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Authors & Contributors
Author
 Edward
N. Baylin, BA, MBA, has more than 33 years experience in
the computer field; some 20 years teaching computers and systems
theory at the college and university levels, and 12 as a systems
analyst/designer and technical writer for business computer
information systems. He is currently teaching in the Computer
Sciences Department at John Abbott College. Ed is the author of three
books on systems theory, including Functional Modeling of
Systems, published by Gordon and Breach Science Publishers in
1990. His knowledge of modeling has carried over into the fields
of metadata and types of thesaurus relationships, which have
influenced the evolution of this book. Further, his expertise in
systems led to his interest in general schema theory, originating
during the dissertation phase of a PhD in systems science.
 Judith Gill, PhD, MBA, has
been writing and editing for 31 years, with many successful books,
magazine and newspaper articles, and syndicated columns to her
credit, as well as a computer program. She also worked in radio
for 15 years, and has been teaching for over 30. For the past few
years, she has been specializing in creating and managing content
for the Web. This is her fifth book.
For three years, Judy
played a major role in writing and editing the original editions
of the book, first published in fall 2004. Subsequent editions,
beginning in 2005, do not contain her input. Therefore, at her
strong insistence, to which we have reluctantly complied, she is
no longer cited as one of its two peer co-authors. However, her
contributions on the book website have been duly noted. Thanks
to Judy for such extreme generosity, but, in reality, she is
still the second author on this book. Other contributors
 Darlene
Canning, BA, MLIS, Computer Services Librarian, Schulich
Library of Science & Engineering, McGill University, Montreal,
Quebec, has generously permitted us to include her article
Search Engine Evolution on our website (see "Discussion
Topics"), and maintains copyright of this information. Her
discussion provides a perspective on both the past and potential
future directions of web searching. An expert in conducting
online research in areas such as patents,  Darlene
has been a science librarian for 15 years. She has also taught
both undergraduate and graduate university courses for more than
ten.
Melvyn Baylin, my older brother, drew all
the cartoons used in this book and on this website. |
