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	== Publications ==		== Publications ==
	Google Scholar lists numerous publications, some under Berry		Google Scholar lists numerous publications, some under Berry
	[https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=~~&22Madeline~~+M.+Berry~~%22~~] and others under Henderson.		[https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=Madeline+M.+Berry] and others under Henderson.
	[https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=~~&22Madeline~~+M.+Henderson~~%22~~]		[https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=Madeline+M.+Henderson]

	*''Punched cards: Their applications to science and industry.'' 2nd ed. Ed. with R. S. Casey, [[James Whitney Perry\|J. W. Perry]] & [[Allen Kent\|A. Kent]]. New York: Reinhold, 1958.		*''Punched cards: Their applications to science and industry.'' 2nd ed. Ed. with R. S. Casey, [[James Whitney Perry\|J. W. Perry]] & [[Allen Kent\|A. Kent]]. New York: Reinhold, 1958.

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	== Life ==		== Life ==
	Madeline M. Henderson was born ~~as Madeline Berry~~ on September 3, 1922 in Merrimac, Massachusetts. She attended Emmanuel College, Boston, receiving an AB in chemistry in 1944. After college, she worked briefly with DuPont in explosives research and as a chemist for Harrington Research Labs in Quincy. She accepted a position at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT) High Pressure Research Lab as a research associate.		Madeline Mary Berry (later, in 1957, Madeline Henderson) was born on September 3, 1922 in Merrimac, Massachusetts. She attended Emmanuel College, Boston, receiving an AB in chemistry in 1944. After college, she worked briefly with DuPont in explosives research and as a chemist for Harrington Research Labs in Quincy. She then accepted a position at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT) High Pressure Research Lab as a research associate.

	In February 1950 her career took a major turn when she became as assistant to [[James Whitney Perry\|James W. Perry]] at MIT who was interested in information technology. She helped edit ''Punched cards: Their application to science and industry'' (1951) and was designated co-editor of the second edition, 1958. She and Perry undertook a study of notational systems for structural formulas. They also thought about recording semantic relationships (semantic factoring) and terse "telegraphic" abstracts during a contract with the CIA. In 1951 Allen Kent joined them. All three moved to [[Battelle Memorial Institute]] in Columbus, Ohio, in 1953. This very productive partnership ended when Perry and Kent moved to Western Reserve University (later Case Western Reserve University) to form the Center for Documentation and Communication Research.		In February 1950 her career took a major turn when she became as assistant to [[James Whitney Perry\|James W. Perry]] at MIT who was interested in information technology. She helped edit ''Punched cards: Their application to science and industry'' (1951) and was designated co-editor of the second edition (1958). She and Perry undertook a study of notational systems for structural formulas. They also thought about recording semantic relationships ("semantic factoring") and terse "telegraphic" abstracts during a contract with the CIA. In 1951 Allen Kent joined them. All three moved to [[Battelle Memorial Institute]] in Columbus, Ohio, in 1953. This very productive partnership ended when Perry and Kent moved to Western Reserve University (later Case Western Reserve University) to form the Center for Documentation and Communication Research.

	In 1956 became an assistant to [[Helen Louise Brownson\|Helen Brownson]], director of a new Program for Support and Scientific Documentation at the [[National Science Foundation]], where she worked full-time 1956-1958 and part-time 1958-1962. There she compiled ''Current Research and Development in Scientific Documentation'' (15 issues, 1958-1969) and the first two issues pf ''Nonconventional Technical Information Systems in Current Use'' (1958-1966). She then worked part-time, ~~then~~ full-time at the [[National Bureau of Standards]] ~~until she~~ retired in 1979, but remained active as an independent consultant until 1991. She died on July 17, 2011 in Frederick, Maryland.		In 1956 Henderson became an assistant to [[Helen Louise Brownson\|Helen Brownson]], director of a new Program for Support and Scientific Documentation at the [[National Science Foundation]], where she worked full-time 1956-1958 and part-time 1958-1962. There she compiled ''Current Research and Development in Scientific Documentation'' (15 issues, 1958-1969) and the first two issues of ''Nonconventional Technical Information Systems in Current Use'' (1958-1966). She then worked part-time, later full-time at the [[National Bureau of Standards]]. She retired in 1979 but remained active as an independent consultant until 1991. She died on July 17, 2011 in Frederick, Maryland.

	== Contributions ==		== Contributions ==
	Madeline Henderson was highly influential through her research, writings, and professional activities.		Madeline Henderson was highly influential through her research, writings, and professional activities. In particular, her work helped quite disparate information-related activities to form information science as a more coherent whole.

	== Publications ==		== Publications ==
			Google Scholar lists numerous publications, some under Berry
			[https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=&22Madeline+M.+Berry%22] and others under Henderson.
			[https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=&22Madeline+M.+Henderson%22]

	*''Punched cards: Their applications to science and industry.'' 2nd ed. Ed. with R. S. Casey, [[James Whitney Perry\|J. W. Perry]] & [[Allen Kent\|A. Kent]]. New York: Reinhold, 1958.		*''Punched cards: Their applications to science and industry.'' 2nd ed. Ed. with R. S. Casey, [[James Whitney Perry\|J. W. Perry]] & [[Allen Kent\|A. Kent]]. New York: Reinhold, 1958.
	*''Cooperation, convertibility, and compatibility among information systems: A literature review.'' Withe others. Washington DC: US Govt Printing Office, 1966. National Bureau of Standards Miscellaneous Publication 276. [https://openlibrary.org/works/OL6991284W/Cooperation_convertibility_and_compatibility_among_information_systems?edition=key%3A/books/OL6007789M]		*''Cooperation, convertibility, and compatibility among information systems: A literature review.'' Withe others. Washington DC: US Govt Printing Office, 1966. National Bureau of Standards Miscellaneous Publication 276. [https://openlibrary.org/works/OL6991284W/Cooperation_convertibility_and_compatibility_among_information_systems?edition=key%3A/books/OL6007789M]
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	== Further reading ==		== Further reading ==
	*Williams, R. V. "Madeline M. Henderson: From chemical information science pioneer to architect of the new information science." ''Libraries and the Cultural Record'' 45, no 2 (2010): 167-184.		*Williams, R. V. "Madeline M. Henderson: From chemical information science pioneer to architect of the new information science." ''Libraries and the Cultural Record'' 45, no 2 (2010): 167-184. Biography.
	*''1922 - Madeline - 2011''. Brief obituary. Stauffer Funeral Homes, 2011. [https://www.staufferfuneralhome.com/obituaries/madeline-henderson]		*''1922 - Madeline - 2011''. Brief obituary. Stauffer Funeral Homes, 2011. [https://www.staufferfuneralhome.com/obituaries/madeline-henderson]

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	== Life ==		== Life ==
	Madeline M. Henderson was born as Madeline Berry on September 3, 1922 in Merrimac, Massachusetts.		Madeline M. Henderson was born as Madeline Berry on September 3, 1922 in Merrimac, Massachusetts. She attended Emmanuel College, Boston, receiving an AB in chemistry in 1944. After college, she worked briefly with DuPont in explosives research and as a chemist for Harrington Research Labs in Quincy. She accepted a position at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT) High Pressure Research Lab as a research associate.

	She ~~died on July 17~~, ~~2011~~.		In February 1950 her career took a major turn when she became as assistant to [[James Whitney Perry\|James W. Perry]] at MIT who was interested in information technology. She helped edit ''Punched cards: Their application to science and industry'' (1951) and was designated co-editor of the second edition, 1958. She and Perry undertook a study of notational systems for structural formulas. They also thought about recording semantic relationships (semantic factoring) and terse "telegraphic" abstracts during a contract with the CIA. In 1951 Allen Kent joined them. All three moved to [[Battelle Memorial Institute]] in Columbus, Ohio, in 1953. This very productive partnership ended when Perry and Kent moved to Western Reserve University (later Case Western Reserve University) to form the Center for Documentation and Communication Research.

			In 1956 became an assistant to [[Helen Louise Brownson\|Helen Brownson]], director of a new Program for Support and Scientific Documentation at the [[National Science Foundation]], where she worked full-time 1956-1958 and part-time 1958-1962. There she compiled ''Current Research and Development in Scientific Documentation'' (15 issues, 1958-1969) and the first two issues pf ''Nonconventional Technical Information Systems in Current Use'' (1958-1966). She then worked part-time, then full-time at the [[National Bureau of Standards]] until she retired in 1979, but remained active as an independent consultant until 1991. She died on July 17, 2011 in Frederick, Maryland.

	~~Chemist, E.I. DuPont, 1944-45; researcher, C.S. Batchelder Co., 1945-46;~~ research associate, [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology\|MIT]], 1946-52; consultant, 1953; [[Battelle Memorial Institute\|Battelle Labs]], 1953-56; research analyst, [[National Science Foundation\|'''National Science Foundation''']], Office of Science Information Service, 1956-62; analyst, [[National Bureau of Standards]], ~~1964-79; independent consultant~~, ~~1979-91~~.		== Contributions ==
			Madeline Henderson was highly influential through her research, writings, and professional activities.

	A ~~fairly complete biography~~ of ~~Henderson appears in~~ the ~~following source~~:		== Publications ==
	~~She died~~		*''Punched cards: Their applications to science and industry.'' 2nd ed. Ed. with R. S. Casey, [[James Whitney Perry\|J. W. Perry]] & [[Allen Kent\|A. Kent]]. New York: Reinhold, 1958.
			*''Cooperation, convertibility, and compatibility among information systems: A literature review.'' Withe others. Washington DC: US Govt Printing Office, 1966. National Bureau of Standards Miscellaneous Publication 276. [https://openlibrary.org/works/OL6991284W/Cooperation_convertibility_and_compatibility_among_information_systems?edition=key%3A/books/OL6007789M]
			*''Evaluation of information systems: a selected bibliography with informative abstracts''. Washington, DC: US Govt. Print. Off., 1967. [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/006187475]
			*''Automation and the Federal library community: report on a survey''. With others. Washington: Federal Library Committee, 1973. [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000719324/]
			*''Oral history interview with Madeline M. Henderson''. Philadelphia: Science History Institute, 1997. [https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/kd17cv03c]

	~~== Contribution ==~~

	~~== Publications ==~~
	*''Punched cards: Their applications to science and industry.'' 2nd ed. Ed. with R. S. Casey, [[James Whitney Perry\|J. W. Perry]] & [[Allen Kent\|A. Kent]]. New York: Reinhold.
	*
	== Offices ==		== Offices ==
	*American Association for the Advancement of Science. Secretary, 1978.		*American Association for the Advancement of Science. Secretary, 1978.
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	== Awards ==		== Awards ==
	*[[ASIST\|American Society for Information Science]]. Watson Davis Award, 1989.		*[[ASIST\|American Society for Information Science]]. Watson Davis Award, 1989.
	*American Institute of Chemists. Fellow.		*American Institute of Chemists. Fellow, 1964.
	*American Association for the Advancement of Science. Fellow,		*American Association for the Advancement of Science. Fellow,
	*American Library Association. Joseph W. Lippincott Award, 2004.
	~~Science History Institute (online)~~

	== Further reading ==		== Further reading ==
	*Williams, R. V. "Madeline M. Henderson: From chemical information science pioneer to architect of the new information science." ''Libraries and the Cultural Record'' 45, no 2 (2010): 167-184.		*Williams, R. V. "Madeline M. Henderson: From chemical information science pioneer to architect of the new information science." ''Libraries and the Cultural Record'' 45, no 2 (2010): 167-184.
			*''1922 - Madeline - 2011''. Brief obituary. Stauffer Funeral Homes, 2011. [https://www.staufferfuneralhome.com/obituaries/madeline-henderson]
	* '''~~Dates~~'~~'': 1997~~
	* '''Size:''' 82 pages
	* '''Includes:''' Oral history interview
	* '''Source''': Science History Institute website: [https://digital.~~sciencehistory~~.~~org/works/kd17cv03c]~~

	~~== Further reading ==~~
	*A brief obituary is available at [https://www.staufferfuneralhome.com/obituaries/madeline-henderson]

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			'''Madeline M. (Berry) Henderson''' (1922-2011) was an American information services specialist.
	[[File:Henderson.jpg\|thumb\|Madeline M. (Berry) Henderson]]		[[File:Henderson.jpg\|thumb\|Madeline M. (Berry) Henderson]]


	== Life ==		== Life ==
	Madeline M. (Berry~~) Henderson (~~1922-2011)		Madeline M. Henderson was born as Madeline Berry on September 3, 1922 in Merrimac, Massachusetts.

			She died on July 17, 2011.

	~~A brief obituary is available at https://www.staufferfuneralhome.com/obituaries/madeline-henderson~~

	~~== Contribution ==~~
	Chemist, E.I. DuPont, 1944-45; researcher, C.S. Batchelder Co., 1945-46; research associate, [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology\|MIT]], 1946-52; consultant, 1953; [[Battelle Memorial Institute\|Battelle Labs]], 1953-56; research analyst, [[National Science Foundation\|'''National Science Foundation''']], Office of Science Information Service, 1956-62; analyst, [[National Bureau of Standards]], 1964-79; independent consultant, 1979-91.		Chemist, E.I. DuPont, 1944-45; researcher, C.S. Batchelder Co., 1945-46; research associate, [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology\|MIT]], 1946-52; consultant, 1953; [[Battelle Memorial Institute\|Battelle Labs]], 1953-56; research analyst, [[National Science Foundation\|'''National Science Foundation''']], Office of Science Information Service, 1956-62; analyst, [[National Bureau of Standards]], 1964-79; independent consultant, 1979-91.

	A fairly complete biography of Henderson appears in the following source: ~~Williams, R. V. Madeline M. Henderson: From chemical information science pioneer to architect of the new information science. ''Libraries and the Cultural Record'', ''45''(2), 167-184.~~		A fairly complete biography of Henderson appears in the following source:
			She died

			== Contribution ==

	== Publications ==		== Publications ==
	*''Punched cards: Their applications to science and industry.'' 2nd ed. Ed. by R. S. Casey, [[James Whitney Perry\|J. W. Perry]]~~, M. Berry~~ & [[Allen Kent\|A. Kent]]. New York: Reinhold.		*''Punched cards: Their applications to science and industry.'' 2nd ed. Ed. with R. S. Casey, [[James Whitney Perry\|J. W. Perry]] & [[Allen Kent\|A. Kent]]. New York: Reinhold.
			*
			== Offices ==
			*American Association for the Advancement of Science. Secretary, 1978.

	== Awards ==		== Awards ==
	* ~~1989~~ Watson Davis Award ~~(ASIS)~~		*[[ASIST\|American Society for Information Science]]. Watson Davis Award, 1989.
	* ~~Fellow,~~ American Institute of Chemists		*American Institute of Chemists. Fellow.
	* ~~Fellow,~~ American Association for the Advancement of Science		*American Association for the Advancement of Science. Fellow,
			*American Library Association. Joseph W. Lippincott Award, 2004.
	~~== Offices ==~~		Science History Institute (online)
	* ~~AAAS Secretary 1978~~

	~~== Papers ==~~

	~~'''Location #1''' A few personal and professional papers are in her possession; most of her professional papers reside in the various agencies noted above~~		== Further reading ==
			*Williams, R. V. "Madeline M. Henderson: From chemical information science pioneer to architect of the new information science." ''Libraries and the Cultural Record'' 45, no 2 (2010): 167-184.
	* ~~'''Dates~~:'''
	* '''Size:'''
	* '''Includes:'''
	* '''Finding aid:'''
	* '''Source'~~'': Conversation with Ms. Henderson, July~~, ~~1997~~


	~~'''Location #~~2~~''' Science History Institute~~ (~~online~~)

	* '''Dates''': 1997		* '''Dates''': 1997
	* '''Size:''' 82 pages		* '''Size:''' 82 pages
	* '''Includes:''' Oral history interview		* '''Includes:''' Oral history interview
	* '''Source''': Science History Institute website: https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/kd17cv03c		* '''Source''': Science History Institute website: [https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/kd17cv03c]

			== Further reading ==
			*A brief obituary is available at [https://www.staufferfuneralhome.com/obituaries/madeline-henderson]

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	A fairly complete biography of Henderson appears in the following source: Williams, R. V. Madeline M. Henderson: From chemical information science pioneer to architect of the new information science. ''Libraries and the Cultural Record'', ''45''(2), 167-184.		A fairly complete biography of Henderson appears in the following source: Williams, R. V. Madeline M. Henderson: From chemical information science pioneer to architect of the new information science. ''Libraries and the Cultural Record'', ''45''(2), 167-184.

			== Publications ==
			*''Punched cards: Their applications to science and industry.'' 2nd ed. Ed. by R. S. Casey, [[James Whitney Perry\|J. W. Perry]], M. Berry & [[Allen Kent\|A. Kent]]. New York: Reinhold.

	== Awards ==		== Awards ==

	* 1989 Watson Davis Award (ASIS)		* 1989 Watson Davis Award (ASIS)
	* Fellow, American Institute of Chemists		* Fellow, American Institute of Chemists
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	== Offices ==		== Offices ==

	* AAAS Secretary 1978		* AAAS Secretary 1978

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	== Life ==		== Life ==
	Madeline M. (Berry) Henderson (1922-2011)		Madeline M. (Berry) Henderson (1922-2011)

			A brief obituary is available at https://www.staufferfuneralhome.com/obituaries/madeline-henderson

	== Contribution ==		== Contribution ==
	Chemist, E.I. DuPont, 1944-45; researcher, C.S. Batchelder Co., 1945-46; research associate, MIT, 1946-52; consultant, 1953; Battelle Labs, 1953-56; research analyst, National Science Foundation, Office of Science Information Service, 1956-62; analyst, National Bureau of Standards, 1964-79; independent consultant, 1979-91. A fairly complete biography of Henderson appears in the following source: ~~Robert~~ V. ~~Williams, "~~Madeline M. Henderson: From ~~Chemical Information Science Pioneer~~ to ~~Archtect~~ of the ~~New Information Science~~." ''Libraries and the Cultural Record''45(2), 167-184.		Chemist, E.I. DuPont, 1944-45; researcher, C.S. Batchelder Co., 1945-46; research associate, [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology\|MIT]], 1946-52; consultant, 1953; [[Battelle Memorial Institute\|Battelle Labs]], 1953-56; research analyst, [[National Science Foundation\|'''National Science Foundation''']], Office of Science Information Service, 1956-62; analyst, [[National Bureau of Standards]], 1964-79; independent consultant, 1979-91.

			A fairly complete biography of Henderson appears in the following source: Williams, R. V. Madeline M. Henderson: From chemical information science pioneer to architect of the new information science. ''Libraries and the Cultural Record'', ''45''(2), 167-184.

	== Awards ==		== Awards ==
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	'''Location #1''' A few personal and professional papers are in her possession; most of her professional papers reside in the various agencies noted above		'''Location #1''' A few personal and professional papers are in her possession; most of her professional papers reside in the various agencies noted above

	* '''~~Papers dates~~:'''		* '''Dates:'''
	* '''Size:'''		* '''Size:'''
	* '''Includes:'''		* '''Includes:'''
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	'''Location #2''' ~~Chemical Heritage Foundation~~		'''Location #2''' Science History Institute (online)

	* '''~~Papers dates~~''': ~~Oral history interview conducted by Robert V. Williams, 14 July~~ 1997 ~~for the CHF.~~		* '''Dates''': 1997
	* '''Size:'''		* '''Size:''' 82 pages
	* '''Includes:'''		* '''Includes:''' Oral history interview
	* '''Finding aid:'''		* '''Source''': Science History Institute website: https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/kd17cv03c
	* '''Source''': ~~CHF Web site, Historical Services Dept~~.

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			== Life ==
	Madeline M. (Berry) Henderson (1922-2011)		Madeline M. (Berry) Henderson (1922-2011)

	~~== Life ==~~

	== Contribution ==		== Contribution ==
	~~'''OTHER INFORMATION:'''~~

	Chemist, E.I. DuPont, 1944-45; researcher, C.S. Batchelder Co., 1945-46; research associate, MIT, 1946-52; consultant, 1953; Battelle Labs, 1953-56; research analyst, National Science Foundation, Office of Science Information Service, 1956-62; analyst, National Bureau of Standards, 1964-79; independent consultant, 1979-91. A fairly complete biography of Henderson appears in the following source: Robert V. Williams, "Madeline M. Henderson: From Chemical Information Science Pioneer to Archtect of the New Information Science." ''Libraries and the Cultural Record''45(2), 167-184.		Chemist, E.I. DuPont, 1944-45; researcher, C.S. Batchelder Co., 1945-46; research associate, MIT, 1946-52; consultant, 1953; Battelle Labs, 1953-56; research analyst, National Science Foundation, Office of Science Information Service, 1956-62; analyst, National Bureau of Standards, 1964-79; independent consultant, 1979-91. A fairly complete biography of Henderson appears in the following source: Robert V. Williams, "Madeline M. Henderson: From Chemical Information Science Pioneer to Archtect of the New Information Science." ''Libraries and the Cultural Record''45(2), 167-184.

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

	~~1989 Watson Davis Award (ASIS); Fellow, American Institute of Chemists; Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science~~

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

	~~AAAS Secretary 1978~~

	=== ~~A CAREER MEMORY FROM MADELINE HENDERSON~~ ===
	~~'''Prolific Abstractors'''~~

	~~Madeline M. (Berry) Henderson~~

	In the early- to mid- 1950s there were three innovative approaches to the task of managing science information resources. In one, Calvin Mooers called for the application of "descriptors" to documents, and their coding by random numbers and superimposed punching on edge-notched cards. The random number codes and superimposed punches would cut down on false drops. Mortimer Taube proposed the use of unit terms, found in documents, to be recorded on individual cards, with document numbers listed on the appropriate term cards. Searches involved combining or coordinating terms to define desired subjects, and matching common document numbers on the selected cards. James Perry and his team of Perry, Berry, and Kent believed that the meanings of index terms or subject headings needed to be made explicit, and proposed expressing the semantic elements or "factors" of such terms. They also described use of brief "telegraphic" abstracts to express document contents.

	Each of the three innovators documented their approaches: Mooers issued Zator Company Technical Bulletins, while Taube published five volumes of his Studies in Coordinate Indexing. But neither matched the output of Perry, Berry, and Kent. We appeared in Chemical and Engineering News and in American Documentation, we conducted conferences and edited their proceedings, we published books on machine literature searching and on the use of punched cards. We were so prolific that we inspired Si Newman to compose a limerick. (Simon Newman was a chemist at the U. S. Patent office, active in early efforts to automate patent searching procedures.) Si wrote:

	~~Perry, Berry, and Kent~~

	~~Reannounce the self-same event.~~

	~~Their abstracts in miniature~~

	~~Cover the world's literature~~

	~~Recently doubled by Perry~~, ~~Berry~~, ~~and Kent!~~		* 1989 Watson Davis Award (ASIS)
			* Fellow, American Institute of Chemists
			* Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science

	~~It was a fun time, an exciting time to be active in the field, and I am glad to have been part of it.~~		== Offices ==

	~~== Selected Publications ==~~		* AAAS Secretary 1978

	== Papers ==		== Papers ==
	~~'''LOCATION #1'''~~

	~~A few personal and professional papers are in her possession; most of her professional papers reside in the various agencies noted above.~~

	'''~~SOURCE:~~'''		'''Location #1''' A few personal and professional papers are in her possession; most of her professional papers reside in the various agencies noted above

	Conversation with Ms. Henderson, July, 1997.		* '''Papers dates:'''
	~~----'''PAPERS AT:'''~~		* '''Size:'''
			* '''Includes:'''
			* '''Finding aid:'''
			* '''Source''': Conversation with Ms. Henderson, July, 1997

	~~'''LOCATION #2:''' Chemical Heritage Foundation.~~

	'''~~PAPERS DATES:~~''' ~~Oral history interview conducted by Robert V. Williams, 14 July 1997 for the CHF.~~		'''Location #2''' Chemical Heritage Foundation

	'''~~SOURCE~~:''' CHF Web site, Historical Services Dept.		* '''Papers dates''': Oral history interview conducted by Robert V. Williams, 14 July 1997 for the CHF.
			* '''Size:'''
			* '''Includes:'''
			* '''Finding aid:'''
			* '''Source''': CHF Web site, Historical Services Dept.

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	AAAS Secretary 1978		AAAS Secretary 1978

			=== A CAREER MEMORY FROM MADELINE HENDERSON ===
			'''Prolific Abstractors'''

			Madeline M. (Berry) Henderson

			In the early- to mid- 1950s there were three innovative approaches to the task of managing science information resources. In one, Calvin Mooers called for the application of "descriptors" to documents, and their coding by random numbers and superimposed punching on edge-notched cards. The random number codes and superimposed punches would cut down on false drops. Mortimer Taube proposed the use of unit terms, found in documents, to be recorded on individual cards, with document numbers listed on the appropriate term cards. Searches involved combining or coordinating terms to define desired subjects, and matching common document numbers on the selected cards. James Perry and his team of Perry, Berry, and Kent believed that the meanings of index terms or subject headings needed to be made explicit, and proposed expressing the semantic elements or "factors" of such terms. They also described use of brief "telegraphic" abstracts to express document contents.

			Each of the three innovators documented their approaches: Mooers issued Zator Company Technical Bulletins, while Taube published five volumes of his Studies in Coordinate Indexing. But neither matched the output of Perry, Berry, and Kent. We appeared in Chemical and Engineering News and in American Documentation, we conducted conferences and edited their proceedings, we published books on machine literature searching and on the use of punched cards. We were so prolific that we inspired Si Newman to compose a limerick. (Simon Newman was a chemist at the U. S. Patent office, active in early efforts to automate patent searching procedures.) Si wrote:

			Perry, Berry, and Kent

			Reannounce the self-same event.

			Their abstracts in miniature

			Cover the world's literature

			Recently doubled by Perry, Berry, and Kent!

			It was a fun time, an exciting time to be active in the field, and I am glad to have been part of it.

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

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	== Papers ==		== Papers ==
			'''LOCATION #1'''

			A few personal and professional papers are in her possession; most of her professional papers reside in the various agencies noted above.

			'''SOURCE:'''

			Conversation with Ms. Henderson, July, 1997.
			----'''PAPERS AT:'''

			'''LOCATION #2:''' Chemical Heritage Foundation.

			'''PAPERS DATES:''' Oral history interview conducted by Robert V. Williams, 14 July 1997 for the CHF.

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