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American Society for Information Science. ASIS records, 1939-[ongoing], (bulk 1965-1986).

Title: ASIS records, 1939-[ongoing], (bulk 1965-1986).

Correspondence, business and financial documents, minutes, by-laws, memoranda, manuscript and printed journal articles, printed promotional material, microfiche, photographs, and audio and video tapes covering ADI/ASIS's activities from 1938 to 1990, with the bulk falling in the 1960s through 1980s. Organizational business affairs and activities, including the conceptual evolution of its purpose and mission, are well-documented in several series, most notably in the Council Files. These broad areas are. Also covered in the Committee Files, but in a more detailed fashion, focusing on specific activities or issues. This series also represents the scope of ASIS's liaison committees, ranging from the American Library Association to the Egyptian Society for Information Technology. Documents generated by ASIS-approved regional and student chapters and the organized professional groups within ASIS devoted to special interests (SIGs) are found in the large Chapter Files and Special Interest Groups series. The. Publications Files series includes significant editorial and administrative documents as well as some manuscript submissions for the "Annual review of information science and technology, and the Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science." Special note may be made of the Special Libraries Association Merger Files which chronicle the history of the ultimately unsuccessful merger of ASIS and SLA. The main correspondents found in the collection include: Robert McAfee, Assistant Executive Director; Joshua I. Smith, Executive director (1973-1976); Bonnie Carroll, Councilor and President; Linda Resnik, Executive Director (1985-1988); Samuel Beatty, Executive Director (1976-1984); and John Brokenshire, ASIS Financial Officer.

ArchivalResource: <118> linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/68624980 View

Richards, Pamela Spence, 1944-1999. Pamela Spence Richards Papers 1963-1998.

Title: Pamela Spence Richards Papers 1963-1998.

The records in this collection date from 1963 to 1998 and are comprised of three series: Teaching Files, Scholarship Files, and Service Files. The records consist primarily of correspondence (much of it in German or French), minutes and memoranda, and lectures and teaching aids. The range of other documents in the collection includes newsletters and issues of the Journal of the Rutgers University Libraries edited by Pamela Richards and reviews, articles, and chapters of books authored by her. The collection also includes three full-length books, two compiled and co-authored with J.W. Smit. A large part of the records consists of grant proposals, project proposals, and notes endeavoring to improve the Rutgers University Library Studies program and to encourage international programs and exchanges.

ArchivalResource: 6 cubic ft. (13 manuscript boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/767568277 View