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Dr. Barbara Wildemuth named to Board of ASIS&T
Nov. 2, 2007 — Dr. Barbara Wildemuth, professor at the School of Information and Library Science, has been elected to a three-year term as Director-at-Large for the American Society of Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T).
Wildemuth is part of the ASIS&T Board that governs the organization of approximately 4000 information science and library 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.”
Wildemuth has taught at SILS since 1988, and in addition to her role as professor, she has served as associate dean of the School’s undergraduate programs from 2002 to 2005, and as Frances Carroll McColl Term Professor from 2004 to 2006.
Wildemuth has been active in ASIS&T since 1976, most recently serving as program co-chair of the 2005 ASIS&T Annual Meeting. She helped to establish the ASIS&T Special Interest Group on Information Needs, Seeking, and Use (SIG USE), has organized the Doctoral Seminar for Research and Career Development for over a decade, and has served on a number of ASIS&T committees and award juries.