Yaşar TontaProfessor (Retired)Department of Information Management
Email: yasartonta [at] gmail.com
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EDUCATION
· Ph.D.: School of Library & Information Studies, University
of California, Berkeley,
December 1992 (Areas of specialization: Information systems design and
implementation, information retrieval theory, library automation)
· M.Lib.: College of Librarianship Wales, University
of Wales, Aberystwyth, United
Kingdom, September 1986 (Area of specialization: Use of computers in library
and information units)
· M.A.: Department
of Library Science,
Hacettepe University, Ankara, February 1985
· B.A.: Department of Library Science, Hacettepe
University, Ankara, June 1981
WORK EXPERIENCE
04/03-09/23-: Professor; Department of Information Management, Hacettepe
University, Ankara (Associate Professor: 1994-2003)
Tasks: Teaching undergraduate and
graduate courses on research methods, database management systems, networked
information sources and services, digital libraries, bibliometrics, etc.;
carrying out sponsored research projects; advising both master’s and doctoral
students; served as the Chair
(2009-2012) and Deputy Chair
(1995-1996) of the Department.
10/16-09/17:
Visiting Professor; School of Library and Information Science, Humboldt University, Berlin,
Germany
6/96--5/98: Founding President: National Academic Network and Information Center, Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey, Ankara
Tasks: Helped set up a nation-wide
academic network and provide electronic information services.
8/82-10/94: Research Assistant: Department of Library Science, Hacettepe University, Ankara
Tasks: Taught courses on library
automation and audiovisual materials; worked, as co-director, in the
preparation of the computer-based catalog of periodicals in Ankara libraries
(1983-1985).
8/89-8/93: Instructor: Department of Library &
Information Studies, University of California,
Berkeley, California.
Tasks: Taught a graduate course on
management of information technology and undergraduate courses on computers and
information, research methods, use of information resources; coordinated an
undergraduate course "Methods of Library Use" and prepared its
textbook.
10/86-11/86: Practical Training: National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, Wales, UK.
Tasks: Worked with various modules
(acquisition, cataloging, online catalog, etc.) of the integrated library
automation system (URICA) of the National Library of Wales.
9/80-8/82: Librarian: Turkish
and International Children's Center Library, Ankara
Tasks: Responsible for the
collection and organization of publications related with child health and
education, and the periodicals collection of the library.
GRANTS AND AWARDS
· Hacettepe University Science Award,
2010.
· Edwin and Rachel Castagna
Doctoral Fellowship, Department of Library & Information Studies,
University of California, Berkeley, 1991-1992
· Librarianship Doctoral Fellowship,
Department of Library & Information Studies, University of California,
Berkeley, 1990-1991, 1989-1990, 1988-1989
· Fulbright Doctoral Fellowship,
Department of Library & Information Studies, University of California,
Berkeley, 1988-1989
· The British Council Grant,
University of Wales, Aberystwyth, UK, 1985-1986
· Turkish Librarians' Association
Award, 1982
· Ihsan Dogramaci
Award, 1981
· Hacettepe Foundations Grant, 1981
ACTIVITIES AND MEMBERSHIP IN
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
·
Member, Global UNESCO Open Science Steering Committee, 2022-
·
Member (and Deputy Chair) of the Committee of the Memory of the World, UNESCO Turkish National Commission, 2013--
·
Member
of the Science Council of Hacettepe University, 2016-2021
· Country Representative and Member of the Management Committee of the COST Action TD1210 (http://knowescape.org/): KNOWeSCAPE: Analyzing the Dynamics of Information and Knowledge Landscapes, 2015-2018
· Member of the Executive Board,
Hacettepe University Faculty of Letters, 2008-2011
· Member of the Executive Board,
Hacettepe University Institute of Informatics, 2010-2016
· General Chair/Co-chair of the
International Symposium on Information Management in the Changing World (2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016)
· General Co-chair of the 10th
International Conference on Knowledge Management (2014)
· General Chair of the ELPUB 2011: 15th
International Conference on Electronic Publishing, 15-17 June, 2011, Istanbul.
· Programme Committee Chair of the ELPUB
2010: 14th International Conference on Electronic Publishing, 16-18 June, 2010, Helsinki, Finland.
· Member of the Program Committee, ICCC
International Conference on Electronic Publishing (2004- )
· Chair-elect, Information Management
Committee, NATO Research & Technology Organization (1999-2001), Panel
Coordinator/Representative of Turkey, (1996-2008)
· Director of NATO Lecture Series on
Electronic Information Management (Lithuania, 2002; Slovakia, 2003; Bulgaria,
2004).
· Representative of Turkey,
Information Systems Committee, NATO Research & Technology Organization (1997-1998)
· Vice-President, Turkish Librarians'
Association (1995-1996), Member (1980- )
· Secretary General, Turkish
Librarians' Association Ankara Branch (1987-1988)
· Member, Standing Committee on
Education and Training, International Federation of Library Associations and
Institutions (IFLA)
(1995-1999)
· Member of the Program Committee of
the International Symposium on Information
Management in a Changing World (2007- )
· Member of the Program Committee of
the International
Conference on Software and Data Technologies (2006-2008)
· Member of the Program Committee, South East European Digitization Initiative International
Conference on Digital re-Discovery of Culture (2005- )
· Chair of the Organizing Committee of
the Turkish Library Week (1996)
· Member, Association
for Information Science & Technology (1991- )
· Member, Association
of University and Research Librarians (1994- )
· Member, Turkish
Informatics Society
(1995- )
· Member, Middle East Librarians
Association (1995- )
· Member, Turkish Studies Association
(1990- )
· Co-editor (with Gail Hodges), Information Services & Use (vol. 26, no. 1, 2005)
· Editor, Türk Kütüphaneciliği, (1995-1996)
· Editor, Bilgi Dünyası, (2000)
· Associate Editor, Frontiers in Research Metrics and
Analytics, (2020- )
· Member of the Editorial Board, Information
Development (2012- )
· Member of the Editorial Board, LIBER Quarterly: The Journal of the
Association of the European Research Libraries (2011-2021)
· Member of the Editorial Board,
Let Us Imagine, (2005)
· Member of the Editorial Board, Türk Kütüphaneciliği,
(1994, 1997- )
· Member of the Editorial Advisory
Board, Hacettepe Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi, (2006- )
· Referee, Bilgi Dünyası, (1999-- )
· Referee, TÜBİTAK TEYDEB research
projects (2005- )
· Referee, EU 7th Framework
Programme project proposals on digital libraries
(2010- )
· Selection Committee Member, Journal of the American Society for
Information Science & Technology (JASIST) Best Paper Award (2010).
· Served as a referee for several
journals and conferences including Journal
of Information Science, Journal of Education for Library
and Information Science (JELIS), International Journal of Library and
Information Science (IJLIS), International Information and Library Review
and Interacting with Computers.
DISSERTATIONS COMPLETED UNDER
MY GUIDANCE
Ph.D.
· Meltem Dişli. (2022). Cultural Heritage Collections as Data (in Turkish). Hacettepe University (Ph.D.)
· Müge Akbulut. (2022). Incremental Refinement of Relevance Rankings in Information Retrieval Systems. (in Turkish) Hacettepe University (Ph.D.)
· Haydar Yalçın. (2014). Social Networks and Information Services: Expectations of Network Generation from Libraries. (in Turkish) Hacettepe University (Ph.D.)
· Güven Köse. (2014). A Proposal of an Extended Architecture for Topic Detection and Tracking in Limited Domains. (in Turkish) Hacettepe University (Ph.D.)
· Hamid Derviş. (2014). Assessing the Diffusion of Nanotechnology in Turkey: A Social Network Analysis Approach. Hacettepe University (Ph.D.)
· Mehdi Afzali. (2009). Open Access, Institutional Repositories and Academic Libraries in Turkey. (in Turkish) Hacettepe University (Ph.D.)
· İrem Soydal. (2008). Service Quality in Web Information Systems. (in Turkish) Hacettepe University (Ph.D.)
· Yurdagül Ünal. (2008). Bibliometric Analysis of Journal Usage Data and Its Use in Collection Management. (in Turkish) Hacettepe University (Ph.D.)
· Elif Aytek (Kaynak) Gürses. (2006). Usability in Library Web Sites and Design Based on Usability Guidelines. (in Turkish) Hacettepe University (Ph.D.)
· Necip Erol Olcay. (2003). Analysis of Search Strategies of Turkish Search Engine Users. (in Turkish) Hacettepe University (Ph.D.)
Master’s
·
Müge
Akbulut. (2016). The Analysis of the Impact of Citation Classics and
Relevance Rankings Using Pennant Diagrams (in Turkish) Hacettepe
University (Master’s).
·
Güleda Düzyol (2011). Mapping
Intellectual Structure of Turkish Library and Information Science Literature:
An Author Co-Citation Analysis Study. (in Turkish) Hacettepe University
(Master’s).
·
Doğan Karabulut. (2010). Computer-based
Communication: Bibliometric Analysis of KUTUP-L Discussion List. (in Turkish) Hacettepe University (Master’s)
· Diğdem Özbağ. (2010). A Conceptual Model on the Preservation and Archiving of National Digital Cultural Heritage. (in Turkish) Hacettepe University (Master’s)
· Hacer Batı. (2006). Cost-Benefit Analysis of Electronic Information Resources: An Evaluation on the Middle East Technical University Library. (in Turkish) Hacettepe University (Master’s)
· Mehdi Afzali. (2003). Economic Impact of Electronic Information Sources on University Libraries: The Case of Iranian Institute of Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences. (in Turkish) Hacettepe University (Master’s)
· Yurdagül Ünal. (2002). Cost Analysis of Document Delivery: The Case of ULAKBIM. (in Turkish) Hacettepe University (Master’s)
· Mehmet Boz. (2001). Full-text Access to Theses via the Internet: A Conceptual Model for Turkish Universities. (in Turkish) Hacettepe University (Master’s)
· İrem Soydal. (2000). Performance Evaluation of Search Engines. (in Turkish) Hacettepe University (Master’s)
· Salahaddin Abuisneineh. (1997). A Comparative Study of Journals of Librarianship Published in Turkey and Jordan. (in Turkish) Hacettepe University (Master’s)
· Necip Erol Olcay. (1996). The Use of the Internet in University Libraries in Ankara. (in Turkish) Hacettepe University (Master’s)
Last Updated: 16 July 2023