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Roper, Michael – UNESCO Journal of Information Science, Librarianship and Archives Administration, 1982
Notes applications of information technology in archival activity, highlighting computer use in management of records centers and archives, intellectual control including computer indexing and online retrieval, and preservation of machine-readable records. Cooperative development of archival systems and impact of mini- and microcomputers are…
Descriptors: Archives, Computer Oriented Programs, Indexing, Information Systems
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
