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Archives of Data-Processing History: A Guide to Major U.S. Collections

Autor James W. Cortada
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 23 apr 1990 – vârsta până la 17 ani
The history of the computer, and of the industry it spawned, is the latest entrant into the field of historical studies. Scholars beginning to turn their attention to the subject of computing need James Cortada's Archives of Data Procesing History as a brief introduction to sources immediately available for investigation. Each essay provides an overview of a major government, academic, or industrial archival collection dealing with the history of computing, the industry, and its leaders and is written by the archivist/historian who has worked with or is responsible for the collection.The archives give practical information on hours, organization, contacts, telephone numbers, survey of contents, and assessments of the historical significance of the collections and their institutions. Reference and business librarians will definitely want to add this volume to their collections. Those interested in the history of technology, the business history of the industry, and the history of major institutions will want to consult it.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780313259234
ISBN-10: 0313259232
Pagini: 195
Dimensiuni: 140 x 210 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.38 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Greenwood
Locul publicării:New York, United States

Notă biografică

JAMES W. CORTADA is a Marketing Branch Manager for IBM USA in Madison, Wisconsin. This book rounds out a broad project involving a bibliography entitled An Annotated Bibliography on the History of Data Processing (Greenwood Press, 1983), and a three-volume Historical Dictionary of Data Processing (Greenwood Press, 1987) designed as reference materials for the professional historian.

Cuprins

PrefaceU.S. National ArchivesNational Museum of American HistoryLibrary of CongressThe Charles Babbage Institute: The Center for the History of Information Processing, University of MinnesotaMassachussets Institute of Technology, Institute Archives and Special Collections and the MIT MuseumHarvard University ArchivesUniversity of Illinois ArchivesDartmouth CollegeThe Hagley Museum and LibraryInternational Business Machines (IBM) ArchivesUnisys ArchivesSources on the History of Computing: Stanford University and the Silicon ValleyBibliographic Essay on U.S. Archival HoldingsIndex