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From Documentation to Information Science: The Beginnings and Early Development of the American Documentation Institute-American Society for Information Science
By Irene S. Farkas-Conn
252 pages
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- Greenwood Press
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- New York
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- 1990
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Synopsis
This work charts the history of the American Society for Information Science, originally begun in 1937 as the American Documentation Institute. Beginning with the post-World War I period that preceded the creation of ADI and the professional and technological climate that led up to the institute's formation, Farkas-Conn traces the organization's development and its restructuring in response to changes in society and technology. Important questions such as whether the institute was, and still, is ...
This work charts the history of the American Society for Information Science, originally begun in 1937 as the American Documentation Institute. Beginning with the post-World War I period that preceded the creation of ADI and the professional and technological climate that led up to the institute's formation, Farkas-Conn traces the organization's development and its restructuring in response to changes in society and technology. Important questions such as whether the institute was, and still, is technology driven are also addressed.
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Table of contents
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- Title Page iii
- Contents v
- Introduction vii
- NOTES x
- Abbreviations xi
- Prologue 1
- NOTES 6
- 1 - The Incubation Period 8
- NOTES 22
- 2 - Visions and Realities-- Documentation in the 1930s 25
- NOTES 39
- 3 - First Steps Toward Realization 41
- NOTES 54
- Organizing the American Documentation Institute 56
- NOTES 75
- 5 - Early Years, Early Projects 76
- Title Page iii
- Contents v
- Introduction vii
- NOTES x
- Abbreviations xi
- Prologue 1
- NOTES 6
- 1 - The Incubation Period 8
- NOTES 22
- 2 - Visions and Realities-- Documentation in the 1930s 25
- NOTES 39
- 3 - First Steps Toward Realization 41
- NOTES 54
- Organizing the American Documentation Institute 56
- NOTES 75
- 5 - Early Years, Early Projects 76
- NOTES 97
- 6 - The War Years, Then Information Turmoil 99
- NOTES 119
- 7 - New Winds Blowing 123
- NOTES 145
- 8 - International Interests and Steps Toward Revival 150
- NOTES 164
- 9 - A Threat, a Shift, and a New Adi 167
- NOTES 184
- 10 - A New Profession, a Changed Society 186
- NOTES 210
- Appendix A: Presidents of the Society 213
- Appendix B: Archival Collections and Interviews 215
- Index 217
- ABOUT THE AUTHOR 231