Professor's Instruction: Write a 5-8 page paper on one of the IR pioneers. Your pioneer can one talked about in the text or another of your choosing. If you are not sure whether the individual you want to write about qualifies, just run it by me on email (vlgtampa@aol.com). The Chu book listed in the supplementary readings (see syllabus) has a number of pioneers with brief descriptions of their contributions to IR. The website of the Association for Information Science & Technology (www.asist.org) also has a lot of information on the history of IR and its pioneers. Be sure to concentrate on their contributions to the field of Information Retrieval.
HOW I DID IT!!
Steps taken for the completion of this assignment:
1.Choosing my pioneer:
Many were the great options for this assignment. Throughout the ASIS&T - The Information Association for the Information Age I could access some background information on many great names of Information Retrieval. However, my final choice was Henriette Avram. She created MARC format. I have used MARC before, and really enjoying doing cataloging on that format.
2. Actual research of resources was made at USF libraries
Search query: Define and describe Henriette Avram contributions to IR.
Search terms used: Henriette Avram -- MARC format -- Information Retrieval -- Library automation -- Computer systems
Search terms suggested by the USF library system: Avram, Henriette D., Librarians, United States. Library of Congress - Officials and employees, MARC format, Cataloging
REFERENCE
Avram, Henriette D., Freitag, Ruth S., & Guiles, Kay D. (1965). ISS planning memorandum Number 3: A proposed format for a standardized machine-readable catalog record. Washington, DC.: Library of Congress.
Beheshti, Jamshid. "Library Automation." Encyclopedia of Communication and Information. Ed Jorge Reina Schement. Vol. 2. New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 2002. 549-553. Retrievedfrom Gale Virtual Reference Library.
Buchinski, Edwin J. (1978). Initial considerations for a nationwide data base. Washington, DC.
Fox, Margalit. "Henriette D. Avram, Modernizer of Libraries, Dies at 86." New York Times. May 2006: B9(L). Biography in Context. Retrieved from http://ic.galegroup.com.
Hayes, Robert M. (2009). Library automation: History. Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science. 3ed. doi: 10.1081/E-ELIS-12004424.
Library of Congress, Council on Library Resources, Inc,. Proceedings of the second conference on machine-readable catalog copy. (1965).Washington, DC: Library of Congress.
Rather, Lucia J., Beacher Wiggins. (1989) Henriette D. Avram: close-up on the career of a towering figure in library automation and bibliographic control. American Libraries (Oct.1989:855)..Retrieved from http://ic.galegroup.com.
Rather, Lucia J., Beacher Wiggins. (1999) MARC her words: an interview with Henriette Avram American Libraries (Oct. 1989: 860). Retrieved from:http://ic.galegroup. com.
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