I have sad news below, via UIUC Info Sci that Susan Leigh Star has died unexpectedly. I Do NOT know anything more. (http://www.ischool.pitt.edu/people/star.php) My memory of Leigh goes back 25 years when Bev/I were sabbaticalling in Berkeley/SFO. I got to know Leigh then as one of Anselm Strauss' last students. (possibly The Last.) Like Anselm she was both grounded and bubbly. I remember how excited she was as an early adopter of the IBM PC Jr -- despite its hard-to-use chiclet keyboard. Always willing to take risks. (Altho we laughed at the chiclet then, people seem to be happy Berrying and iPhoning.) After her PhD at Cal-SFO, Leigh went on to UIUC (where she met Geoff Bowker), UCSD, Santa Clara U, and finally at the Pitt iSchool. Happy Hugs, Leigh. Barry Wellman _______________________________________________________________________ S.D. Clark Professor of Sociology, FRSC NetLab Director Department of Sociology 725 Spadina Avenue, Room 388 University of Toronto Toronto Canada M5S 2J4 twitter:barrywellman http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman fax:+1-416-978-3963 Updating history: http://chass.utoronto.ca/oldnew/cybertimes.php _______________________________________________________________________