A history of online information services, 1963-1976 / Charles P. Bourne and Truci Bellardo Hahn.
By: Bourne, Charles P [author.].
Contributor(s): Hahn, Trudi Bellardo | IEEE Xplore (Online Service) [distributor.] | MIT Press [publisher.].
Material type:
BookPublisher: Cambridge, Massachusetts : MIT Press, 2003Distributor: [Piscataqay, New Jersey] : IEEE Xplore, [2003]Description: 1 PDF (xvi, 493 pages) : illustrations.Content type: text Media type: electronic Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780262269049.Subject(s): Information storage and retrieval systems -- History | Information retrieval -- History | Online bibliographic searching -- History | Online information services -- History | Online information services industry -- History | Information scientists -- Biography | COMPUTERS -- Online Services | COMPUTERS -- System Administration -- Storage & RetrievalGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 025.04 Online resources: Abstract with links to resource Also available in print.Summary: Every field of history has a basic need for a detailed chronology of what happened: who did what when. In the absence of such a resource, fanciful accounts flourish. This book provides a rich narrative of the early development of online information retrieval systems and services, from 1963 to 1976--a period important to anyone who uses a search engine, online catalog, or large database. Drawing on personal experience, extensive research, and interviews with many of the key participants, the book describes the individuals, projects, and institutions of the period. It also corrects many common errors and misconceptions and provides milestones for many of the significant developments in online systems and technology.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [419]-467) and index.
Restricted to subscribers or individual electronic text purchasers.
Every field of history has a basic need for a detailed chronology of what happened: who did what when. In the absence of such a resource, fanciful accounts flourish. This book provides a rich narrative of the early development of online information retrieval systems and services, from 1963 to 1976--a period important to anyone who uses a search engine, online catalog, or large database. Drawing on personal experience, extensive research, and interviews with many of the key participants, the book describes the individuals, projects, and institutions of the period. It also corrects many common errors and misconceptions and provides milestones for many of the significant developments in online systems and technology.
Also available in print.
Mode of access: World Wide Web
Description based on PDF viewed 12/23/2015.
There are no comments for this item.