{"id":34,"date":"2022-01-21T10:55:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-21T10:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/projectonenessworld\/?p=34"},"modified":"2025-06-19T23:00:50","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T23:00:50","slug":"tom-wilson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/projectonenessworld\/tom-wilson\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Wilson"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In Conversation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Episode 5 Tom Wilson<br><em>Professor Emeritus, Former Head of Department, Information Scientist<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In conversation with Tom Wilson, Professor Emeritus and former Head of Department at the University of Sheffield, UK, a holder of two honorary doctorates, founder of two journals, and the person behind the famous &#8220;Wilson&#8217;s models of information behavior&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trailer (0:56)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Trailer - In Conversation E5 Tom Wilson\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KcYt0iSXXc8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Interview (01:53:19)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"In Conversation E5 Tom Wilson\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aPkf-pg7Tvs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Synopsis<br>Professor Emeritus Tom Wilson talks about his life from being born in a railway station, losing his father early, to a 60-year career contributing to the information field, spanning several countries and continents<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Timecodes<br>00:00:00 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/aPkf-pg7Tvs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Introducing Tom Wilson<\/a><br>00:03:48 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/aPkf-pg7Tvs?t=3m48s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Story in his own words<\/a><br>00:40:00 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/aPkf-pg7Tvs?t=40m\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Retirement<\/a><br>00:52:00 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/aPkf-pg7Tvs?t=52m\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Childhood<\/a><br>01:03:11 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/aPkf-pg7Tvs?t=1h3m11s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Role of serendipity on important turning points in his career<\/a><br>01:07:58 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/aPkf-pg7Tvs?t=1h7m58s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Important turns of his career<\/a><br>01:11:06 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/aPkf-pg7Tvs?t=1h11m6s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Describing information science field and his role in it<\/a><br>01:17:37 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/aPkf-pg7Tvs?t=1h17m37s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Own role in history of information science<\/a><br>01:20:15 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/aPkf-pg7Tvs?t=1h20m15s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">On creating models in information science<\/a><br>01:23:24 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/aPkf-pg7Tvs?t=1h23m24s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">People who most influenced his work and life<\/a><br>01:28:34 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/aPkf-pg7Tvs?t=1h28m34s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Books that have influenced him<\/a><br>01:33:28 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/aPkf-pg7Tvs?t=1h33m28s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Most significant things that had a huge influence on him<\/a><br>01:36:32 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/aPkf-pg7Tvs?t=1h36m32s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Key skills developed that helped him over the years<\/a><br>01:41:23 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/aPkf-pg7Tvs?t=1h41m23s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How hard times have influenced his life purpose<\/a><br>01:44:52 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/aPkf-pg7Tvs?t=1h44m52s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Something he wished he knew earlier in life<\/a><br>01:46:27 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/aPkf-pg7Tvs?t=1h46m27s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Life principles\/values that guide him<\/a><br>01:49:03 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/aPkf-pg7Tvs?t=1h49m3s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">What happiness means to him<\/a><br>01:49:55 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/aPkf-pg7Tvs?t=1h49m55s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">What his goals are now<\/a><br>01:52:31 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/aPkf-pg7Tvs?t=1h52m31s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mentoring advice for people following in his footsteps<\/a><br>01:53:00 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/aPkf-pg7Tvs?t=1h53m\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bloopers<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Contact Tom Wilson <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheffield.ac.uk\/is\/people\/emeritus-honorary-visiting\/tom-wilson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">University of Sheffield<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thomas_D._Wilson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wikipedia &#8211; Thomas D Wilson<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=SVrANcwAAAAJ&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Google Scholar<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This interview was supported by the COCIS Innovation Fund at Simmons University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Featured Photo Source: Digital Campus Magazine (2015, November 4). <a href=\"https:\/\/edit.um.es\/campusdigital\/el-documentalista-thomas-wilson-protagoniza-un-nuevo-reencuentro-con-nuestros-doctores-honoris-causa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Documentary Filmmaker Thomas Wilson Stars in a New Meeting with our Doctors Honoris Causa<\/a>. University of Murcia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Note: Towards the end, when talking about Professor Ranganathan, Professor Wilson said &#8220;Sheffield&#8221;. He meant to say &#8220;Newcastle&#8221;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Conversation Episode 5 Tom WilsonProfessor Emeritus, Former Head of Department, Information Scientist In conversation with Tom Wilson, Professor Emeritus and former Head of Department at the University of Sheffield, UK, a holder of two honorary doctorates, founder of two journals, and the person behind the famous &#8220;Wilson&#8217;s models of information behavior&#8221;. Trailer (0:56) Interview &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/projectonenessworld\/tom-wilson\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Tom Wilson&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":58,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[59,58],"tags":[2],"class_list":["post-34","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-interviews","category-leadership","tag-information-science"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/projectonenessworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/projectonenessworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/projectonenessworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/projectonenessworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/projectonenessworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/projectonenessworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":140,"href":"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/projectonenessworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34\/revisions\/140"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/projectonenessworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/projectonenessworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/projectonenessworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/projectonenessworld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}