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1. president's letter - YOU ARE THE FUTURE OF HISTORY.

Author

Kocher, Bryan and Bruemmer, Bruce H.

Subjects
ARCHIVAL institutes & workshops, COMPUTER science, RECORDS management, UNIVERSITIES & colleges
Abstract

The article focuses on the death of Edmund C. Berkeley, principal founder of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), and the preservation of Berkeley's records and papers at the Charles Babbage Institute (CBI) in the University of Minnesota. The records date from the 1940s and contain correspondence, memoranda and subject files on the ethical use of computers, education in computing and computer programming languages. The author described the aim of the CBI to preserve valuable historical records and collections relating to computer organizations and professionals.

Published
1989
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2. LITERATURE NOTES.

Author

Benton, Mildred, Brownson, Helen L., Clapp, Verner W., Dubester, HenryJ., Garfield, Eugene, Rathbun, Edith N., Tauber, Maurice F., and Waldo, W. W.

Subjects
DOCUMENTATION, FILING systems (Documents), ENGLISH language conversation & phrase books, BIOLOGICAL research, PRESERVATION of library materials, ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc.
Abstract

Presents abstracts of research on documentation and librarianship. "A. I. A. Standard Filing System," by the American Institute of Architects; "Translating Spoken English Into Written Words," by Edmund C. Berkeley; "Biological Research--From Journal Article to Abstract"; "Conservation of Library Materials."

Published
1956
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3. acm news.

Subjects
CONFERENCES & conventions
Abstract

The article offers information on the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) 1972 Conference that was held in Boston, Massachusetts on August 14-16, 1972. About 1,600 attended the event, who were offered a broad technical program, tutorial sessions, panels and workshops. The sessions that drew crowds were the Turing Lecture during the opening session, the Silver Anniversary dinner, and a panel discussion on user experience with virtual memory systems. Among speakers featured were Turing Lecturer Edsger W. Dijkstra and editor and publisher of "Computers and Automation," Edmund C. Berkeley.

Published
1972