. "The mission of the American Society for Information Science and Technology is to advance the information sciences and related applications of information technology by providing focus, opportunity, and support to information professionals and organizations."

According to the ASIS&T Bylaws, “The president shall serve as the chair and preside at all business meetings of the Society and all meetings of the Board of Directors and the Board Executive Committee.” Marchionini will lead the organization of approximately 4000 information professionals in more than 50 countries worldwide. The organization’s mission is to “advance the information sciences and related applications of information technology by providing focus, opportunity and support to information professionals and organizations.”

Marchionini has been involved with ASIS&T in many capacities for more than 25 years--including serving as an at large member of the Board of Directors. He has been on the faculty at SILS for 10 years. His research interests include information interaction, human-computer interaction, human-centered computing, information retrieval, digital libraries, information architecture, digital government and information policy. He teaches courses in human-information interaction, interface design and testing, and digital libraries, and heads the Interaction Design Laboratory at SILS.

Marchionini received his Ph.D. from Wayne State University in mathematics education with an emphasis on educational computing. He was previously professor in the College of Library and Information Services at the University of Maryland and a member of the Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory.