[nfais-l] Nathalie Dusoulier

[Bonnie Lawlor]

Dear NFAIS Members,

 

It is with sadness that we report the passing of Nathalie Dusoulier, NFAIS
Honorary Fellow, on August 29, 2010 in Southern France. 

 

Nathalie had a prestigious and highly international career within the
information community.  She received a PhD in Pharmacology from the Faculté
de Pharmacie de Paris in 1954. From 1961 to 1963 she worked as an abstractor
and indexer of scientific literature in medical, agricultural and biological
sciences for Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) while also
serving as the Editor and publisher of Bulletin Signalétique. From 1965-1977
she served as the CNRS Deputy Director and as Director of the CNRS
documentation center. Nathalie left CNRS for the United Nations in 1978,
working first in Geneva, Switzerland until 1981 as the Director,
Inter-organization board for information systems, and then in New York, NY
as Deputy Director and Director, United Nations Library (1981-86).  She
returned to Geneva in 1986 to serve as the Director, United Nations Library
and Archives until 1988 when she was selected by the French government to
establish INIST(Institut de l’Information Scientifique et Technique).
Nathalie was the first Director and CEO of INIST and during her tenure from
1988 – 1994 gave it worldwide visibility. 

 

Nathalie received several major awards in recognition of her significant
contributions to the international information community. In 1989 she was
awarded the Chevalier Legion of Honor by the French President.  In 1992
NFAIS presented Nathalie with the Miles Conrad Award.  And in 1995 the
International Council of Scientific and Technical Information (ICSTI)
awarded her a Fellowship for her long-time support.

 

Nathalie was a strong supporter of NFAIS and a fixture at the Annual
Conferences for many years. NFAIS offers its sincere condolences to her
family and to her many friends and colleagues around the globe.

 

 

 

Bonnie Lawlor

Executive Director

National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS)

1518 Walnut Street, Suite 1004

Philadelphia, PA 19102

 

1-215-893-1561 Phone

1-215-893-1564 Fax

blawlor at nfais.org

www.nfais.org

 

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