Who are we?
Nash Information Services Inc. is a private
Canadian corporation, founded in 1976 and incorporated in 1982,
providing information, information management and calculation
services to business, government and industry. The company also
continues its original activity as a publisher of specialty
materials. The company's principals are authors of a number of
technical books and articles.
Dr. John C. Nash,
President of Nash Information Services Inc., obtained his B.Sc.
from the University of Calgary (in Chemistry) and his doctorate in
Mathematics from Oxford. He was in charge of a statistical
analysis unit for Agriculture Canada until 1980, and is now Full
Professor in the Faculty of Administration of the University of
Ottawa. Dr. Nash is the author of Compact numerical methods
for computers (Bristol: Adam Hilger and New York: American
Institute of Physics, 1979 and Second Edition with software
diskette, 1990), Effective scientific problem solving with
small computers (Virginia: Reston, 1984) Nonlinear
parameter estimation: an integrated system in BASIC (New
York: Dekker, 1987, co-authored with Mary Walker-Smith), Scientific Computing with PCs
(Miller Freeman Inc.: San Mateo, 1998, co-authored with
Mary Nash) and Practical
Forecasting for Managers (Arnold: London, 2001, co-authored
with
Mary Nash). His research and popular writings cover a wide
range of topics in computers, mathematics and information science.
He has been mathematics columnist for Interface Age and the
Scientific Computing editor for Byte magazine. He was an Associate
Editor of The American Statistician for a number of years, and
Editor and Managing Editor of SSC Liaison for the Statistical
Society of Canada from 1991 to 1994. He is a frequent invited
speaker on topics related to statistical computing, microcomputer
applications, and risk management. At the University of Ottawa, he
taught statistics for management, forecasting techniques,
government online and managing technological risk, as well as
leading an number of professional development courses. He was also
involved in a number of open-source software projects including
TellTable (formerly at www.telltable.com and sourceforge.net/projects/telltable-s/?source=directory), Etutor
and the testing effort of the Gnumeric project (www.gnumeric.org). Dr. Nash
is fluent in French. There is a résumé
and publications list for Dr. Nash
on this system.
Mary M. Nash
obtained her B.Sc. (Chemistry) from the University of Calgary. Her
Bachelor of Library Sciences (B.L.S.) from the University of
Alberta was supported by a National Research Council of Canada
Library Science Scholarship. As the Nancy Stirling Lambert Scholar
she earned a Master's in Librarianship from the University of
Wales (UK). She has wide-ranging experience gained over more than
twenty-five years in the library, publishing and information
provider and management industries. Her specialties involve the
design and use of databases and information systems (both manual
and computerized). Ms. Nash is the author of Books on Demand
(Oxford: Oxford Microform Publications, 1976), co-author of book Scientific
Computing with PCs and Practical
Forecasting for Managers (see above) and a number of
technical and popular papers. There is a résumé
and publications
list for Mary Nash on this system.
In 1976 Ms. Nash founded Nash Information Services. As a
consultant, she has carried out contracts in the areas of
information systems analysis and product development, records
management, writing and editing and training and teaching. She has
a strong familiarity with many online information retrieval
services and has assisted clients in the implementation of a
variety of automated library management systems. Example contracts
are listed on this system. Ms. Nash has also maintained an active
involvement in information management professional societies and
four years she was the Canadian correspondent for Online Review.
Ms. Nash uses many types of computer systems. She has installed
Internet access tools and prepared documents in various formats
for presentation or distribution, of which this document is an
example. Mary Nash has taught courses and led industrial and
government training seminars on various topics. She is a frequent
invited lecturer and conference speaker. In addition to English,
she has a working knowledge of French, Dutch and German.
Enquiries about our products, services and rates are welcomed.
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