Fred Alonzo Tate - Revision history

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	He completed a PhD in chemistry at Harvard University in 1951.		He completed a PhD in chemistry at Harvard University in 1951.

	Tate worked at~~: Organic Chemistry, Information Science; CAS:~~ Assistant director 1961-70; Associate director 1970-1974; Associate director of planning and development 1974~~-?; Manager, information science section, Wyeth Labs 1958-61~~. He was interested in data and information management systems, automated and manual information-handling systems, publishing systems for technical information, information utilization systems, and business management systems associated with foregoing areas.		Tate worked as Manager, information science section, Wyeth Labs 1958-61, then at [[Chemical Abstracts Service]] as Assistant director 1961-70; Associate director 1970-1974; Associate director of planning and development from 1974. He was interested in data and information management systems, automated and manual information-handling systems, publishing systems for technical information, information utilization systems, and business management systems associated with foregoing areas.
	He died on November 19, 1980 in Columbus, Ohio.		He died on November 19, 1980 in Columbus, Ohio.

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	== Publications ==		== Publications ==
			*"Some recent changes at the Chemical Abstracts Service." ''Percolator'' 40 (Jan 1965): 42-46.
	*"Chemical abstracts service." ''American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy'' 23, no. 2 (1966): 63-67.		*"Chemical abstracts service." ''American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy'' 23, no. 2 (1966): 63-67.
	*"The Chemical Compound Registry System." In: ''Communication in Science: Documentation and Automation'', ed. by A. de Reuck & J. Knight. London : J. & A. Churchill, 1967, pp 158-164.		*"The Chemical Compound Registry System." In: ''Communication in Science: Documentation and Automation'', ed. by A. de Reuck & J. Knight. London : J. & A. Churchill, 1967, pp 158-164.
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	== Awards ==		== Awards ==
	American Chemical Society. Skolnik Award, 1978.		American Chemical Society. Skolnik Award, 1978.

	~~== Offices ==~~

	~~== Papers ==~~
	~~'''Location #1'''~~

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	* Includes: Papers relating to CAS work are definitely at CAS offices (in the basement; CAS has no archives) but not arranged or described.
	* Finding aid:
	* Source: Phone conversation with Dale Baker, 6/96.

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	== Publications ==		== Publications ==
	*"Chemical abstracts service." ''American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy'' 23, no. 2 (1966): 63-67.		*"Chemical abstracts service." ''American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy'' 23, no. 2 (1966): 63-67.
	*"The Chemical Compound Registry System." In: ''Communication in Science: Documentation and Automation'', ed. by A. de Reuck & J. Knight. London : J. & A. Churchill, 1967.		*"The Chemical Compound Registry System." In: ''Communication in Science: Documentation and Automation'', ed. by A. de Reuck & J. Knight. London : J. & A. Churchill, 1967, pp 158-164.
	*"Libraries and abstracting and indexing services-a study in ~~interdependency~~." With James L. Wood. ''Library Trends'' 16, no 3 (Winter 1968): 353-373.		*"Libraries and abstracting and indexing services-a study in interdependancy." With James L. Wood. ''Library Trends'' 16, no 3 (Winter 1968): 353-373.
	*"Relationships between primary publications and secondary information services." With R. J. Rowlett Jr & James L. Wood. ''Journal of Chemical Documentation'' 10, no. 1 (1970): 32-37.		*"Relationships between primary publications and secondary information services." With R. J. Rowlett Jr & James L. Wood. ''Journal of Chemical Documentation'' 10, no. 1 (1970): 32-37.
	*"Changing patterns in the international communication of chemical research and technology." With Dale Baker & Russell J. Rowlett Jr. ''Journal of Chemical Documentation'' 11, no. 2 (1971): 90-98.		*"Changing patterns in the international communication of chemical research and technology." With Dale Baker & Russell J. Rowlett Jr. ''Journal of Chemical Documentation'' 11, no. 2 (1971): 90-98.

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	== Contributions ==		== Contributions ==
	The American Chemical Society conferred its Skolnik Award to Fred Tate "For conceiving, developing and implementing computer-based information-handling systems and procedures across the full-range of [[Chemical Abstracts Service\|Chemical Abstract's]] (CAS) operations, which had provided prototypes for other secondary services, for his leadership in the development of the CAS Chemical Registry System, and for close international cooperation between the United Kingdom, West German, French, Japanese, and United States groups in the development and use of chemical information systems and services."		The American Chemical Society conferred its Skolnik Award to Fred Tate in 1978 "For conceiving, developing and implementing computer-based information-handling systems and procedures across the full-range of [[Chemical Abstracts Service\|Chemical Abstract's]] (CAS) operations, which had provided prototypes for other secondary services, for his leadership in the development of the CAS Chemical Registry System, and for close international cooperation between the United Kingdom, West German, French, Japanese, and United States groups in the development and use of chemical information systems and services."

	== Publications ==		== Publications ==

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	== Contributions ==		== Contributions ==
	~~(ACS) for~~ conceiving, developing, and implementing computer-based information handling systems and procedures across the full range of CAS operations~~; and~~ for leadership in the development of the CAS Chemical Registry System.		The American Chemical Society conferred its Skolnik Award to Fred Tate "For conceiving, developing and implementing computer-based information-handling systems and procedures across the full-range of [[Chemical Abstracts Service\|Chemical Abstract's]] (CAS) operations, which had provided prototypes for other secondary services, for his leadership in the development of the CAS Chemical Registry System, and for close international cooperation between the United Kingdom, West German, French, Japanese, and United States groups in the development and use of chemical information systems and services."

	== Publications ==		== Publications ==

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	'''Fred Alonzo Tate''' was born January 8, 1920 in Wisconsin.		'''Fred Alonzo Tate''' was born January 8, 1920 in Wisconsin.
	He completed a PhD in chemistry at Harvard University in 1951.		He completed a PhD in chemistry at Harvard University in 1951.
	~~He died on November 19, 1980 in Columbus, Ohio.~~

	Tate worked at: Organic Chemistry, Information Science; CAS: Assistant director 1961-70; Associate director 1970-1974; Associate director of planning and development 1974-?; Manager, information science section, Wyeth Labs 1958-61. He was interested in data and information management systems, automated and manual information-handling systems, publishing systems for technical information, information utilization systems, and business management systems associated with foregoing areas.		Tate worked at: Organic Chemistry, Information Science; CAS: Assistant director 1961-70; Associate director 1970-1974; Associate director of planning and development 1974-?; Manager, information science section, Wyeth Labs 1958-61. He was interested in data and information management systems, automated and manual information-handling systems, publishing systems for technical information, information utilization systems, and business management systems associated with foregoing areas.
			He died on November 19, 1980 in Columbus, Ohio.

	== Contributions ==		== Contributions ==
			(ACS) for conceiving, developing, and implementing computer-based information handling systems and procedures across the full range of CAS operations; and for leadership in the development of the CAS Chemical Registry System.

	== Publications ==		== Publications ==
			*"Chemical abstracts service." ''American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy'' 23, no. 2 (1966): 63-67.
			*"The Chemical Compound Registry System." In: ''Communication in Science: Documentation and Automation'', ed. by A. de Reuck & J. Knight. London : J. & A. Churchill, 1967.
			*"Libraries and abstracting and indexing services-a study in interdependency." With James L. Wood. ''Library Trends'' 16, no 3 (Winter 1968): 353-373.
	*"Relationships between primary publications and secondary information services." With R. J. Rowlett Jr & James L. Wood. ''Journal of Chemical Documentation'' 10, no. 1 (1970): 32-37.		*"Relationships between primary publications and secondary information services." With R. J. Rowlett Jr & James L. Wood. ''Journal of Chemical Documentation'' 10, no. 1 (1970): 32-37.
	*"Changing patterns in the international communication of chemical research and technology." With Dale Baker & Russell J. Rowlett Jr. ''Journal of Chemical Documentation'' 11, no. 2 (1971): 90-98.		*"Changing patterns in the international communication of chemical research and technology." With Dale Baker & Russell J. Rowlett Jr. ''Journal of Chemical Documentation'' 11, no. 2 (1971): 90-98.
			*"A Computer-Based System for Handling Chemical Nomenclature and Structural Representations." With R. J. Rowlett Jr. ''Journal of Chemical Documentation'' 12, no. 2 (1972): 125-128.
			*"Interlinking of Primary Publications and Secondary Information Services." With Ralph E. O'Dette. In: ''XXIVth International Congress of Pure and Applied Chemistry ... Hamburg, 1973''. Ed. by Sam Stuart. Butterworth-Heinemann, 1974. Vol. 7, pp. 15-22.
			*"Bridging and interlinking the information resources." With others. ''Journal of chemical information and computer sciences''. 16, no 1 (1976): 16-19.
			*"Data tagging in information-accessing services." With D. F. Zaye. In: ''Proceedings of the Fifth Biennial International CODATA Conference, 1976, .. Boulder, Colorado''. Ed. by Bertrand Dreyfus. Oxford: Pergamon, 1977, pp 113-114.
			*"Techniques for the retrieval of chemical information; dreams vs. nightmares." ''Pure and applied chemistry'' 49, no 12 (1977): 1897-1900.

	== Awards ==		== Awards ==
	~~1978~~ Skolnik Award~~(ACS) for conceiving~~, developing, and implementing computer-based information handling systems and procedures across the full range of CAS operations; and for leadership in the development of the CAS Chemical Registry System.		American Chemical Society. Skolnik Award, 1978.

	== Offices ==		== Offices ==

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			'''Fred Alonzo Tate''' (1920-1980) was a US science information specialist.


	== Life ==		== Life ==
	1920-1980		'''Fred Alonzo Tate''' was born January 8, 1920 in Wisconsin.
			He completed a PhD in chemistry at Harvard University in 1951.
			He died on November 19, 1980 in Columbus, Ohio.

	~~== Relevant Employment ==~~		Tate worked at: Organic Chemistry, Information Science; CAS: Assistant director 1961-70; Associate director 1970-1974; Associate director of planning and development 1974-?; Manager, information science section, Wyeth Labs 1958-61. He was interested in data and information management systems, automated and manual information-handling systems, publishing systems for technical information, information utilization systems, and business management systems associated with foregoing areas.

	* Chemical Abstracting Service		== Contributions ==

	== ~~Contributions~~ ==		== Publications ==
	~~Tate worked at: Organic Chemistry, Information Science; CAS: Assistant director 1961-70; Associate director 1970-1974; Associate director of planning~~ and ~~development 1974-?; Manager,~~ information ~~science section~~, ~~Wyeth Labs 1958~~-61. ~~He was interested~~ in ~~data~~ and ~~information management systems~~, ~~automated and manual information~~-~~handling systems, publishing systems for technical information, information utilization systems, and business management systems associated with foregoing areas~~.		*"Relationships between primary publications and secondary information services." With R. J. Rowlett Jr & James L. Wood. ''Journal of Chemical Documentation'' 10, no. 1 (1970): 32-37.
			*"Changing patterns in the international communication of chemical research and technology." With Dale Baker & Russell J. Rowlett Jr. ''Journal of Chemical Documentation'' 11, no. 2 (1971): 90-98.

	== Awards ==		== Awards ==

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			== Life ==
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1920-1980

== Relevant Employment ==

* Chemical Abstracting Service

== Contributions ==
Tate worked at: Organic Chemistry, Information Science; CAS: Assistant director 1961-70; Associate director 1970-1974; Associate director of planning and development 1974-?; Manager, information science section, Wyeth Labs 1958-61. He was interested in data and information management systems, automated and manual information-handling systems, publishing systems for technical information, information utilization systems, and business management systems associated with foregoing areas.

== Awards ==
1978 Skolnik Award(ACS) for conceiving, developing, and implementing computer-based information handling systems and procedures across the full range of CAS operations; and for leadership in the development of the CAS Chemical Registry System.

== Offices ==

== Papers ==
'''Location #1'''

* Papers dates:
* Size:
* Includes: Papers relating to CAS work are definitely at CAS offices (in the basement; CAS has no archives) but not arranged or described.
* Finding aid:
* Source: Phone conversation with Dale Baker, 6/96.