Robert M. Hayes (information scientist)
Robert M. Hayes | |
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| Born | December 3, 1926 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | February 12, 2022 (aged 95) |
| Alma mater | UCLA |
| Known for | Work on information systems and information economy |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Information science |
| Institutions | UCLA |
Robert Mayo Hayes (December 18, 1926 – February 12, 2022) was an American professor and dean of the Graduate School of Library and Information Science (1974–1989), now the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). An expert on information systems, Hayes began his academic career in mathematics and went on to become a pioneer in the field of information science.