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Karl V. Fast
IAKM
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Karl
V. Fast is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Western Ontario, Fast is
completing his degree requirements in summer 2007 in Library and
Information Science. His dissertation, Reconceptualizing digital
libraries as interactive knowledge environments, highlights his
expertise in the areas of information architecture, information
usability and engineering, digital libraries, and ubiquitous
computing. His research interests concern how interaction with
different forms of information, especially visual representations, can
support knowledge activities and lead to processes that are closely
aligned with user tasks, information and work content, and
representational form.
Fast has been awarded numerous scholarships and teaching awards
including the Teaching Honour Roll Award of Excellence from the
University of Western Ontario and has published and presented at
conferences and workshops in the United States and Canada.
Professional memberships include the Information Architecture
Institute, of which he is a founding member and the American Society
for Information Science and Technology. Fast also serves on the Board
of Advisors for Intuitect Software (KMS Group).
IAKM 60005 Information Technologies
IAKM 60101 Information Architecture
IAKM 60103 Research Methods for IA
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