National Information Standards Organization (NISO) records

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National Information Standards Organization (NISO) records

(majority 1949-1986)

The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) was founded in 1939 as the Z39 Committee which was responsible for developing standards which affect various aspects of librarianship, documentation, publishing practice, and information science; in 1984 the organization changed its name to National Information Standards Organization Z39. The collection contains the organization's operating records, committee files, publications, and audio-visual materials documenting the administration, responsibilities, and achievements of NISO.

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Kingery, Robert E. (Robert Ernest), 1913-

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National Information Standards Organization (NISO)

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Formal standarization work in librarianship began as early as 1935. In that year Z29.1-1935, a standard relating to the arrangement of periodicals was produced under the chairmanship of Miss Carolyn F. Ulrich of the New York Public Library. In 1937, the International Standards Association (ISA) invited the American Standards Association (ASA) to participate in the work of an international committee on documentation under the authority of ISA. With prompting from various library asso...

McCallum, Sally H.

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Von Geyer, Marquerite

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Frase, Robert W. (Robert William), 1912-....

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Frase attended Harvard Graduate School in 1934-1935 and 1936-1938. From the description of Political power and economic theory : with special reference to the American Institutional Economists. June 1935. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 228511650 ...

Clapp, Verner W. (Verner Warren), 1901-1972

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Librarian. From the description of Papers of Verner W. Clapp, 1901-1973 (bulk 1945-1972). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71066612 ...

Downs, Robert B. (Robert Bingham), 1903-1991

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Professor of library science, and director of libraries and Library School, University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign campus) (later names: Graduate School of Library Science, University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign campus) and Graduate School of Library Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign); d. 1991. From the description of Papers, 1937-1983. (University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign). WorldCat record id: 28416848 ...

National Information Standards Organization (U.S.)

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Central body with responsibility for developing standards which affect various aspects of librarianship, documentation, publishing practices, and information science. Founded in 1939 as the Z39 Committee. Name changed in 1984 to National Information Standards Organization Z39. From the description of Archives of the National Information Standards Organization, 1949-1990. (University of Maryland Libraries). WorldCat record id: 22535419 ...

Kingery, Robert E. 1913-

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McCallum, Sally H.

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Von Geyer, Marquerite.

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Orne, Jerrold, 1911-2008

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Jerrold Orne (1911- ), library director, Library Science professor, and consultant on library concerns, with a national and international reputation as an expert on academic library buildings, library standards, and bibliographic control. From the guide to the Jerrold Orne Papers, 1940-1988, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) ...

Avram, Henriette D., 1919-2006

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Henriette Davidson Avram (October 7, 1919 – April 22, 2006) was a computer programmer and systems analyst who developed the MARC format (Machine Readable Cataloging), the international data standard for bibliographic and holdings information in libraries. Avram's development of the MARC format in the late 1960s and early 1970s at the Library of Congress had a revolutionizing effect on the practice of librarianship, making possible the automation of many library functions and the sharing of bibli...

International Organization for Standardization

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