Robert M. Hayes (information scientist)

Robert M. Hayes
Born(1926-12-03)December 3, 1926
New York City, U.S.
DiedFebruary 12, 2022(2022-02-12) (aged 95)
Alma materUCLA
Known forWork on information systems and information economy
Scientific career
FieldsInformation science
InstitutionsUCLA

Robert Mayo Hayes (December 18, 1926 – February 12, 2022) was an American professor and dean of the Graduate School of Library and Information Science (1974–1989), now the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). An expert on information systems, Hayes began his academic career in mathematics and went on to become a pioneer in the field of information science.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Robert M. Hayes" biographical page (April 14, 1999), in "Index of Information Science Pioneers", Pioneers of Information Science in North America: A Project of SIG/HFIS (History and Foundations of Information Science), American Society of Information Scientists (ASIS). Website hosted by the University of South Carolina. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
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