Dale Burdette Baker - Revision history

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	== Publications ==		== Publications ==
			*"Mission and Discipline Orientation in Scientific Abstracting and Indexing Services." With Scott Adams. ''Library Trends'' 16 (3) (Winter 1968): 307-322.
			*"Communication or Chaos?" ''Science'' 169, no 3947 (Aug 21, 1970): 739-742
	*''USSR/USA scientific and technical information in perspective''. Philadelphia : National Federation of Abstracting and Indexing Services, 1974.		*''USSR/USA scientific and technical information in perspective''. Philadelphia : National Federation of Abstracting and Indexing Services, 1974.
			*"History of abstracting at chemical abstracts service." With others. ''Journal of Chemical Information and Computer Sciences'' 20, no. 4 (1980): 193-201.
			*"Chemical Abstracts Service's secondary chemical information services." ''Journal of chemical information and computer sciences'' 25, no 3 (Aug 1, 1985):186-191.
			*"Chemical information flow across international borders: problems and solutions." ''Journal of Chemical Information and Computer Sciences'' 27, Issue 2 (May 1, 1987): 55-59.
	*Oral history interview. Science History Institute. [https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/73666543r]		*Oral history interview. Science History Institute. [https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/73666543r]

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	== Publications ==		== Publications ==
			*''USSR/USA scientific and technical information in perspective''. Philadelphia : National Federation of Abstracting and Indexing Services, 1974.


	*Oral history interview. Science History Institute. [https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/73666543r]		*Oral history interview. Science History Institute. [https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/73666543r]

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	== Offices ==		== Offices ==
	*[[American Society for Information Science\|ASIS]]. President, 1975; Counselor 1970-72; Executive committee 1971-72, 1973-76.		*[[American Society for Information Science\|ASIS]]. President, 1975; Award of Merit, Counselor 1970-72; Executive committee 1971-72, 1973-76.
	*[[National Federation of Abstracting and Indexing Societies\|NFAIS]]. President, 1962-63; Treasurer 1970-72.		*[[National Federation of Abstracting and Indexing Societies\|NFAIS]]. President, 1962-63; Treasurer 1970-72.
	*International Council of Scientific Unions Abstracting Board.		*International Council of Scientific Unions Abstracting Board.
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	== Further reading ==		== Further reading ==
	*"Dale Baker Obituary." ''The Columbus Dispatch'', Dec. 14, 2005. [https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/dispatch/name/dale-baker-obituary?id=28686403]		*"Dale Baker Obituary." ''The Columbus Dispatch'', Dec. 14, 2005. [https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/dispatch/name/dale-baker-obituary?id=28686403]
			*Shively, Eric R. "Dale B. Baker 1920–2005." ''World Patent Information'' 28 (2006) 262–263,
	*Lepkowski, Wil. "Dale Baker Retires as Director of Chemical Abstracts Service." ''ACS News'' (April 21, 1986): 60-62. [https://pubs.acs.org/doi/epdf/10.1021/cen-v064n016.p060?ref=article_openPDF]		*Lepkowski, Wil. "Dale Baker Retires as Director of Chemical Abstracts Service." ''ACS News'' (April 21, 1986): 60-62. [https://pubs.acs.org/doi/epdf/10.1021/cen-v064n016.p060?ref=article_openPDF]

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	== Contributions ==		== Contributions ==
			Baker was instrumental in developing an on-line system for [[Chemical Abstracts Service]] in the early 1980s.
	"... the major figure responsible for bringing into the computer age the processing, printing, storage, and dissemination of chemical information." Lepkowski (1986, 60).		"... the major figure responsible for bringing into the computer age the processing, printing, storage, and dissemination of chemical information." Lepkowski (1986, 60).
	~~Chemical literature, documentation, communication, research development and planning.~~

	~~Baker was instrumental in developing an on-line system for [[Chemical Abstracts Service]] in the early 1980s.~~

	== Publications ==		== Publications ==

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	== Life ==		== Life ==
	'''Dale Burdette Baker''' was born in ~~1920~~.		'''Dale Burdette Baker''' was born on September 19, 1920 in Bucyrus, OH. He earned a B.Ch.E. in 1942 and an M.Sc. in chemistry in 1948 from Ohio State University. While a student, Baker began working for the [[Chemical Abstracts Service]] of the [[American Chemical Society]] as an office boy. He worked with explosives at DuPont, 1942-1945, then returned to the [[Chemical Abstracts Service]] as Assistant editor 1946-57; Associate director 1958; and Director 1958-86. He also served as Acting Manager of the [[American Chemical Society]] Columbus, OH, office in 1972.

	~~Baker~~ earned a B.Ch.E. in 1942 and an M.Sc. in chemistry in 1948 from Ohio State University. While a student, Baker began working for the [[Chemical Abstracts Service]] of the [[American Chemical Society]] as an office boy. He worked with explosives at DuPont, 1942-1945, then returned to the [[Chemical Abstracts Service]] as ~~Associate~~ editor 1946-57; Associate director 1958; and Director 1958-86. He also served as Acting Manager of the [[American Chemical Society]] Columbus, OH, office in 1972.
	He died 11 December 2005 in Columbus, OH.		He died 11 December 2005 in Columbus, OH.

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	== Awards ==		== Awards ==
	*Ohio State University. College of Engineering. Distinguished Alumnus Award, 1970.		*Ohio State University. College of Engineering. Distinguished Alumnus Award, 1970.
	*American Chemical Society. Patterson-Crane Award for contributions to the field of chemical literature, especially the documentation of chemistry, 1979.		*American Chemical Society. Patterson-Crane Award for contributions to the field of chemical literature, especially the documentation of chemistry, 1979; Herman Skolnik Award for contributions to chemical information, 1986.
			*Ohio State University. Honorary PhD, 1986.
	*Columbus [Ohio] Technology Council. Technology Man of Year, 1968.		*Columbus [Ohio] Technology Council. Technology Man of Year, 1968.
			*Ohio Science and Technology Hall of Fame, 2003.
	1986 Skolnik Award for leading Chemical Abstracts Service from conventional indexing of the 1950's to an information and retrieval system that provides direction for the entire information industry (ACS); Ohio Science and Technology Hall of Fame (2003)

	== Offices ==		== Offices ==
	*[[American Society for Information Science\|ASIS]]. President, 1975; Counselor 1970-72; Executive committee 1971-72, 1973-76.		*[[American Society for Information Science\|ASIS]]. President, 1975; Counselor 1970-72; Executive committee 1971-72, 1973-76.
	*[[National Federation of Abstracting and Indexing Societies\|NFAIS]]. President, 1962-63; Treasurer 1970-72.		*[[National Federation of Abstracting and Indexing Societies\|NFAIS]]. President, 1962-63; Treasurer 1970-72.
	*International Council of Scientific Unions Abstracting Board; UNESCO committees		*International Council of Scientific Unions Abstracting Board.
			*UNESCO committees.

	== Further reading ==		== Further reading ==
	*"Dale Baker Obituary." ''The Columbus Dispatch'', Dec. 14, 2005. [https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/dispatch/name/dale-baker-obituary?id=28686403]		*"Dale Baker Obituary." ''The Columbus Dispatch'', Dec. 14, 2005. [https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/dispatch/name/dale-baker-obituary?id=28686403]
	*Lepkowski, Wil. "Dale Baker Retires as Director of Chemical Abstracts Service." ''ACS News'' (April 21, 1986): 60-62. [https://pubs.acs.org/doi/epdf/10.1021/cen-v064n016.p060?ref=article_openPDF]		*Lepkowski, Wil. "Dale Baker Retires as Director of Chemical Abstracts Service." ''ACS News'' (April 21, 1986): 60-62. [https://pubs.acs.org/doi/epdf/10.1021/cen-v064n016.p060?ref=article_openPDF]

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	[[File:Dale Baker.jpg\|thumb\|Dale Baker]]		[[File:Dale Baker.jpg\|thumb\|Dale Baker]]
	'''Dale Burdette Baker''' (1920-2005) ~~was interested in~~ chemical ~~literature,~~ documentation~~, communication, research development, and planning~~.		'''Dale Burdette Baker''' (1920-2005) pioneered computer techniques for chemical documentation.

	== Life ==		== Life ==
	Baker earned a B.Ch.E. in 1942 and an M.Sc. in chemistry in 1948 from Ohio State University. While a student, Baker began working for the [[Chemical Abstracts Service]] of the [[American Chemical Society]] as an office boy. ~~working~~ with explosives at DuPont, 1942-1945, then returned to the [[Chemical Abstracts Service]] as Associate editor 1946-57; Associate director 1958; Director 1958-86. He also served as Acting Manager of the [[American Chemical Society]] Columbus, OH, office in 1972.		'''Dale Burdette Baker''' was born in 1920.

			Baker earned a B.Ch.E. in 1942 and an M.Sc. in chemistry in 1948 from Ohio State University. While a student, Baker began working for the [[Chemical Abstracts Service]] of the [[American Chemical Society]] as an office boy. He worked with explosives at DuPont, 1942-1945, then returned to the [[Chemical Abstracts Service]] as Associate editor 1946-57; Associate director 1958; and Director 1958-86. He also served as Acting Manager of the [[American Chemical Society]] Columbus, OH, office in 1972.
			He died 11 December 2005 in Columbus, OH.

	== Contributions ==		== Contributions ==
			"... the major figure responsible for bringing into the computer age the processing, printing, storage, and dissemination of chemical information." Lepkowski (1986, 60).
	Chemical literature, documentation, communication, research development and planning.		Chemical literature, documentation, communication, research development and planning.

	Baker was instrumental in developing an on-line system for [[Chemical Abstracts Service]] in the early 1980s.		Baker was instrumental in developing an on-line system for [[Chemical Abstracts Service]] in the early 1980s.

	== ~~Selected~~ Publications ==		== Publications ==
			*Oral history interview. Science History Institute. [https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/73666543r]

	== Awards ==		== Awards ==
	~~1970~~ College of Engineering Distinguished Alumnus Award ~~(Ohio State Univ~~.~~); 1979~~ Patterson-Crane Award for ~~meritorious~~ contributions to the field of chemical literature, especially the documentation of chemistry ~~(ACS);~~ 1986 Skolnik Award for leading Chemical Abstracts Service from conventional indexing of the 1950's to an information and retrieval system that provides direction for the entire information industry (ACS); Ohio Science and Technology Hall of Fame (2003)		*Ohio State University. College of Engineering. Distinguished Alumnus Award, 1970.
			*American Chemical Society. Patterson-Crane Award for contributions to the field of chemical literature, especially the documentation of chemistry, 1979.
			*Columbus [Ohio] Technology Council. Technology Man of Year, 1968.

			1986 Skolnik Award for leading Chemical Abstracts Service from conventional indexing of the 1950's to an information and retrieval system that provides direction for the entire information industry (ACS); Ohio Science and Technology Hall of Fame (2003)

	== Offices ==		== Offices ==
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	== Further reading ==		== Further reading ==
	*"Dale Baker Obituary." ''The Columbus Dispatch'', Dec. 14, 2005. [https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/dispatch/name/dale-baker-obituary?id=28686403]		*"Dale Baker Obituary." ''The Columbus Dispatch'', Dec. 14, 2005. [https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/dispatch/name/dale-baker-obituary?id=28686403]
	*~~Oral history interview~~. ~~Science History Institute~~. [https://~~digital~~.~~sciencehistory~~.org/~~works~~/~~73666543r~~]		*Lepkowski, Wil. "Dale Baker Retires as Director of Chemical Abstracts Service." ''ACS News'' (April 21, 1986): 60-62. [https://pubs.acs.org/doi/epdf/10.1021/cen-v064n016.p060?ref=article_openPDF]

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	== Life ==		== Life ==
	Baker earned ~~both his bachelor's~~ and ~~master's degrees~~ from Ohio State University.		Baker earned a B.Ch.E. in 1942 and an M.Sc. in chemistry in 1948 from Ohio State University. While a student, Baker began working for the [[Chemical Abstracts Service]] of the [[American Chemical Society]] as an office boy. working with explosives at DuPont, 1942-1945, then returned to the [[Chemical Abstracts Service]] as Associate editor 1946-57; Associate director 1958; Director 1958-86. He also served as Acting Manager of the [[American Chemical Society]] Columbus, OH, office in 1972.

	~~Baker worked at DuPont 1942-45; [[~~Chemical ~~Abstracts Service]] (CAS): Associate editor 1946-57; Associate director 1958; Director 1958-86; [[American Chemical Society]] (ACS): Acting Manager of Columbus~~, ~~OH office 1972~~		== Contributions ==
			Chemical literature, documentation, communication, research development and planning.

	~~== Contributions ==~~		Baker was instrumental in developing an on-line system for [[Chemical Abstracts Service]] in the early 1980s.
	Chemical ~~literature, documentation, communication, research development and planning~~

	== Selected Publications ==		== Selected Publications ==

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	Baker worked at DuPont 1942-45; [[Chemical Abstracts Service]] (CAS): Associate editor 1946-57; Associate director 1958; Director 1958-86; [[American Chemical Society]] (ACS): Acting Manager of Columbus, OH office 1972		Baker worked at DuPont 1942-45; [[Chemical Abstracts Service]] (CAS): Associate editor 1946-57; Associate director 1958; Director 1958-86; [[American Chemical Society]] (ACS): Acting Manager of Columbus, OH office 1972

	~~Baker's obituary is available online at https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/dispatch/name/dale-baker-obituary?id=28686403~~

	== Contributions ==		== Contributions ==
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	*International Council of Scientific Unions Abstracting Board; UNESCO committees		*International Council of Scientific Unions Abstracting Board; UNESCO committees

	== ~~Furthe~~ reading ==		== Further reading ==
			*"Dale Baker Obituary." ''The Columbus Dispatch'', Dec. 14, 2005. [https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/dispatch/name/dale-baker-obituary?id=28686403]
	*Oral history interview. Science History Institute. [https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/73666543r]		*Oral history interview. Science History Institute. [https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/73666543r]

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	[[File:Dale Baker.jpg\|thumb\|Dale Baker]]		[[File:Dale Baker.jpg\|thumb\|Dale Baker]]
	Dale Burdette Baker (1920-2005) was interested in chemical literature, documentation, communication, research development, and planning.		'''Dale Burdette Baker''' (1920-2005) was interested in chemical literature, documentation, communication, research development, and planning.

	== Life ==		== Life ==
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	Chemical literature, documentation, communication, research development and planning		Chemical literature, documentation, communication, research development and planning

	~~'''AWARDS:'''~~		== Selected Publications ==

			== Awards ==
	1970 College of Engineering Distinguished Alumnus Award (Ohio State Univ.); 1979 Patterson-Crane Award for meritorious contributions to the field of chemical literature, especially the documentation of chemistry (ACS); 1986 Skolnik Award for leading Chemical Abstracts Service from conventional indexing of the 1950's to an information and retrieval system that provides direction for the entire information industry (ACS); Ohio Science and Technology Hall of Fame (2003)		1970 College of Engineering Distinguished Alumnus Award (Ohio State Univ.); 1979 Patterson-Crane Award for meritorious contributions to the field of chemical literature, especially the documentation of chemistry (ACS); 1986 Skolnik Award for leading Chemical Abstracts Service from conventional indexing of the 1950's to an information and retrieval system that provides direction for the entire information industry (ACS); Ohio Science and Technology Hall of Fame (2003)

	~~'''OFFICES:'''~~		== Offices ==
			*[[American Society for Information Science\|ASIS]]. President, 1975; Counselor 1970-72; Executive committee 1971-72, 1973-76.
	~~'''~~[[American Society for Information Science\|ASIS]]~~''': Pres~~. 1975; Counselor 1970-72; Executive committee 1971-72, 1973-76~~; '''~~[[National Federation of Abstracting and Indexing Societies\|NFAIS]]~~''': Pres~~. 1962-63; Treasurer 1970-72; International Council of Scientific Unions Abstracting Board; UNESCO committees		*[[National Federation of Abstracting and Indexing Societies\|NFAIS]]. President, 1962-63; Treasurer 1970-72.
			*International Council of Scientific Unions Abstracting Board; UNESCO committees
	~~== Selected Publications ==~~

	~~== Papers ==~~
	~~'''LOCATION #1:''' CAS~~

	* '''INCLUDES:''' Office papers relating to Baker's work at CAS; Papers are stored in a basement (CAS does not currently have an archives); Some of the papers have been discarded.

	* '''SOURCE:''' Phone conversation with Dale B. Baker, 6/96.

	~~'''LOCATION #2:'''~~

	* '''INCLUDES:''' Personal and professional papers; No decision has been made on them being deposited.

	* '''SOURCE:''' Phone conversation with Dale B. Baker, 6/96.

	~~'''LOCATION #3:''' Chemical Heritage Foundation~~

	* '''PAPERS DATES:''' 1997
	* '''INCLUDES:''' Oral history interview

	* ~~'''SOURCE:''' CHF Web site, Historical Services Dept~~. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/73666543r		== Furthe reading ==
			*Oral history interview. Science History Institute. [https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/73666543r]

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	'''LOCATION #3:''' Chemical Heritage Foundation		'''LOCATION #3:''' Chemical Heritage Foundation

	* '''PAPERS DATES:''' Oral history interview ~~conducted by Robert V. Williams, 9 June 1997, for the CHF.~~		* '''PAPERS DATES:''' 1997
			* '''INCLUDES:''' Oral history interview

	* '''SOURCE:''' CHF Web site, Historical Services Dept. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/73666543r		* '''SOURCE:''' CHF Web site, Historical Services Dept. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/73666543r

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	[[File:Dale Baker.jpg\|thumb]]		[[File:Dale Baker.jpg\|thumb\|Dale Baker]]
	Dale Burdette Baker (1920-2005) was interested in chemical literature, documentation, communication, research development and planning.		Dale Burdette Baker (1920-2005) was interested in chemical literature, documentation, communication, research development, and planning.

	== Life ==		== Life ==
	~~Chemical supervisor,~~ DuPont 1942-45; CAS: Associate editor 1946-57; Associate director 1958; Director 1958-86; Acting ~~manager, ACS,~~ Columbus, OH office 1972~~; Emeritus director, ACS 1986~~-?~~; Interested in chemical literature, documentation, communication, research development and planning.~~		Baker earned both his bachelor's and master's degrees from Ohio State University.

			Baker worked at DuPont 1942-45; [[Chemical Abstracts Service]] (CAS): Associate editor 1946-57; Associate director 1958; Director 1958-86; [[American Chemical Society]] (ACS): Acting Manager of Columbus, OH office 1972

			Baker's obituary is available online at https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/dispatch/name/dale-baker-obituary?id=28686403

	== Contributions ==		== Contributions ==
	~~chemical~~ literature, documentation, communication, research development and planning		Chemical literature, documentation, communication, research development and planning

	'''~~Awards~~:'''		'''AWARDS:'''

	1970 College of Engineering, Distinguished Alumnus Award(Ohio State Univ.); 1979 Patterson-Crane Award~~(ACS)~~ for meritorious contributions to the field of chemical literature, especially the documentation of chemistry; 1986 Skolnik Award~~(ACS)~~ for leading "Chemical Abstracts Service" from conventional indexing of the 1950's to an information and retrieval system that provides direction for the entire information industry.		1970 College of Engineering Distinguished Alumnus Award (Ohio State Univ.); 1979 Patterson-Crane Award for meritorious contributions to the field of chemical literature, especially the documentation of chemistry (ACS); 1986 Skolnik Award for leading Chemical Abstracts Service from conventional indexing of the 1950's to an information and retrieval system that provides direction for the entire information industry (ACS); Ohio Science and Technology Hall of Fame (2003)

	'''~~Offices~~:'''		'''OFFICES:'''

	'''ASIS''': Pres. 1975; Counselor 1970-72; Executive committee 1971-72, 1973-76; '''NFAIS''': Pres. 1962-63; Treasurer 1970-72.		'''[[American Society for Information Science\|ASIS]]''': Pres. 1975; Counselor 1970-72; Executive committee 1971-72, 1973-76; '''[[National Federation of Abstracting and Indexing Societies\|NFAIS]]''': Pres. 1962-63; Treasurer 1970-72; International Council of Scientific Unions Abstracting Board; UNESCO committees

	== Selected Publications ==		== Selected Publications ==
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	'''LOCATION #1:''' CAS		'''LOCATION #1:''' CAS

	* '''INCLUDES:'''Office papers relating to Baker's work at CAS; Papers are stored in a basement (CAS does not currently have an archives); Some of the papers have been discarded.		* '''INCLUDES:''' Office papers relating to Baker's work at CAS; Papers are stored in a basement (CAS does not currently have an archives); Some of the papers have been discarded.

	* '''SOURCE:'''Phone conversation with Dale B. Baker, 6/96.		* '''SOURCE:''' Phone conversation with Dale B. Baker, 6/96.

	'''LOCATION #2:'''		'''LOCATION #2:'''
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	* '''INCLUDES:''' Personal and professional papers; No decision has been made on them being deposited.		* '''INCLUDES:''' Personal and professional papers; No decision has been made on them being deposited.

	* '''SOURCE:'''Phone conversation with Dale B. Baker, 6/96.		* '''SOURCE:''' Phone conversation with Dale B. Baker, 6/96.

	'''LOCATION #3:''' Chemical Heritage Foundation		'''LOCATION #3:''' Chemical Heritage Foundation
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	* '''PAPERS DATES:''' Oral history interview conducted by Robert V. Williams, 9 June 1997, for the CHF.		* '''PAPERS DATES:''' Oral history interview conducted by Robert V. Williams, 9 June 1997, for the CHF.

	* '''SOURCE:''' CHF Web site, Historical Services Dept.		* '''SOURCE:''' CHF Web site, Historical Services Dept. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/73666543r