American Institute of Physics. Information Division

At the end of 1967, the several programs which the American Institute of Physics operated in the area of physics information, were coordinated under a single Information Division. Funded primarily by the National Science Foundation, this division was responsible for developing the concept of an automated national information system for physics. In 1972, the Information Division joined with the Publications Division to produce, in addition to the primary journals, the information products derived from them in an integrated and more economical operation.

The American Institute of Physics (AIP) is a not-for-profit membership corporation chartered in New York State in 1931 for the purpose of promoting the advancement and diffusion of the knowledge of physics and its application to human welfare. Its members are leading societies in the fields of physics and astronomy, and its activities include providing services to its member societies in publishing, finance, and education. The responsibility of this office is to provide support and service to the computing infrastructure of the American Institute of Physics.