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	== Life ==		== Life ==
	'''James Whitney Perry''' (1907~~-1971)~~. He studied chemical engineering at North Carolina State College (BS 1927; MS 1928), at MIT (SM 1931) and the Technical Universities of Stuttgart and Berlin-Charlottenberg (1932-1933). During the 1930s he helped develop the first low-cost synthetic detergent at the National Aniline Division of Allied Chemical. After wartime research on explosives at the Aberdeen Proving Ground, he initiated work on more efficient library and literature searching at [[Massachusetts Institute ~~for~~ Technology\|MIT]]. He was later Director of the Center for Documentation and Communication Research at the School of Library Sciences at Western Reserve University. In 1960 he joined the College of Engineering at the University of Arizona.		'''James Whitney Perry''' was born on October 21, 1907. He studied chemical engineering at North Carolina State College (BS 1927; MS 1928), at MIT (SM 1931) and the Technical Universities of Stuttgart and Berlin-Charlottenberg (1932-1933). During the 1930s he helped develop the first low-cost synthetic detergent at the National Aniline Division of Allied Chemical. After wartime research on explosives at the Aberdeen Proving Ground, he initiated work on more efficient library and literature searching at [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology\|MIT]]. He was later Director of the Center for Documentation and Communication Research at the School of Library Sciences at Western Reserve University. In 1960 he joined the College of Engineering at the University of Arizona. He died on December 24, 1971.
	He died December 24, 1971.

	== Contributions ==		== Contributions ==
	~~With Casey,~~ Perry ~~edited Punched Cards: Their Application~~ to ~~Science~~ and ~~Industry; Stressed information~~ was ~~polydimensional;~~ Semantic factoring ~~and use of~~ role indicators for telegraphic abstracts provided linguistic foundation for his Searching Selector. His interests included: scientific Russian, documentation methods, synthetic detergents, military propellents. He worked at: Director, Center for Documentation and Communication, WRU; He also worked at: Chemist; Prof. Systems Engineering, Univ. of Arizona; Modern Language Dept., MIT.		James Perry worked closely with [[Allen Kent]] in a series of projects to develop computer-based document storage and retrieval systems. A distinctive development was their "Semantic factoring" using structured codes derived from natural language but with a syntactic role indicator inserted (an "infix").

	He was a pioneer in IR systems, establishing a new approach to intellectual organization of knowledge. He helped to standardized language in documentation selection. He was a leader in investigating subject analysis, the coding of subject terms, and their relationship to information retrieval. Perry held several patents. He was concerned with problems of scientific bibliography and information retrieval. He advocated the mechanization of literature searching. He was a driving force behind the ACS's committees exploring the use of punch ~~card machines for automatic indexing~~ and ~~information retrieval~~.		Perry also promoted the use of punch cards and telegraphic abstracts.

	== Publications ==		== Publications ==
	Perry is credited with 15 books, more than 100 papers and several patents.		Perry is credited with 15 books, more than 100 papers and several patents. Many are listed in Google Scholar. [https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=James+W.+Perry]

			*"Machine literature searching X. Machine language; factors underlying its design and development." With A. Kent & M. M. Berry. ''American Documentation'' 6, no 4 (1955): 242–254. doi:10.1002/asi.5090060411.
			*''Punched cards, their applications to science and industry''. Ed. with R. S. Casey. New York: Reinhold, 1951. Larger later ed, 1958.
			*"The new look in library science." ''Applied Mechanics Reviews''. 9, no 11 (Nov 1956): 457-460. Reprinted in: ''Readings in special librarianship''. Ed. H. S. Sharp. New York: Scarecrow Press, 1963, pp 606-622. [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000962089]
			*''Centralized information services, opportunities and problems''. With A. Kent. Cleveland, OH: Western Reserve University, Center for Documentation and Communication Research, 1958.(Pub. no. 1958-2).
			*''Tools for machine literature searching: semantic code dictionary, equipment, procedures'', [edited by] J.W. Perry and Allen Kent. New York: Interscience Publishers, 1958.
			*"Defining the query spectrum – the basis for developing and evaluating information-retrieval methods." ''IEEE Transactions on Engineering Writing and Speech'' 6, no 1 (1963): 20-27.
			*''Document selection methods. A general analysis''. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona, Systems engineering Dept., 1963. [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/101848649] Also published in: ''Readings in special librarianship''. Ed. H. S. Sharp. New York: Scarecrow Press, 1963, pp 507-573. [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000962089]
	== Offices ==		== Offices ==
	*[[ASIST\|American Documentation Institute]]. President, 1957.		*[[ASIST\|American Documentation Institute]]. President, 1957.
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	== Awards ==		== Awards ==
	American Institute of Chemists. ~~Honarary~~ Fellow.		American Institute of Chemists. Honorary Fellow.

	== Further reading ==		== Further reading ==
	*Obituary. ''Journal of Chemical Documentation'' 12, no 1 (Feb 1, 1972): 69. [http://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/c160044a601]		*Obituary. ''Journal of Chemical Documentation'' 12, no 1 (Feb 1, 1972): 69. [http://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/c160044a601]
	*Burke, Colin B. ''America's Information Wars: The untold story of information systems in America's		*Burke, Colin B. ''America's Information Wars: The untold story of information systems in America's conflicts and and politics from World War II to the Internet age''. Lanham, MD: Roman & Littlefield, 2018. Includes details of Perry's life and work.
			*"Perry, James Whitney." In: ''Encyclopedia of library and information science''. Vol. 22, (1977) pp. 66-68). New York: Marcel Dekker, Inc.
	=~~= Papers ==~~		*Keswick, Thomas A. "James W. Perry." ''PBWorks''. UCLA. [http://ucla245.pbworks.com/w/page/8751411/James%20W%20Perry?mode=embedded]
	~~Some papers may still be at MIT and WRU.~~

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	~~== Life ==~~		'''James Whitney Perry''' (1907-1971) was an American information retrieval specialist.
	James Whitney Perry (1907-1971)

	~~For a brief obituary see this link: <nowiki>http://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/c160044a601</nowiki>~~

	== ~~Relevant Employment~~ ==		== Life ==
			'''James Whitney Perry''' (1907-1971). He studied chemical engineering at North Carolina State College (BS 1927; MS 1928), at MIT (SM 1931) and the Technical Universities of Stuttgart and Berlin-Charlottenberg (1932-1933). During the 1930s he helped develop the first low-cost synthetic detergent at the National Aniline Division of Allied Chemical. After wartime research on explosives at the Aberdeen Proving Ground, he initiated work on more efficient library and literature searching at [[Massachusetts Institute for Technology\|MIT]]. He was later Director of the Center for Documentation and Communication Research at the School of Library Sciences at Western Reserve University. In 1960 he joined the College of Engineering at the University of Arizona.
	* MIT		He died December 24, 1971.
	* WRU

	== Contributions ==		== Contributions ==
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	He was a pioneer in IR systems, establishing a new approach to intellectual organization of knowledge. He helped to standardized language in documentation selection. He was a leader in investigating subject analysis, the coding of subject terms, and their relationship to information retrieval. Perry held several patents. He was concerned with problems of scientific bibliography and information retrieval. He advocated the mechanization of literature searching. He was a driving force behind the ACS's committees exploring the use of punch card machines for automatic indexing and information retrieval.		He was a pioneer in IR systems, establishing a new approach to intellectual organization of knowledge. He helped to standardized language in documentation selection. He was a leader in investigating subject analysis, the coding of subject terms, and their relationship to information retrieval. Perry held several patents. He was concerned with problems of scientific bibliography and information retrieval. He advocated the mechanization of literature searching. He was a driving force behind the ACS's committees exploring the use of punch card machines for automatic indexing and information retrieval.

	== ~~Awards~~ ==		== Publications ==
			Perry is credited with 15 books, more than 100 papers and several patents.

	== Offices ==		== Offices ==
			*[[ASIST\|American Documentation Institute]]. President, 1957.
			*American Chemical Society. Division of Chemical Literature. Co-organizer and President.

	* ~~ADI~~/~~ASIS \| Pres~~., ~~1957~~		== Awards ==
			American Institute of Chemists. Honarary Fellow.

			== Further reading ==
			*Obituary. ''Journal of Chemical Documentation'' 12, no 1 (Feb 1, 1972): 69. [http://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/c160044a601]
			*Burke, Colin B. ''America's Information Wars: The untold story of information systems in America's

	== Papers ==		== Papers ==
	~~'''Location #1'''~~		Some papers may still be at MIT and WRU.

	* Papers dates:
	* Size:
	* Includes:
	** No personal papers have been retained by Perry's family.
	** Some papers may still be at MIT and WRU.
	* Finding aid:
	* Source: Phone conversation with Mrs. Perry, 6/95.

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	1907-1971		== Life ==
			James Whitney Perry (1907-1971)

	~~ADDRESS~~:		For a brief obituary see this link: <nowiki>http://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/c160044a601</nowiki>

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	~~WORKED AT:~~ MIT; WRU		* MIT
			* WRU

	~~OTHER INFORMATION:~~ With Casey, Perry edited Punched Cards: Their Application to Science and Industry; Stressed information was polydimensional; Semantic factoring and use of role indicators for telegraphic abstracts provided linguistic foundation for his Searching Selector. His interests included: scientific Russian, documentation methods, synthetic detergents, military propellents. He worked at: Director, Center for Documentation and Communication, WRU; He also worked at: Chemist; Prof. Systems Engineering, Univ. of Arizona; Modern Language Dept., MIT.		== Contributions ==
			With Casey, Perry edited Punched Cards: Their Application to Science and Industry; Stressed information was polydimensional; Semantic factoring and use of role indicators for telegraphic abstracts provided linguistic foundation for his Searching Selector. His interests included: scientific Russian, documentation methods, synthetic detergents, military propellents. He worked at: Director, Center for Documentation and Communication, WRU; He also worked at: Chemist; Prof. Systems Engineering, Univ. of Arizona; Modern Language Dept., MIT.

	He was a pioneer in IR systems, establishing a new approach to intellectual organization of knowledge. He helped to standardized language in documentation selection. He was a leader in investigating subject analysis, the coding of subject terms, and their relationship to information retrieval. Perry held several patents. He was concerned with problems of scientific bibliography and information retrieval. He advocated the mechanization of literature searching. He was a driving force behind the ACS's committees exploring the use of punch card machines for automatic indexing and information retrieval.		He was a pioneer in IR systems, establishing a new approach to intellectual organization of knowledge. He helped to standardized language in documentation selection. He was a leader in investigating subject analysis, the coding of subject terms, and their relationship to information retrieval. Perry held several patents. He was concerned with problems of scientific bibliography and information retrieval. He advocated the mechanization of literature searching. He was a driving force behind the ACS's committees exploring the use of punch card machines for automatic indexing and information retrieval.

	~~For a brief obituary see this link: <nowiki>http://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/c160044a601</nowiki>~~		== Awards ==

	~~AWARDS:~~

	~~OFFICES: ADI/ASIS Pres. 1957~~

	~~PAPERS AT:~~

	~~LOCATION #1~~

	~~PAPERS DATES:~~

	~~SIZE:~~		== Offices ==

	~~INCLUDES: No personal papers have been retained by Perry's family. Some papers may still be at MIT and WRU~~.		* ADI/ASIS \| Pres., 1957

	~~FINDING AID:~~		== Papers ==
			'''Location #1'''

	~~SOURCE~~: Phone conversation with Mrs. Perry, 6/95.		* Papers dates:
			* Size:
			* Includes:
			** No personal papers have been retained by Perry's family.
			** Some papers may still be at MIT and WRU.
			* Finding aid:
			* Source: Phone conversation with Mrs. Perry, 6/95.

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1907-1971

ADDRESS:

E-MAIL:

WORKED AT: MIT; WRU

OTHER INFORMATION: With Casey, Perry edited Punched Cards: Their Application to Science and Industry; Stressed information was polydimensional; Semantic factoring and use of role indicators for telegraphic abstracts provided linguistic foundation for his Searching Selector. His interests included: scientific Russian, documentation methods, synthetic detergents, military propellents. He worked at: Director, Center for Documentation and Communication, WRU; He also worked at: Chemist; Prof. Systems Engineering, Univ. of Arizona; Modern Language Dept., MIT.

He was a pioneer in IR systems, establishing a new approach to intellectual organization of knowledge. He helped to standardized language in documentation selection. He was a leader in investigating subject analysis, the coding of subject terms, and their relationship to information retrieval. Perry held several patents. He was concerned with problems of scientific bibliography and information retrieval. He advocated the mechanization of literature searching. He was a driving force behind the ACS's committees exploring the use of punch card machines for automatic indexing and information retrieval.

For a brief obituary see this link: <nowiki>http://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/c160044a601</nowiki>

AWARDS:

OFFICES: ADI/ASIS Pres. 1957

PAPERS AT:

LOCATION #1

PAPERS DATES:

SIZE:

INCLUDES: No personal papers have been retained by Perry's family. Some papers may still be at MIT and WRU.

FINDING AID:

SOURCE: Phone conversation with Mrs. Perry, 6/95.

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	*Obituary. ''Journal of Chemical Documentation'' 12, no 1 (Feb 1, 1972): 69. [http://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/c160044a601]		*Obituary. ''Journal of Chemical Documentation'' 12, no 1 (Feb 1, 1972): 69. [http://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/c160044a601]
	*Burke, Colin B. ''America's Information Wars: The untold story of information systems in America's conflicts and and politics from World War II to the Internet age''. Lanham, MD: Roman & Littlefield, 2018. Includes details of Perry's life and work.		*Burke, Colin B. ''America's Information Wars: The untold story of information systems in America's conflicts and and politics from World War II to the Internet age''. Lanham, MD: Roman & Littlefield, 2018. Includes details of Perry's life and work.
	*"Perry, James Whitney." In: ''Encyclopedia of library and information science''. Vol. 22, (1977) ~~pp.~~ 66-68). New York: Marcel Dekker, Inc.		*"Perry, James Whitney." In: ''Encyclopedia of library and information science''. Vol. 22, (1977): 66-68. New York: Marcel Dekker, Inc.
	*Keswick, Thomas A. "James W. Perry." ''PBWorks''. UCLA. [http://ucla245.pbworks.com/w/page/8751411/James%20W%20Perry?mode=embedded]		*Keswick, Thomas A. "James W. Perry." ''PBWorks''. UCLA. [http://ucla245.pbworks.com/w/page/8751411/James%20W%20Perry?mode=embedded]