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information retrieval, information architecture, information systems design, networked information services, digital libraries, electronic publishing, cultural heritage, open access and bibliometrics

Biography

Yaşar Tonta is a Professor in the Department of Information Management of Hacettepe University in Ankara, Turkey. His areas of teaching and research are information retrieval, information architecture, information systems design, networked information services, electronic publishing, open access, cultural heritage, and bibliometrics. In the past, Professor Tonta served as the founding director of the National Academic Network and Information Center (ULAKBIM) of the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK), the Chair of the Department of Information Management of Hacettepe University, the Chair-elect of the Information Management Committee (IMC) of NATO’s Research & Technology Organization (RTO) and Director of its Lecture Series on Electronic Information Management, and the Deputy Chair of UNESCO Turkey’s Experts Committee of Memory of the World. He has been involved in the projects supported by the European Commission (most recently, MedOANet and PASTEUR4OA) and TUBITAK. His works appeared in a number of professional journals including JASIST and Journal of Informetrics. Professor Tonta served as the editor of Türk Kütüphaneciliği and Bilgi Dünyası and has been on the editorial boards of Information Development and LIBER Quarterly. He is a member of, among others, the Association of Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T). He (co-)organized several conferences including IMCW, ICKM, ISSI, and ELPUB. He advised nine Ph.D. students. Professor Tonta is the recipient of Hacettepe University’s Science Award (2010). He served as a member of the Science Council of Hacettepe University and was a visiting professor at Humboldt University in Berlin, Germany (2016-2017). He is currently a member of the UNESCO Global Open Access Steering Committee. Professor Tonta received his graduate degrees in library and information studies from the University of California at Berkeley (Ph.D.), the University of Wales (M.Lib.), and Hacettepe University (M.A.).
For more detailed biographical information, see http://yunus.hacettepe.edu.tr/~tonta/detailcv.html

Activities

Employment (4)

Hacettepe Universitesi: Ankara, TR

1982-08 to present | Professor (Department of Information Management)
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Scientific and Technological Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) : Ankara, TR

1996-06-01 to 1998-05-31 | Founding Director (Turkish Academic Network and Information Center)
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University of California Berkeley: Berkeley, CA, US

1989-08 to 1993-08 | Instructor, Coordinator (School of Library and Information Studies)
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Turkish and International Children's Center: Ankara, TR

1980-09 to 1982-08 | Librarian
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Education and qualifications (4)

University of California: Berkeley, CA, US

1988-08 to 1992-12 | PhD (School of Library and Information Studies)
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University of Wales: Aberystwyth, Wales, GB

1985-09 to 1986-09 | MLİb (College of Librarianship Wales)
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Hacettepe University: Ankara, TR

1981-10 to 1985-02 | MA (Librarianship)
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Hacettepe University: Ankara, TR

1976-10 to 1981-06 | BA (Libraranship)
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Funding (6)

PASTEUR4OA

2014 to 2016 | Grant
European Commission (Brussels, BE)
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MedOANet

2011 to 2013 | Grant
European Commission (Brussels, BE)
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Yasar Tonta

Web bilgi sistemlerinde kullanılabilirlik değerlendirmesi.

2009 to 2010 | Grant
Hacettepe Üniversitesi (Ankara, TR)
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06-A-701-002

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Yasar Tonta

Dergi Kullanım Verilerinin Bibliyografik Analizi

2007 to 2008 | Grant
TÜBİTAK (Ankara, TR)
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SOBAG 106K068

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Türkiye’nin bilimsel yayın haritası: Türkiye’de dergi yayıncılığı üzerine bir araştırma.

2006 to 2007 | Grant
TÜBİTAK (Ankara, TR)
GRANT_NUMBER:

SOBAG 105K088

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Yasar Tonta

Hacettepe Üniversitesi Elektronik Tez Projesi: Yüksek Lisans, Doktora ve Sanatta Yeterlik Tezlerinin Dijitalleştirilmesi ve Tam Metinlerinin Internet Aracılığıyla Erişime Açılması.

2004 to 2006 | Grant
Hacettepe Üniversitesi (Ankara, TR)
GRANT_NUMBER:

02-G-064

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Peer review (16 reviews for 3 publications/grants)

Review activity for Information development. (12)
Review activity for International journal on digital libraries. (1)
Review activity for Scientometrics (3)