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Peer reviewedBurke, Colin – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1992
Presents an historical overview of Vannevar Bush's efforts to develop a machine for free-form indexing and computerized information retrieval. Descriptions of the Memex concept and two related machines--the Rapid Selector and the Comparator--are provided; and the shift in emphasis to a device for business or cryptanalytic purposes is discussed.…
Descriptors: Automatic Indexing, Computer Oriented Programs, Cryptography, Information Retrieval
Peer reviewedRichards, Pamela Spence – Library Quarterly, 1992
Describes efforts to maintain scholarly and scientific collaboration in France during Germany's occupation (1940-44). The Subgroup for Library Protection, established by the Germans, is explained; the exchange of scientific journals between Germany and France is discussed; and two indexing services for scientific literature are described, one…
Descriptors: Cooperation, European History, Foreign Countries, Indexing
