From Documentation to Information Science
Subtitle: The Beginnings and Early Development of the American Documentation Institute-American Society for Information Science
By: Irene S. Farkas-Conn
Series: Contributions in librarianship and information science
Publisher: Greenwood Press
Published: 1990
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 229
Copyright date: 1990
Subjects: American Society for Information Science -- History.; Information science -- United States -- History.; Documentation -- United States -- History.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Prologue; title: 1. The Incubation Period; title: 2. Visions and Realities; title: 3. First Steps Toward Realiziation; title: 4. Early Years, Early Projects; title: 5. The War years, then Information Turmoil; title: 6. New Winds Blowing; title: 7. International Interests and Steps Toward Revival; title: 8. A Threat, a Shift, and a New ADI; title: 9. A New Profession, a Changed Society; title: Appendix A: Presidents of the Society; title: Appendix B: Archival Collections and Interviews