Robert M. Hayes

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Robert M. Hayes
Born	3 December 1926 New York City, United States
Residence	Los Angeles, California
Nationality	American
Fields	Information science
Institutions	UCLA
Alma mater	UCLA
Known for	Work on information systems and information economy
Notes President, American Society for Information Science and Technology, 1967-1968

Robert M. Hayes (b. 1926) is Professor Emeritus and former dean of the School of Library Service (1974-1989), now the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies at UCLA. He jointly taught mathematics and information science. Hayes was president of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, formerly known as the American Documentation Institute (1962-1963). He was visiting professor at Loughborough University, Strossmayer University, University of New South Wales, Khazar University, Keio University, University of LIS in Tsukuba Science City (Japan), Nankai University, University of Illinois, and University of Washington.

Hayes had a lifetime influence on information science.^[1] He was an expert on information systems. He co-authored with Joseph Becker Information Storage and Retrieval, the most comprehensive text in the field at that time (1962).^[2] Hayes was responsible for the training program in library automation for the ALA staff of "Library/USA," an exhibit at the 1964 New York World's Fair and 1964 Seattle World's Fair^[3] to introduce online retrieval to the general public.^[4] His current research focuses on information economy and philosophical foundations of information science.

He received his BA, MA and PhD (1952) in Mathematics from UCLA.

[edit] Publications

• Hayes, Robert M. Models for Library Management, Decision-Making, and Planning. San Diego: Academic Press, 2001.
• Hayes, Robert M. Strategic Management for Academic Libraries. Westport, CO: Greenwood Press, 1993.
• Hayes, Robert M. and Becker, Joseph. Handbook of Data Processing for Libraries. New York: John Wiley, 1968, 1972
• Becker, Joseph and Hayes, Robert M. Information Storage and Retrieval: Tools, Elements,Theories. New York: John Wiley, 1963
• Hayes, Robert M. Libraries and the Information Economy of California. Los Angeles: UCLA, 1985.

[edit] External links

• Faculty web page

[edit] Notes