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	Garfield developed the Rota Form Index which used the Hill formula index as output and processed it to as many outputs as the number of separated symbols for the production of Index Chemicus. Garfield published a paper on the Rota Form Index in 1963. He was associated with the discovery and pioneering of information science. He worked on a team with Sanford Larkey (librarian of the Welch Medical Library at Johns Hopkins), on an early automation project.		Garfield developed the Rota Form Index which used the Hill formula index as output and processed it to as many outputs as the number of separated symbols for the production of Index Chemicus. Garfield published a paper on the Rota Form Index in 1963. He was associated with the discovery and pioneering of information science. He worked on a team with Sanford Larkey (librarian of the Welch Medical Library at Johns Hopkins), on an early automation project.

	=== Publications ===		== Publications ==
	Garfield presented numerous speeches and published extensively. He authored more than a 1,000 weekly essays in ''Current Contents'' and published or edited commentaries by the authors of over 5,000 Citation Classics. He also wrote a large number of journal and periodical articles.		Garfield presented numerous speeches and published extensively. He authored more than a 1,000 weekly essays in ''Current Contents'' and published or edited commentaries by the authors of over 5,000 Citation Classics. He also wrote a large number of journal and periodical articles.

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	*"From the science of science to Scientometrics visualizing the history of science with HistCite software." ''Journal of Informetrics'' 3, no. 3 (2009): 173-179. [https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/document?repid=rep1&type=pdf&doi=7165f03488955b71127c2cabc465b051c7158308]		*"From the science of science to Scientometrics visualizing the history of science with HistCite software." ''Journal of Informetrics'' 3, no. 3 (2009): 173-179. [https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/document?repid=rep1&type=pdf&doi=7165f03488955b71127c2cabc465b051c7158308]

	=== Offices ===		== Offices ==
	*Information Industry Association Pres. 1972-74.		*Information Industry Association Pres. 1972-74.
	*[[ASIST]] President, 1999-2000; Delaware Valley Chapter President, 1970;		*[[ASIST]] President, 1999-2000; Delaware Valley Chapter President, 1970;

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	== Life ==		== Life ==
	Eugene Garfield was born on September 16, 1925 in New York City, served in the US Army during World War II, and received a B.S. in Chemistry from Columbia University in 1948.		Eugene Garfield was born on September 16, 1925 in New York City, served in the US Army during World War II, and received a B.S. in Chemistry from Columbia University in 1948. In 1951 when he joined the Welch Medical Indexing Project at Johns Hopkins University where he edited, using punch cards, a list of subject headings which became a prototype of the ''Medical Subject Headngs'' (MeSH). He also produced ''Contents in Advance'', a current awareness publication that reproduced the contents pages of library documents and journals. This was the prototype of ''Current Contents''.

	In 1951 when he joined the Welch Medical Indexing Project at Johns Hopkins University where he edited, using punch cards, a list of subject headings which became a prototype of the ''Medical Subject Headngs'' (MeSH). He also produced ''Contents in Advance'', a current awareness publication that reproduced the contents pages of library documents and journals. This was the prototype of ''Current Contents''.		Garfield earned an M.S. in Library Science from Columbia University in 1954, then worked as a part-time consultant for Smith, Kline, and French in Philadelphia and founded DocuMation, Incorporated, a publishing service which began publishing ''Current contents''. Garfield proposed citation indexing in 1955, which he first proposed in an article published in Science in 1955. In 1958, the firm was renamed Eugene Garfield Associates, relocated to Philadelphia and in 1960 renamed the [[Institute for Scientific Information]] (ISI), with Garfield as President and CEO.

	Garfield earned an M.S. in Library Science from Columbia University in 1954, then worked as a part-time consultant for Smith, Kline, and French in Philadelphia and founded DocuMation, Incorporated, a publishing service which began publishing ''Current contents''.

	Garfield proposed citation indexing in 1955, which he first proposed in an article published in Science in 1955.

	In 1958, the firm was renamed Eugene Garfield Associates, relocated to Philadelphia and in 1960 renamed the [[Institute for Scientific Information]] (ISI), with Garfield as President and CEO.

	In 1961 he completed a Ph.D. in Structural Linguistics at the University of Pennsylvania, with a dissertation on ''An Algorithm for Translating Chemical Names to Molecular Formulas''.		In 1961 he completed a Ph.D. in Structural Linguistics at the University of Pennsylvania, with a dissertation on ''An Algorithm for Translating Chemical Names to Molecular Formulas''.

	In 1964 ISI began publishing the ''Science Citation Index'' (SCI) which indexed the references in the articles it indexed. Enhancement and new information tools followed.		In 1964 ISI began publishing the ''Science Citation Index'' (SCI) which indexed the references in the articles it indexed. Enhancement and new information tools followed. In 1986 Garfield founded and was editor-in-chief of ''The Scientist'', is a bi-weekly newspaper for research professionals. He also worked on algorithms to identify and differentiate significant works when searching.

	In 1986 Garfield founded and was editor-in-chief of ''The Scientist'', is a bi-weekly newspaper for research professionals. He also worked on algorithms to identify and differentiate significant works when searching.

	In 1992 ISI was acquired by Thomson Scientific and Healthcare. The business was subsequently renamed Thomson ISI and became part of Thomson's Intellectual Property and Science unit. Garfield stayed with Thomson ISI as Chairman Emeritus.

	Eugene Garfield died February 26, 2017.		In 1992 ISI was acquired by Thomson Scientific and Healthcare. The business was subsequently renamed Thomson ISI and became part of Thomson's Intellectual Property and Science unit. Garfield stayed with Thomson ISI as Chairman Emeritus. Eugene Garfield died February 26, 2017.

	A detailed biography is provided in the "Background Note" of his 2009 oral history [https://archives.sciencehistory.org/repositories/3/resources/66]. Also a timeline is available. [https://clarivate.com/webofsciencegroup/essays/in-memoriam-dr-eugene-garfield/]		A detailed biography is provided in the "Background Note" of his 2009 oral history [https://archives.sciencehistory.org/repositories/3/resources/66]. Also a timeline is available. [https://clarivate.com/webofsciencegroup/essays/in-memoriam-dr-eugene-garfield/]
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	Garfield was world-famous for his development of his development of citation indexes and his leadership of the [[Institute for Scientific Information]] (ISI). He developed Current Contents, Science Citation Index and many other indexes.		Garfield was world-famous for his development of his development of citation indexes and his leadership of the [[Institute for Scientific Information]] (ISI). He developed Current Contents, Science Citation Index and many other indexes.

	Garfield developed the Rota Form Index which used the Hill formula index as output and processed it to as many outputs as the number of separated symbols for the production of Index Chemicus. Garfield published a paper on the Rota Form Index in 1963. He was associated with the discovery and pioneering of information science. He worked on a team with Sanford Larkey (librarian of the Welch Medical Library at Johns Hopkins), on an early automation project.		Garfield developed the Rota Form Index which used the Hill formula index as output and processed it to as many outputs as the number of separated symbols for the production of Index Chemicus. Garfield published a paper on the Rota Form Index in 1963. He was associated with the discovery and pioneering of information science. He worked on a team with Sanford Larkey (librarian of the Welch Medical Library at Johns Hopkins), on an early automation project.

	=== Publications ===		=== Publications ===
	Garfield presented numerous speeches and published extensively. He authored more than a 1,000 weekly essays in ''Current Contents'' and published or edited commentaries by the authors of over 5,000 Citation Classics. He also wrote a large number of journal and periodical articles.		Garfield presented numerous speeches and published extensively. He authored more than a 1,000 weekly essays in ''Current Contents'' and published or edited commentaries by the authors of over 5,000 Citation Classics. He also wrote a large number of journal and periodical articles.

	*"Citation indexes for science..." ''Science'' 122, issue 3159 (1955): 108–111.		*"Citation indexes for science: A new dimension in documentation through association of ideas." ''Science'' 122, issue 3159 (1955): 108–111.
			*"Science Citation Index"—A New Dimension in Indexing: This unique approach underlies versatile bibliographic systems for communicating and evaluating information." ''Science'' 144, no. 3619 (1964): 649-654. [https://scholar.archive.org/work/dwt2vgd3nzhipn26redhmu2mmm/access/wayback/http://www.garfield.library.upenn.edu:80/essays/v7p525y1984.pdf]
			*"Can citation indexing be automated." In ''Statistical association methods for mechanized documentation, symposium proceedings'', vol. 269, pp. 189-192. 1965. [https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/document?repid=rep1&type=pdf&doi=d0f12ee93676145836387dae2db96851fdc0ba89]
			*"Citation analysis as a tool in journal evaluation: Journals can be ranked by frequency and impact of citations for science policy studies." ''Science'' 178, no. 4060 (1972): 471-479. [http://elshami.com/Terms/I/impact%20factor-Garfield.pdf]
			*"Is citation analysis a legitimate evaluation tool?." ''Scientometrics'' 1, no. 4 (1979): 359-375.
			*"The history and meaning of the journal impact factor." ''JAMA'' 295, no. 1 (2006): 90-93.
			*"From the science of science to Scientometrics visualizing the history of science with HistCite software." ''Journal of Informetrics'' 3, no. 3 (2009): 173-179. [https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/document?repid=rep1&type=pdf&doi=7165f03488955b71127c2cabc465b051c7158308]

	=== Offices ===		=== Offices ===

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Awards

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	*[[ASIST]] Award of Merit, 1975; Best Information Science Book.		*[[ASIST]] Award of Merit, 1975; Best Information Science Book.
	*[[American Chemical Society]] Skolnik Award (ACS) for outstanding contributions to the chemical information field, 1977; Patterson-Crane Award, 1983.		*[[American Chemical Society]] Skolnik Award (ACS) for outstanding contributions to the chemical information field, 1977; Patterson-Crane Award, 1983.
	*[[Information Industry Association]] Hall of Fame Award.		*Information Industry Association Hall of Fame Award.

	== Further reading ==		== Further reading ==

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	[[File:Eugene Garfield Portrait.jpg\|alt=Portrait of Eugene Garfield\|thumb\|Eugene Garfield Credit: CHF Collections, Douglas A. Lockard]]		[[File:Eugene Garfield Portrait.jpg\|alt=Portrait of Eugene Garfield\|thumb\|Eugene Garfield Credit: CHF Collections, Douglas A. Lockard]]
	'''Eugene Garfield''' (1925-2017) was ~~an American~~ information scientist ~~famous for developing citation indexing,~~		'''Eugene Garfield''' (1925-2017) was a prominent US information scientist and a pioneer of scientometrics.


			== Life ==
			Eugene Garfield was born on September 16, 1925 in New York City, served in the US Army during World War II, and received a B.S. in Chemistry from Columbia University in 1948.

			In 1951 when he joined the Welch Medical Indexing Project at Johns Hopkins University where he edited, using punch cards, a list of subject headings which became a prototype of the ''Medical Subject Headngs'' (MeSH). He also produced ''Contents in Advance'', a current awareness publication that reproduced the contents pages of library documents and journals. This was the prototype of ''Current Contents''.

			Garfield earned an M.S. in Library Science from Columbia University in 1954, then worked as a part-time consultant for Smith, Kline, and French in Philadelphia and founded DocuMation, Incorporated, a publishing service which began publishing ''Current contents''.

			Garfield proposed citation indexing in 1955, which he first proposed in an article published in Science in 1955.

			In 1958, the firm was renamed Eugene Garfield Associates, relocated to Philadelphia and in 1960 renamed the [[Institute for Scientific Information]] (ISI), with Garfield as President and CEO.

			In 1961 he completed a Ph.D. in Structural Linguistics at the University of Pennsylvania, with a dissertation on ''An Algorithm for Translating Chemical Names to Molecular Formulas''.

			In 1964 ISI began publishing the ''Science Citation Index'' (SCI) which indexed the references in the articles it indexed. Enhancement and new information tools followed.

	~~== Life ==~~		In 1986 Garfield founded and was editor-in-chief of ''The Scientist'', is a bi-weekly newspaper for research professionals. He also worked on algorithms to identify and differentiate significant works when searching.
	~~A detailed timeline~~ of ~~Garfield~~'s ~~life~~ and ~~work~~ is available at https://clarivate.com/webofsciencegroup/essays/in-memoriam-dr-eugene-garfield/
			In 1992 ISI was acquired by Thomson Scientific and Healthcare. The business was subsequently renamed Thomson ISI and became part of Thomson's Intellectual Property and Science unit. Garfield stayed with Thomson ISI as Chairman Emeritus.

			Eugene Garfield died February 26, 2017.

			A detailed biography is provided in the "Background Note" of his 2009 oral history [https://archives.sciencehistory.org/repositories/3/resources/66]. Also a timeline is available. [https://clarivate.com/webofsciencegroup/essays/in-memoriam-dr-eugene-garfield/]

	== Contributions ==		== Contributions ==
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	Garfield developed the Rota Form Index which used the Hill formula index as output and processed it to as many outputs as the number of separated symbols for the production of Index Chemicus. Garfield published a paper on the Rota Form Index in 1963. He was associated with the discovery and pioneering of information science. He worked on a team with Sanford Larkey (librarian of the Welch Medical Library at Johns Hopkins), on an early automation project.		Garfield developed the Rota Form Index which used the Hill formula index as output and processed it to as many outputs as the number of separated symbols for the production of Index Chemicus. Garfield published a paper on the Rota Form Index in 1963. He was associated with the discovery and pioneering of information science. He worked on a team with Sanford Larkey (librarian of the Welch Medical Library at Johns Hopkins), on an early automation project.

			=== Publications ===
			Garfield presented numerous speeches and published extensively. He authored more than a 1,000 weekly essays in ''Current Contents'' and published or edited commentaries by the authors of over 5,000 Citation Classics. He also wrote a large number of journal and periodical articles.

			*"Citation indexes for science..." ''Science'' 122, issue 3159 (1955): 108–111.

	=== Offices ===		=== Offices ===
	*Information Industry Association Pres. 1972-74.		*Information Industry Association Pres. 1972-74.
	*[[ASIST]] President, 1999-2000; Delaware Valley Chapter President, 1970;		*[[ASIST]] President, 1999-2000; Delaware Valley Chapter President, 1970;

	~~== Selected Publications ==~~


	==Awards ==		==Awards ==
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	== Further reading ==		== Further reading ==
	See resources available in collections listed below under Papers, especially his two oral histories in the Science History Institute collection. [https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/8s45q9683] [https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/dn39x231b]		*"Eugene Garfield." //Wikipedia// [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Garfield]
			*See resources available in collections listed below under Papers, especially his two oral histories in the Science History Institute collection. [https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/8s45q9683] [https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/dn39x231b]

	== Papers ==		== Papers ==
	*Science History Institute, Philadelphia. Eugene Garfield Papers (2009-036). 1944-2011. 167.0 Linear Feet (115 Record Boxes, 10 Photo Album Boxes, 2 CD-ROM Boxes, 2 Film Cans, 1 Hollinger Box, and 1 Videotape Box). Professional files, personal files, papers and presentations, journal articles, publications, audio-visual materials, electronic storage materials, and photographic materials of American information scientist and Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) founder Eugene Garfield. [https://archives.sciencehistory.org/repositories/3/resources/66]		*Science History Institute, Philadelphia. Eugene Garfield Papers (2009-036). 1944-2011. 167.0 Linear Feet (115 Record Boxes, 10 Photo Album Boxes, 2 CD-ROM Boxes, 2 Film Cans, 1 Hollinger Box, and 1 Videotape Box). Professional files, personal files, papers and presentations, journal articles, publications, audio-visual materials, electronic storage materials, and photographic materials of American information scientist and Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) founder Eugene Garfield. [https://archives.sciencehistory.org/repositories/3/resources/66]
	*''Eugene Garfield, Ph.D. (1925-2017)'' University of Pennsylvania. [https://wayback.archive-it.org/11742/20231107215651/http://www.garfield.library.upenn.edu/]		*''Eugene Garfield, Ph.D. (1925-2017)'' University of Pennsylvania. [https://wayback.archive-it.org/11742/20231107215651/http://www.garfield.library.upenn.edu/]

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	[[File:Eugene Garfield Portrait.jpg\|alt=Portrait of Eugene Garfield\|thumb\|Eugene Garfield Credit: CHF Collections, Douglas A. Lockard]]		[[File:Eugene Garfield Portrait.jpg\|alt=Portrait of Eugene Garfield\|thumb\|Eugene Garfield Credit: CHF Collections, Douglas A. Lockard]]
	Eugene Garfield (1925-2017) developed the Rota Form Index which used the Hill formula index as output and processed it to as many outputs as the number of separated symbols for the production of Index Chemicus. Garfield published a paper on the Rota Form Index in 1963. He was ~~associated with the discovery and pioneering of~~ information ~~science. He worked on a team with Sanford Larkey (librarian of the Welch Medical Library at Johns Hopkins)~~, ~~on an early automation project.~~		'''Eugene Garfield''' (1925-2017) was an American information scientist famous for developing citation indexing,



	== Life ==		== Life ==
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	== Contributions ==		== Contributions ==
	~~'''OTHER INFORMATION:'''~~		Garfield was world-famous for his development of his development of citation indexes and his leadership of the [[Institute for Scientific Information]] (ISI). He developed Current Contents, Science Citation Index and many other indexes.

			Garfield developed the Rota Form Index which used the Hill formula index as output and processed it to as many outputs as the number of separated symbols for the production of Index Chemicus. Garfield published a paper on the Rota Form Index in 1963. He was associated with the discovery and pioneering of information science. He worked on a team with Sanford Larkey (librarian of the Welch Medical Library at Johns Hopkins), on an early automation project.

	~~Garfield developed Current Contents, Science Citation Index and many other indexes in the sciences~~. ~~He established the Institute for Scientific Information (~~[[~~Institute for Scientific Information\|'''ISI'''~~]]~~) as an international information agency. Lilley & Trice call him a "creative genius in the realm of non~~-~~conventional information systems." Lilley-Trice cite the indexes as his principal contribution. Garfield also worked at Johns Hopkins University Welch Medical Library Machine Indexing Project.~~		=== Offices ===
			*Information Industry Association Pres. 1972-74.
			*[[ASIST]] President, 1999-2000; Delaware Valley Chapter President, 1970;

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

	1975 Award of Merit ('''[[American Society for Information Science\|ASIS]]'''); 1977: Information Science Award ('''[[American Chemical Society\|ACS]]'''); Information Industry Association Hall of Fame Award; Best Information Science Book (ASIS); Skolnik Award (ACS) for outstanding contributions to the chemical information field; 1983 Patterson-Crane Award (ACS).

	~~'''OFFICES:'''~~		==Awards ==
			Garfield received many awards, including multiple honorary doctorates.

	Information Industry Association ~~Pres. 1972-74; Delaware Valley Chapter~~ of ~~ASIS Pres. 1970; President, ASIS, 1999-2000~~.		*[[ASIST]] Award of Merit, 1975; Best Information Science Book.
			*[[American Chemical Society]] Skolnik Award (ACS) for outstanding contributions to the chemical information field, 1977; Patterson-Crane Award, 1983.
			*[[Information Industry Association]] Hall of Fame Award.

	== ~~Selected Publications~~ ==		== Further reading ==
			See resources available in collections listed below under Papers, especially his two oral histories in the Science History Institute collection. [https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/8s45q9683] [https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/dn39x231b]

	== Papers ==		== Papers ==
	~~'''LOCATION #1:'''~~ Science History Institute (~~Online~~)		*Science History Institute, Philadelphia. Eugene Garfield Papers (2009-036). 1944-2011. 167.0 Linear Feet (115 Record Boxes, 10 Photo Album Boxes, 2 CD-ROM Boxes, 2 Film Cans, 1 Hollinger Box, and 1 Videotape Box). Professional files, personal files, papers and presentations, journal articles, publications, audio-visual materials, electronic storage materials, and photographic materials of American information scientist and Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) founder Eugene Garfield. [https://archives.sciencehistory.org/repositories/3/resources/66]
			*''Eugene Garfield, Ph.D. (1925-2017)'' University of Pennsylvania. [https://wayback.archive-it.org/11742/20231107215651/http://www.garfield.library.upenn.edu/]
	~~'''DATES:''' 1987-1997~~

	~~'''INCLUDES:''' Two oral history interviews~~

	~~'''SOURCE:''' https://digital~~.~~sciencehistory.org/works/8s45q9683 & https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/dn39x231b~~


	~~'''LOCATION #2:''' Science History Institute (Philadelphia, PA)~~

	~~'''DATES:'''~~ 1944-2011

	~~'''SIZE:'''~~ 167.0 Linear Feet (115 Record Boxes, 10 Photo Album Boxes, 2 CD-ROM Boxes, 2 Film Cans, 1 Hollinger Box, and 1 Videotape Box)

	~~'''INCLUDES:''' Personal~~ papers of Eugene Garfield:

	~~# Subject Files~~
	~~# Publication and Presentation Files~~
	~~# Meeting Files~~
	~~# Trip Files~~
	~~# Anthony Cawkell Files~~
	~~# Personal Files~~
	~~# Printed Materials~~
	~~# Audio-Visual Materials~~
	~~# Electronic Storage Materials~~
	~~# Transparencies~~
	~~# Photographic Materials~~

	''~~'SOURCE:'~~'' https://~~archives~~.~~sciencehistory~~.org/~~repositories~~/3/~~resources~~/66

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	== Life ==		== Life ==
			A detailed timeline of Garfield's life and work is available at https://clarivate.com/webofsciencegroup/essays/in-memoriam-dr-eugene-garfield/

	== Contributions ==		== Contributions ==

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	[[File:Garfield.jpg\|thumb]]		[[File:Eugene Garfield Portrait.jpg\|alt=Portrait of Eugene Garfield\|thumb\|Eugene Garfield Credit: CHF Collections, Douglas A. Lockard]]
	Eugene Garfield (1925-2017) developed the Rota Form Index which used the Hill formula index as output and processed it to as many outputs as the number of separated symbols for the production of Index Chemicus. Garfield published a paper on the Rota Form Index in 1963. He was associated with the discovery and pioneering of information science. He worked on a team with Sanford Larkey (librarian of the Welch Medical Library at Johns Hopkins), on an early automation project.		Eugene Garfield (1925-2017) developed the Rota Form Index which used the Hill formula index as output and processed it to as many outputs as the number of separated symbols for the production of Index Chemicus. Garfield published a paper on the Rota Form Index in 1963. He was associated with the discovery and pioneering of information science. He worked on a team with Sanford Larkey (librarian of the Welch Medical Library at Johns Hopkins), on an early automation project.

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	== Contributions ==		== Contributions ==
	~~Garfield worked at Johns Hopkins University Welch Medical Library Machine Indexing Project; ISI.~~

	'''OTHER INFORMATION:'''		'''OTHER INFORMATION:'''

	Garfield developed Current Contents, Science Citation Index and many other indexes in the sciences. He established the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) as an international information agency. Lilley & Trice call him a "creative genius in the realm of non-conventional information systems." Lilley-Trice cite the indexes as his principal contribution.		Garfield developed Current Contents, Science Citation Index and many other indexes in the sciences. He established the Institute for Scientific Information ([[Institute for Scientific Information\|'''ISI''']]) as an international information agency. Lilley & Trice call him a "creative genius in the realm of non-conventional information systems." Lilley-Trice cite the indexes as his principal contribution. Garfield also worked at Johns Hopkins University Welch Medical Library Machine Indexing Project.

	'''AWARDS:'''		'''AWARDS:'''

	1975 Award of Merit('''ASIS'''); 1977: Information Science Award('''ACS'''); Information Industry Association Hall of Fame Award; Best Information Science Book(~~'''~~ASIS~~'''~~); Skolnik Award(~~'''~~ACS~~'''~~) for outstanding contributions to the chemical information field; 1983 Patterson-Crane Award(~~'''~~ACS~~'''~~).		1975 Award of Merit ('''[[American Society for Information Science\|ASIS]]'''); 1977: Information Science Award ('''[[American Chemical Society\|ACS]]'''); Information Industry Association Hall of Fame Award; Best Information Science Book (ASIS); Skolnik Award (ACS) for outstanding contributions to the chemical information field; 1983 Patterson-Crane Award (ACS).

	'''OFFICES:'''		'''OFFICES:'''
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	== Papers ==		== Papers ==
	'''LOCATION #1:''' ~~Chemical Heritage Foundation~~		'''LOCATION #1:''' Science History Institute (Online)

			'''DATES:''' 1987-1997

			'''INCLUDES:''' Two oral history interviews

			'''SOURCE:''' https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/8s45q9683 & https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/dn39x231b


			'''LOCATION #2:''' Science History Institute (Philadelphia, PA)

	'''~~INCLUDES~~:''' ~~Two oral history interviews, conducted 1991 & 1997 at the Chemical Heritage Foundation.~~		'''DATES:''' 1944-2011

	'''~~SOURCE~~:''' ~~CHF Web site~~, ~~Historical Services Dept.~~		'''SIZE:''' 167.0 Linear Feet (115 Record Boxes, 10 Photo Album Boxes, 2 CD-ROM Boxes, 2 Film Cans, 1 Hollinger Box, and 1 Videotape Box)

			'''INCLUDES:''' Personal papers of Eugene Garfield:

	~~'''LOCATION~~ #~~2:''' Still has his personal papers in his possession. No plans have been made for their deposit. An archives at ISI has not been established by the Company.~~		# Subject Files
			# Publication and Presentation Files
			# Meeting Files
			# Trip Files
			# Anthony Cawkell Files
			# Personal Files
			# Printed Materials
			# Audio-Visual Materials
			# Electronic Storage Materials
			# Transparencies
			# Photographic Materials

	'''SOURCE:''' ~~Phone conversation with Eugene Garfield, 6~~/97.		'''SOURCE:''' https://archives.sciencehistory.org/repositories/3/resources/66

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			Eugene Garfield (1925-2017) developed the Rota Form Index which used the Hill formula index as output and processed it to as many outputs as the number of separated symbols for the production of Index Chemicus. Garfield published a paper on the Rota Form Index in 1963. He was associated with the discovery and pioneering of information science. He worked on a team with Sanford Larkey (librarian of the Welch Medical Library at Johns Hopkins), on an early automation project.

	== Life ==		== Life ==

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	== Papers ==		== Papers ==
			'''LOCATION #1:''' Chemical Heritage Foundation

			'''INCLUDES:''' Two oral history interviews, conducted 1991 & 1997 at the Chemical Heritage Foundation.

			'''SOURCE:''' CHF Web site, Historical Services Dept.


			'''LOCATION #2:''' Still has his personal papers in his possession. No plans have been made for their deposit. An archives at ISI has not been established by the Company.

			'''SOURCE:''' Phone conversation with Eugene Garfield, 6/97.

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Eugene Garfield (1925-2017) developed the Rota Form Index which used the Hill formula index as output and processed it to as many outputs as the number of separated symbols for the production of Index Chemicus. Garfield published a paper on the Rota Form Index in 1963. He was associated with the discovery and pioneering of information science. He worked on a team with Sanford Larkey (librarian of the Welch Medical Library at Johns Hopkins), on an early automation project.

== Life ==

== Contributions ==
Garfield worked at Johns Hopkins University Welch Medical Library Machine Indexing Project; ISI.

'''OTHER INFORMATION:'''

Garfield developed Current Contents, Science Citation Index and many other indexes in the sciences. He established the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) as an international information agency. Lilley & Trice call him a "creative genius in the realm of non-conventional information systems." Lilley-Trice cite the indexes as his principal contribution.

'''AWARDS:'''

1975 Award of Merit('''ASIS'''); 1977: Information Science Award('''ACS'''); Information Industry Association Hall of Fame Award; Best Information Science Book('''ASIS'''); Skolnik Award('''ACS''') for outstanding contributions to the chemical information field; 1983 Patterson-Crane Award('''ACS''').

'''OFFICES:'''

Information Industry Association Pres. 1972-74; Delaware Valley Chapter of ASIS Pres. 1970; President, ASIS, 1999-2000.

== Selected Publications ==

== Papers ==