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• Educational

  B.A., Mathematics, Arizona State University, 1950

  Mathematics and Statistics, University of California, Berkeley, 1950-52

  Mathematics and Statistics, American University, 1952-57

  German, Institute of Languages and Linguistics, Georgetown University, 1957-59

  Mathematics and Statistics, University of California, Los Angeles, 1959-64

  Ph.D., Information Science, University of Wisconsin, 1974

• Professional

  Mathematician, Department of Defense, Washington, DC, 1954-59

  Associate in Mathematics, The George Washington University, 1954-59

  Associate in Information Retrieval, Planning Research Corporation, Los Angeles, 1959-61

  Computer Systems Specialist, System Development Corporation, Santa Monica, CA, Dayton, OH, and Washington, DC, 1961-66

  Chief Systems Analyst, University Libraries, University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1966-69

  Lecturer, Computer Sciences Department, University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1966-72

  Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, and Professor, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, UT-Austin, 1972-present.

  Served as Dean of the GSLIS, 1982-90.

• Military Service

  U.S. Navy, 1948-49 and 1952-54; U.S. Naval Reserve, 1949-52 and 1954-1981. Hold rank of Captain, USNR-Ret.

• Biographical Sketches

  American Men and Women of Science

  Who's Who in America

  Who's Who in Library and Information Services

• Title II-B Doctoral Fellow, University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1969-72

• Semester-Length Courses
  • "Database-Management Principles and Applications"
  • "Generalized Programming and Data Structures"
  • "Information Science"
  • "Information Technologies and the Information Professions"
  • "Introduction to Library and Information Studies"
  • "Introduction to Research in Library and Information Science"
  • "Library Automation"
  • "Microcomputers in Managing Information"
  • "Modern Information Retrieval"
  • "Seminar in Advanced Studies in Library and Information Science: Disciplinary and Professional Development of Library and Information Science"
  • "Seminar in Information Science and Knowledge Systems: Operations Research in Libraries and Information Agencies"
  • "Seminar in Information Science and Knowledge Systems: Possible Futures for Library and Information Science"
  • "Systems Analysis and Evaluation"
• Short Courses
  • "Introducción a las reglas AACR2" ("Introduction to the Anglo-American Cataloging Rules, Version 2," taught in Spanish), Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico, 1979
  • "Functions and Management of Special Libraries and Information Centers," IBM-Austin, 1984
  • "Current Techniques in Information Science and Management," IBM-Austin, 1987, 1988, and 1989
• Workshops
  • "Statistical Techniques for Library Managers," Graduate School of Library and Information Science, The University of Texas at Austin, 1978
  • "Research Methods and Information Sources," Association of Credit Union League Executives, Austin, 1987
  • "Microcomputers and Statistical Data-Processing," Texas Appraisal Districts Staff Association, Austin, 1989

• Monograph
  • National Document-Handling Systems for Science and Technology, with L. F. Carter et al. (New York, NY: Wiley; 1967)
• Selected Articles
  • "This Matrix Business," National Security Agency Technical Journal. 1958 April; 3(2):83-98. 1958 July; 3(3):85-108. 1958 December; 3(4):77-99.
  • "Extracting and Abstracting by Computer." In Automated Language Processing, pp. 127-179. Edited by H. Borko. New York, NY: John Wiley and Sons; 1967.
  • "Computer Support for a Small, Specialized Document-Processing System, the ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Facilities," with F. C. Crow. Proceedings of the American Society for Information Science 6:379-385. Westport, CT: Greenwood: 1969.
  • "Measuring Scientific Prose with Rank-Frequency ('Zipf') Curves: A New Use for an Old Phenomenon," Proceedings of the American Society for Information Science 12:30-31. Washington, DC: American Society for Information Science; 1975
  • "Professional Education in Information Science--Its Recent Past and Probable Future," with E. B. Jackson. In The Information Age: Its Development, Its Impact, pp. 166-209. Edited by D. P. Hammer. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow; 1976.
  • "Instructional Use of Statistical Program Packages: BMD, IMP, OMNITAB II, and SPSS." In Computer Science and Statistics: Tenth Annual Symposium on the Interface, pp. 265-70. Edited by D. Hogben and D. W. Fife. (National Bureau of Standards Special Publication 503.) Washington, DC: National Bureau of Standards; 1978.
  • "Teaching Descriptive and Inferential Statistics in Library Schools," Journal of Education for Librarianship. 1978 Summer; 19:3-20.
  • "System Design--Principles and Techniques." In Annual Review of Information Science and Technology, vol. 14, pp. 3-35. Edited by M. E. Williams. White Plains, NY: Knowledge Industry Publications, Inc., for American Society for Information Science; 1979.
  • "Empirical and Theoretical Bases of Zipf's Law," Library Trends. 1981 Summer; 30(1):53-64.
  • "Inside Our Schools: University of Texas GSLIS," Wilson Library Bulletin. 1984 June; 58(10):723-725.
• Collection Edited
  • "Education in Information Science," special section of 13 articles, Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science. 1977 August; 3(6):13-29.

• American Association for the Advancement of Science
• American Library Association: Member, Committee on Technical Standards for Library Automation, 1974-78
• American Society for Information Science and Technology: Editor, Los Angeles Chapter Newsletter, 1964-66
• American Statistical Association
• Association for Computing Machinery: Chairman, Madison [Wisconsin] Area Chapter, 1969-70
• Association for Library and Information Science Education
• Texas Library Association

• Office and Office Hours: As a retired faculty member I have no office or office hours. Should you wish to meet with me, please contact me by email or telephone, and I will be happy to arrange an appointment with you at a time and place convenient to you.
  
• Telephone and Fax Numbers
  Home: 512-473-8686
  Home Fax: 512-473-8259
  
• Email Address
  
  
• Postal Address
  Dr. Ronald E. Wyllys
  School of Information, Sánchez Building 564
  1 University Station, D7000
  The University of Texas at Austin
  Austin TX 78712-0390

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