Tefko Saracevic

Tefkosaracevic.jpgEarly Life
Tefko Saracevic was born on November 24th, 1930 in Zagreb, Croatia (Yugoslavia at the time). While living in Zagreb, Saracevic studied electrical engineering at the University of Zagreb. He and his future wife, Blanka Kobovac met in Zagreb on September 29th, 1951. Saracevic moved to Austria on November 26th, 1957 and eventually settled for a short time in Vienna where he and Blanka were married on December 13th, 1958. Saracevic and his wife later had two children, daughter Aida and son Alan.

Saracevic immigrated to the United States of America on January 8th, 1959 and first lived in Cleveland, Ohio. His wife Blanka did not join him in Cleveland until January of 1960. Not long after moving to Cleveland, Saracevic began attending Case Western Reserve University and ultimately earned his Masters in Information Science in 1962 and his Ph.D. in Information Science in 1970. For his dissertation, Saracevic wrote “on the concept of relevance in information science.”

A brief bulletin posted by Asis.org about a conference in which Tefko Saracevic participated, states “ Saracevic traced his career from his love affair with a computer to his entry into Case Reserve so he could learn more about computers. And the only computer was in the library school.” Also, according to a video interview on Youtube with Saracevic about his contributions to the field, he does not feel he is a true pioneer in the field of Information Science (despite the gray hair), but perhaps more of a second generation pioneer who had the advantage of working with some of the true pioneers.

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Career
While completing his Master’s Program and Ph.D. from Case Western Reserve University, Saracevic held many positions. Including that of Output Supervisor for the American Society for Metals Project and Manager for Comparative Systems Laboratory. In 1970, Saracevic received his Ph.D. degree from Case Western Reserve University and began his career as an assistant professor in the School of Library Science. A year later, Saracevic received tenure and became an associate professor. After doing research and teaching for ten years, Saracevic decided to make the 450 mile trip to Rutgers University. Saracevic taught at Rutgers from 1985 to 1991 before being promoted to professor II, the highest academic rank available. For three years (2003-2006), Saracevic was the Associate Dean for the School of Communication, Information, and Library Studies. Saracevic now resides in Chicago and still teaches at Rutgers University.

Over his years of research, Sarecevic was widely acknowledged for his work. Saracevic has been recognized for numerous awards and is prolifically cited in academic journals. He is a member of a number of professional societies and has held prestigious positions in NORASIS, SIG/III, and more. He has also been elected as a member of multiple editorial boards and journal reviews. Some of which include a member of the Fulbright Senior Specialists Advisory Panel for Library Science, a grant proposal reviewer for NSF, U.S. Dept. of Education, National Institutes of Health, and a reviewer for journals such as the Journal of the American Society for Information Science.

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Contributions
Noted for being a well renowned information scientist, Tefko Saracevic was elected as [http://comminfo.rutgers.edu/directory/tefkos/index.html#.UF-0fEI9_zI president of the American Society for Information Science (ASIS) in 1991. ]Saracevic was honored for his contribution to Information Science by receiving the highest award given by the Special Interest Group on Information Retrieval, Association for Computing Machinery (SIGIR/ACM); the Gerard Saltion Award for Excellence in Research. Saracevic was distinguished for his publication, Users lost: Reflections on the past, future, and limits of information science, which shed a great deal of light on the evolution and future possibilities of information science and takes into consideration the broad aspects of information science as a field . Being a pioneer to the information science field, his research and development on information retrieval was a huge contribution to the IT area of study in his journal, Evaluation of Evaluation in Information Retrieval, which pinpointed the evaluations of IR processes and systems. His outstanding technical contributions to the IT discipline impacted the area of study significantly, he was distinguished for his scholarly attainments in 1966 with the Prize Paper Award. Saracevic's ability to transform the way of thinking in terms of information science was a highly reputable achievement, his views were outlined in his work, [http://comminfo.rutgers.edu/~tefko/Advances_Librar_2006.pdf Relevance: A Review of the Literature and a Framework for Thinking on the Notion in Information Science. ] He has impacted the field of Information Science not only through his research and scholar recognition but also through his teaching abilities as honored by the Outstanding Information Science Teacher Award.

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Publications, patents, and other intellectual property
Publications by year:

Saracevic T. (2012). Innovation and information: Definitions, types, interactions. Resources. Presentation at the International Seminar on Information and Innovation. Brazilian Institute for Information in Science and Technology (IBICT). Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 9-11 May 2012.

Saracevic T. (2011). Evolution and revolution in user services in libraries around the world). (In Croatian). Presentation at the workshop for Project Books and Cities, Dubrovnik (Croatia) and Kotor (Montenegro). A European Union project. June 2011.

Saracevic, T. (2010). The book is dead! Long live the book! Reflections on e-books - diversity, growth, use. Presentation at the symposium "Digital Libraries in Higher Education: Scientific Experiences," Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, October 2010.

Saracevic, T. (2010). Digital natives. Digital immigrants. Libraries. The challenge faced by libraries in reaching out to borne digital. Presentation at the Biblioteca Nacional de España, Madrid, Spain. October 2010.

Saracevic, T. (2010). Ethics for information professionals. Ethics for searchers. Ethical concerns connect them. Presentation at the 15th International Conference on Information and Documentation Systems (IBERSID). Zaragoza, Spain. October 2010.

Saracevic, T. (2010). The Notion of Context in "Information Interaction in Context." Inivited keynote at the conference Information Interaction in Context, August 2010, New Brunswick, NJ.

Saracevic, T. & Garfield, E. (2010). On measuring the publication productivity and citation impact of a scholar: A case study. In: Larsen, B., Schneider, J. W. & Åström, F. The Janus Faced Scholar: A Festschrift in Honour of Peter Ingwersen. Special volume of the e-zine of the International Society for Scientometrics and Informetrics, 06-S, 185 -199.

Saracevic, T. (2010). The book is dead! Long live the book! Reflection on eBooks - diversity, growth, use. Presentation at the conference Libraries in the Digital Age (LIDA), 2010. Zadar, Croatia, 24-28 May 2010.

Saracevic,.T. (2009). Information science. In: Marcia J. Bates and Mary Niles Maack (Eds.) Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science. New York: Taylor & Francis. pp. 2570-2586.

Saracevic, T. (2008). Effects of inconsistent relevance judgments on information retrieval test results: A historical perspective. Library Trends, 56(4), 763-783.

Saracevic, T. (2007). Relevance: A review of the literature and a framework for thinking on the notion in information science. Part II: nature and manifestations of relevance. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 58(3), 1915-1933. Saracevic, T. (2007). Relevance: A review of the literature and a framework for thinking on the notion in information science. Part III: Behavior and effects of relevance. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 58(13), 2126-2144.

Saracevic, T. (2007). Relevantnost i kako se istraživala. (Relevance and how it was studied). (In Croatian). Vjesnik bibliotekara Hrvatske, 50 (1-2), 1-26.

Saracevic, T. (2007). Information Science: Where does it come from and where is it going? Invited keynote address at the XII International Conference on Information and Documentation Systems (IBERSID), Zaragoza, Spain. Oct. 2, 2007.

Saracevic, T. (2007). Relevance in information science. Invited Annual Thomson Scientific Lazerow Memorial Lecture at School of Information Sciences, University of Tennessee. Sept. 19, 2007.

Saracevic, T. (2006). Relevance: A Review of the Literature and a Framework for Thinking on the Notion in Information Science. Part II. Advances in librarianship, 30, 3-71.

Saracevic, T. (2005). Information Science 2005. Presentation at X Encuentros Internacionales sobre Sistemas de Información y Documentación (IBERSID 2005), 2-4 November, 2005, Zaragoza. Spain.

Saracevic, T. (2005). How were digital libraries evaluated? Presentation at the course and conference Libraries in the Digital Age (LIDA 2005), 30 May - 3 June, Dubrovnik, Croatia.

Saracevic, T. (2004). Evaluation of digital libraries: An overview. Presentation at the DELOS WP7 Workshop on the Evaluation of Digital Libraries, 4-5 October 2004, Department of Information Engineering, University of Padua, Italy.

Spink, A., Jansen, B.J., Wolfram, D. & Saracevic, T. (2002). From E-sex to e-commerce: Web search changes. IEEE Computer, 35 (3) 107-109.

Spink, A., Wolfram, D., Jansen, B. J., & Saracevic, T. (2001). Searching the Web: The public and their queries. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 52 (3), 226-234.

Saracevic, T. & Dalbello, M. (2001). A survey of digital library education. Proceedings of the American Society for Information Science, 38, 209-223.

Saracevic, T. (2000). Digital Library Evaluation: Toward Evolution of Concepts. Library Trends, 49, (2) 350-369. Special issue on Evaluation of Digital Libraries.

Saracevic, T. (1999). Information science. Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 50 (12), 1051-1063.

Spink, A. & Saracevic, T. (1998). Human-computer interaction in information retrieval: Nature and manifestations of feedback. Interacting with Computers - The Interdisciplinary Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, 10 (3), 241-267.

Jansen, B. J., Spink, A., & Saracevic, T. (1998). Failure analysis in query construction: Data and analysis from a large sample of Web queries. Proceedings of the 3rd ACM Digital Libraries Conference, 289-290.

Saracevic, T., Spink, A. & Wu, M-M. (1997). Users and intermediaries in information retrieval: What are they talking about? User modeling. Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference, UM97. New York: Springer, 43-54.

Spink, A. & Saracevic, T. (1997). Interactive information retrieval: Sources and effectiveness of search terms during mediated online searching. Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 48,  (8), 741-761.

Saracevic, T. & Kantor, P. (1997). Studying the value of library and information services. I. Establishing a theoretical framework. I. Establishing a theoretical framework. Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 48 (6), 527-542.

Saracevic, T. & Kantor, P. (1997). Studying the value of library and information services. II. Methodology and Taxonomy. Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 48 (6), 543-563.

Saracevic, T. (1997). Users lost: Reflections on the past, future, and limits of information science. SIGIR Forum, 31 (2) 16-27. [Acceptance address for the 1997 Gerard Salton Award for Excellence in Research, Special Interest Group for Information Retrieval (SIGIR) of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).]

Saracevic, T. (1997). The stratified model of information retrieval interaction: Extension and applications. Proceedings of the American Society for Information Science, 34, 313-327.

Saracevic, T. (1996). Modeling interaction in information retrieval (IR): A review and proposal. Proceedings of the American Society for Information Science, 33, 3-9.

Saracevic, T. (1996). Relevance reconsidered. Information science: Integration in perspectives.Proceedings of the Second Conference on Conceptions of Library and Information Science. Copenhagen (Denmark), 201-218.

Saracevic, T. (1996). ASIS Award of Merit: Saracevic Accepts ASIS Highest Honor Bulletin of the American Society for information Science, 22 (3), 19-21.

Saracevic, T. (1995). Evaluation of evaluation in information retrieval. Proceedings of the 18th Annual International ACM SIGIR Conference on Research and Development in Information Retrieval. Special issue of SIGIR Forum, 138-146.

Saracevic, T., Kantor. P., Chamis, A. Y., & Trivison, D. (1988). A study of information seeking and retrieving. I. Background and methodology. Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 39  (3), 161-176.

Saracevic, T., Kantor. P. (1988) A study of information seeking and retrieving. II. Users, questions and effectiveness. III. Searchers, searches and overlap. Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 39  (3), 177-196.

Saracevic, T., Kantor. P. (1988) A study of information seeking and retrieving. III. Searchers, searches and overlap. Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 39  (3), 197-216.

Saracevic, T. (1975). Relevance: A Review of and a framework for the thinking on the notion in information science. Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 26, (6), 321-343.

Other intellectiual properties: 

Tefko Saracevic has many of his course materials such as presentations from teaching at Rutgers on his homepage as well as PDF files of many of his papers. http://comminfo.rutgers.edu/~tefko/

19:46, September 23, 2012

Awards and recognitions
====Because of his active role in numerous professional associations, including 90 doctoral committees, and influence at Rutgers University, over time, Tefko has recieved many recognitions and awards. ==== ====According to his homepage, he has received numerous other awards, including an award in Recognition of Excellence in Research and Scholarships, multiple occasions by Rutgers, Outstandnding Information Science Teacher Award, Best SIG Publication of the Year Award, Recognitions of an Outstanding Technical Contribution, Best M.S. in L.S. Student, and the Award of Merit.====

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====In the mid 1980s, one notable award given to Tefko was the Outstanding Information Science Teacher Award, which was awarded by the American Society for Information Science. ====

====In 1995, ASIS, a group of networks dealing in the security industry http://www.asis.org/awards/award_of_merit.html, presented him with the highest award for his contribution in Information Science and Technology, an extraordinary honor in addition to his presidency to the company. This honor recognized Tefko's influences and applications in the field, which he noted as one of his most cherishable rewards .==== ====Tefko Saracevic is recognized by many for his different achievements. He has received over 1200 citations in the Social Sciences Citation Index, an online citation index for research and analyzation of trends. This was one of his biggest accomplishments, as he is ranked first among 4,065 other authors between the years of 1956-2006. ====

Critical analysis and interpretation
Personal Homepage: http://comminfo.rutgers.edu/~tefko/


 * The Rutgers University homepage of Dr. Tefko Saracevic. Includes links to published articles, summaries of courses taught, interviews, conference participation, and brief facts. This webpage acts as a launchpad for contacting and obtaining information about Dr. Saracevic.

Rutgers Directory: http://comminfo.rutgers.edu/directory/tefkos/index.html#.UFaL_rJlR8d


 * Rutgers University directory listing for Dr. Tefko Saracevic. Includes homepage, e-mail, and office listing for reaching Saracevic at Rutgers. This is a brief listing of contact information for Rutgers' students and personnel.

Biographical Sketch: http://comminfo.rutgers.edu/~tefko/biosketch.htm


 * A short summary of the work of Dr. Tefko Saracevic. Includes concise descriptions of Saracevic's education, job titles, research, professional recognition, and presence in international issues. This page is a quick, no nonsense look into the life work of Saracevic.

Curriculum Vitae: http://comminfo.rutgers.edu/~tefko/curriculum_vitae.htm


 * The complete curriculum vitae of Dr. Tefko Saracevic. This is an unabridged version of the "Biographical Sketch" from above, and is a more complete look into the work of Saracevic. This page includes Saracevic's professional interests, published works, activities, grants, and recognition throughout his life. Each subject contains more specific information including timelines and download links. This page is incredibly in-depth and a great resource for specific information about Dr. Tefko Saracevic.

Peer Reflection: http://www.theconferencecircuit.com/2010/11/10/the-tefko-2010-symposium-honoring-tefko-saracevic-on-his-80th-birthday/


 * This webpage is a review of a Symposium for Dr. Tefko Saracevic to celebrate his 80th birthday. People who worked with him and for him reflect on his life's work and who he is as an individual and an Information Scientist. Former students also present their work and how Saracevic has influenced and continues to inspire them. This web page is a great resource to understand the current status of Dr. Tefko Saracevic's life.

23:11, September 21, 2012 ‎

Application to IT or ITC professionals:
Professor Tefko Saracevic is a very influential and knowledgeable person, whom all Information Technology (IT) and Information, Communication, and Technology (ICT) professionals should know about. Saracevic is an information scientist who is very relevant today, as the field of Information Science is becoming increasingly focused on technology. In his personal definition of Information Science, Saracevic includes the aspect of “taking advantage of modern information technology.” Tefko Saracevic’s interest in the effective use of modern information technology generated his focus on metadata and the development and use of digital libraries. Saracevic noticed that the web is “not well organized for searching and retrieving of information,” and proposed the concept of metadata as a solution. Metadata is the organization of information, commonly used in libraries as cataloging and indexing; however, Saracevic believes that the development of digital libraries is integrating the concept of metadata to the web. Upon noticing a lack of education for digital libraries, Saracevic collaboratively established D-Lib Edu through Rutgers University to provide resources for education in digital libraries. D-Lib Edu promotes the sharing of ideas and information among individuals and provides an assortment of resources not only for students, but also for professionals, researchers, and educators who are “trying to learn more and keep up.” Based on his research and contributions, Saracevic is an information scientist who promotes continuing innovation, which is a crucial component of being an IT or ICT professional today, making Tefko Saracevic a man worth knowing about.

Tefko Saracevic. Tefko Saracevic Home Page. Rutgers University, 12 Aug. 2012. Web. 21 Sept. 2012.

References:
"All Author List". JASIST. 7 May 2007. 23 Sept. 2012. < http://garfield.library.upenn.edu/histcomp/jasis-t/list/au-lcs.html >.

ASIS. "Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science." Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science 22.3 (1996): n. pag. ASIS, Feb.-Mar. 1996. Web. 23 Sept. 2012. .

"Award of Merit". American Society for Information Science and Technology. 28 Aug. 2011. Web. 23 Sept. 2012. .

Saracevic, T. (2009a). "Biographical sketch.” Retrieved September 21, 2012 from http://comminfo.rutgers.edu/~tefko/biosketch.htm. Saracevic, T. (2009b). “Tefko and Blanka Saracevic.” Retrieved September 21, 2012 from 

<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'TimesNewRoman',Times,serif;font-size:16px;line-height:32px;text-indent:-48px;">Saracevic, Tefko. "Information Science." Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'TimesNewRoman',Times,serif;font-size:16px;line-height:32px;text-indent:-48px;"> 50.12 (1999): 1051-063. Wiley<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'TimesNewRoman',Times,serif;font-size:16px;line-height:32px;text-indent:-48px;">. Web. 23 Sept. 2012. <http://http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/(SICI)1097-4571(1999)50:12%3C1051::AID-ASI2%3E3.0.CO;2-Z/abstract>.

Saracevic, T. Saraceviv Accepts ASIS' Highest Honor. Mar. 1996. 23 Sept. 2012. < http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/bult.14/pdf >

Saracevic, T. (2009c). “Curriculum Vitae.” Retrieved September 21, 2012 from <http://comminfo.rutgers.edu/~tefko/curriculum_vitae.htm>

Tefko Saracevic. Tefko Saracevic Home Page. Rutgers University, 12 Aug. 2012. Web. 21 Sept. 2012.

"Tefko Saracevic." The Interaction Design Foundation. The Editorial Team, 24 Feb. 2010. Web. 23 Sept. 2012. <http://216.92.33.154/references/authors/tefko_saracevic.html>.

Saracevic, Tefko. "Selected Articles." Selected Articles. Tefko Saracevic, 30 Apr. 2012. Web. 23 Sept. 2012. <http://comminfo.rutgers.edu/~tefko/articles.htm>.

"Biographical Sketch." Rutgers. Rutgers The State University of New Jersey, May 10, 2010. Web. 23 Sep 2012. <http://comminfo.rutgers.edu/~tefko/biosketch.htm>.

"CURRICULUM VITAE." Rutgers. Rutgers The State University of New Jersey, November 8, 2007. Web. 23 Sep 2012. <http://comminfo.rutgers.edu/~tefko/curriculum_vitae.htm>.

T. Hawkins, Donald. "The Tefko 2010 Symposium." The Conference Circuit. Information Today, Inc., November 10, 2010. Web. 23 Sep 2012. <http://www.theconferencecircuit.com/2010/11/10/the-tefko-2010-symposium-honoring-tefko-saracevic-on-his-80th-birthday/>.

"Tefko Saracevic." Rutgers School of Communication & Information. Rutgers The State University of New Jersey, n.d. Web. 23 Sep 2012. <http://comminfo.rutgers.edu/directory/tefkos/index.html

"Home Page of Tefko Saracevic." Rutgers School of Communication & Information. Rutgers The State University of New Jersey, August 12, 2012. Web. 23 Sep 2012. <http://comminfo.rutgers.edu/~tefko/>.

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