Association of Scientific Information Dissemination Centers (ASIDIC) records, 1969-1988

Summary

Creator:

Association of Scientific Information Dissemination Centers (ASIDIC)

Date:

1969-1988

Extent:

.5 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Association of Scientific Information Dissemination Centers (ASIDIC) records, UA24-006, University Archives, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of meeting minutes and agendas, correspondence, and resources utilized by the association.

Biographical / historical:

The Association of Scientific Information Dissemination Centers (ASIDIC) was founded in 1968 and its purpose was to foster, encourage, and improve research, development, production, processing, storage, retrieval, dissemination, and use of machine-readable information and data. In 1968, a number of centers that utilized CAS-produced magnetic tape data bases were brought together in Columbus, Ohio, at the request of the Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS). Charter members of ASIDIC included centers at Eastman Kodak Company, IIT Research Institute, the University of Pittsburg, the University of Georgia, the Dow Chemical Company, and the National Science Library of Canada.

On June 30, 2010, ASIDIC merged into the National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS).

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Correspondence
Newsletters.
Membership lists.

Names:

Association of Scientific Information Dissemination Centers (ASIDIC)

Preferred citation:

Association of Scientific Information Dissemination Centers (ASIDIC) records, UA24-006, University Archives, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.