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	== Life ==		== Life ==
	'''Melvin Sherman Day''' was born on January 22, 1923 in Lewiston, Maine. He earned a BS in Chemistry from Bates College, Lewiston in 1943. After working as a chemist at ~~Chemist,~~ Metal Hydrides Inc., 1943-1944, he joined the US Army Corps of Engineers, 1944-1946, the [[Atomic Energy Commission]] (AEC) in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, in 1946. He become Chief, Technical Information Services Division in 1956, then Director of the Technical Information Division at AEC headquarters, 1958-1960.		'''Melvin Sherman Day''' was born on January 22, 1923 in Lewiston, Maine. He earned a BS in Chemistry from Bates College, Lewiston in 1943. After working as a chemist at Metal Hydrides Inc., 1943-1944, he joined the US Army Corps of Engineers, 1944-1946, the [[Atomic Energy Commission]] (AEC) in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, in 1946. He become Chief, Technical Information Services Division in 1956, then Director of the Technical Information Division at AEC headquarters, 1958-1960.

	Day moved to the [[National Aeronautics and Space Administration]] (NASA) in 1960 as Deputy Director, Office of Technical Information and Education; Director, Technical Information Division in 1962; and Deputy Assistant Administrator for Technology Utilization at NASA in 1967. He transferred to [[National Science Foundation]] as Head of the Office of Science Information Service in 1970; then in 1972 to the [[National Library of Medicine]] where he became Deputy Director.		Day moved to the [[National Aeronautics and Space Administration]] (NASA) in 1960 as Deputy Director, Office of Technical Information and Education; Director, Technical Information Division in 1962; and Deputy Assistant Administrator for Technology Utilization at NASA in 1967. He transferred to [[National Science Foundation]] as Head of the Office of Science Information Service in 1970; then in 1972 to the [[National Library of Medicine]] where he became Deputy Director.

	Day became Director of [National Bureau of Standards]] (NBS) in 1972 and retired from federal service in 1982. He also served as vice-president for information clearinghouses at the Information Technology Group, 1982-1984; vice-president for business development at Research Publications, Inc., 1984-1986; and Senior Vice President of Herner and Company, 1986-1988. He died August 3, 2013		Day became Director of the [[National Bureau of Standards]] (NBS) in 1972 and retired from federal service in 1982. He also served as vice-president for information clearinghouses at the Information Technology Group, 1982-1984; vice-president for business development at Research Publications, Inc., 1984-1986; and Senior Vice President of Herner and Company, 1986-1988. He died August 3, 2013
	in Weatherford, Texas.		in Weatherford, Texas.

	== Contributions ==		== Contributions ==
	In an interview with ISU, Day explained that in 1947, "I was involved in reviewing Manhattan Project documents so that they could be declassified. Within a short period of time, it became obvious to the Atomic Energy Commission that since they had all this material, it had to be organized so it could be made available. That was how the AEC information program got started." AEC was located in Oak Ridge, ~~TN; they~~ used IBM punch cards for indexing~~; records~~ were stored on microcards. When he joined NASA in 1960, they adopted microfiche and tapes; "In 1964 NASA contracted with Lockheed to produce a software package called NASA/RECON which tied together NASA centers in an online information retrieval environment in 1965" (Day, 1983).		In an interview with ISU, Day explained that in 1947, "I was involved in reviewing Manhattan Project documents so that they could be declassified. Within a short period of time, it became obvious to the Atomic Energy Commission that since they had all this material, it had to be organized so it could be made available. That was how the AEC information program got started." AEC was located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. They used IBM punch cards for indexing. Records were stored on microcards. When he joined NASA in 1960, they adopted microfiche and tapes: "In 1964 NASA contracted with Lockheed to produce a software package called NASA/RECON which tied together NASA centers in an online information retrieval environment in 1965" (Day, 1983).

	Day solidified the notion of an integrated information clearinghouse. In 1972, Day became the Deputy Director of the National Library of Medicine [NLM] where he helped build the Lister Hill Center and develop MEDLARS and MEDLINE as online systems (see [https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medline/medline_history.html History of Medline]), specifically: <blockquote>"In the late 1960’s, the NLM also began the distribution of Index Medicus citation data through the production of computer data tapes. These tapes were distributed to libraries and organizations which provided localized computer access to the citation data. In 1971, NLM began providing access to Index Medicus content via the MEDLARS onLINE (MEDLINE) system, which utilized specialized telecommunications systems. This system provided access to medical journal citations, published from 1966 and forward, that were included in Index Medicus. Accessing MEDLINE required training in the command line syntax used to search the database" (Oral History, 1997).</blockquote>Day also was responsible for making the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) database available for online searching. His [https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/r207tq10k oral history interview] includes "a discussion of his communications venture, influential teachers during his career, and the future of information science."		Day solidified the notion of an integrated information clearinghouse. In 1972, Day became the Deputy Director of the National Library of Medicine [NLM] where he helped build the Lister Hill Center and develop MEDLARS and MEDLINE as online systems (see [https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medline/medline_history.html History of Medline]), specifically: <blockquote>"In the late 1960’s, the NLM also began the distribution of Index Medicus citation data through the production of computer data tapes. These tapes were distributed to libraries and organizations which provided localized computer access to the citation data. In 1971, NLM began providing access to Index Medicus content via the MEDLARS onLINE (MEDLINE) system, which utilized specialized telecommunications systems. This system provided access to medical journal citations, published from 1966 and forward, that were included in Index Medicus. Accessing MEDLINE required training in the command line syntax used to search the database" (Oral History, 1997).</blockquote>Day also was responsible for making the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) database available for online searching. His [https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/r207tq10k oral history interview] includes "a discussion of his communications venture, influential teachers during his career, and the future of information science."
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	Numerous publications are listed in Google Scholar. [https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=Melvin+S.+Day]		Numerous publications are listed in Google Scholar. [https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=Melvin+S.+Day]

	*~~(1960).~~ Technical information for nuclear plant activities. ''US Papers: Held June 20-26, 1960'', 13.		*Technical information for nuclear plant activities. ''US Papers: Held June 20-26, 1960'', 13.
	*"New indexing pattern for Nuclear Science Abstracts. ''American Documentation'' 11, no 2 (1960): 120-127.		*"New indexing pattern for Nuclear Science Abstracts. ''American Documentation'' 11, no 2 (1960): 120-127.
	*"Local Access to the Aerospace Technical Literature." ''Aslib Proceedings'' 15, no 7 (1963): 211-217.		*"Local Access to the Aerospace Technical Literature." ''Aslib Proceedings'' 15, no 7 (1963): 211-217.
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	*"ISU Interviews II: Melvin S. Day." ''Information Services & Use'' 3 (1983): 325-331. [https://scholar.archive.org/work/6zveb7r535c4bpcpz2pqprdzfq/access/wayback/https://content.iospress.com/download/information-services-and-use/isu3-6-03?id=information-services-and-use%2Fisu3-6-03 ISU Interviews II].		*"ISU Interviews II: Melvin S. Day." ''Information Services & Use'' 3 (1983): 325-331. [https://scholar.archive.org/work/6zveb7r535c4bpcpz2pqprdzfq/access/wayback/https://content.iospress.com/download/information-services-and-use/isu3-6-03?id=information-services-and-use%2Fisu3-6-03 ISU Interviews II].
	*"National information policy: The broader context." ''Government Information Quarterly'' 6, no 2 (1989): 159-163.		*"National information policy: The broader context." ''Government Information Quarterly'' 6, no 2 (1989): 159-163.
	*Oral history interview. Science History Institute, 1997 [https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/r207tq10k]		*Oral history interview. Science History Institute, 1997. [https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/r207tq10k]

	== Offices ==		== Offices ==
	*[[ASIST\|American Society for Information Science]]. International Relations Committee, Chairman, 1972.		*[[ASIST\|American Society for Information Science]]. International Relations Committee, Chairman, 1972; President, 1975.
	*White House Committee on Scientific and Technical Information (COSATI), Chairman, 1971-1972.		*White House Committee on Scientific and Technical Information (COSATI), Chairman, 1971-1972.
	*Federal Library Committee's Executive Committee. Chairman.		*Federal Library Committee's Executive Committee. Chairman.
			*NATO Technical Information Panel 1960-70, 1979-82.
	~~== Offices ==~~		*Chemical Abstracts Advisory Board 1964-68.
	NATO Technical Information Panel 1960-70, 1979-82; Chemical Abstracts Advisory Board 1964-68~~; ASIS Pres~~. ~~1975;~~ International Council of Scientific Unions Abstracting Board 1977-?; UNESCO ~~various~~ advisory boards 1977-83; ~~Board of Visitors,~~ University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Library and Information Science 1977-83.		*International Council of Scientific Unions. Abstracting Board 1977-?
			*UNESCO. Various advisory boards 1977-83;
			*University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Library and Information Science. Board of Visitors, 1977-83.

	== Awards ==		== Awards ==
	Day received ~~seval wards~~ including:		Day received several awards including:
	*[[Atomic Energy Commission]]. Sustained Superior Performance Award, 1960 .		*[[Atomic Energy Commission]]. Sustained Superior Performance Award, 1960 .
	*NASA. Exceptional Service Award, 1971.		*NASA. Exceptional Service Award, 1971.
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	== Further reading ==		== Further reading ==
			**Oral history interview. Science History Institute, 1997. [https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/r207tq10k]
			*Bourne, Charles P. & Trudi B.Hahn. ''A history of online information services, 1963-1976''. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, pp 156-157 & 198.

	== Papers ==		== Papers ==
	Most of the papers from the government agencies were retained by those agencies.		Most of the papers from the government agencies were retained by those agencies.

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	Day moved to the [[National Aeronautics and Space Administration]] (NASA) in 1960 as Deputy Director, Office of Technical Information and Education; Director, Technical Information Division in 1962; and Deputy Assistant Administrator for Technology Utilization at NASA in 1967. He transferred to [[National Science Foundation]] as Head of the Office of Science Information Service in 1970; then in 1972 to the [[National Library of Medicine]] where he became Deputy Director.		Day moved to the [[National Aeronautics and Space Administration]] (NASA) in 1960 as Deputy Director, Office of Technical Information and Education; Director, Technical Information Division in 1962; and Deputy Assistant Administrator for Technology Utilization at NASA in 1967. He transferred to [[National Science Foundation]] as Head of the Office of Science Information Service in 1970; then in 1972 to the [[National Library of Medicine]] where he became Deputy Director.

	Day became Director of [National Bureau of Standards]] (NBS) in 1972 and retired from federal service in 1982. He also served as vice-president for information clearinghouses at the Information Technology Group, 1982-1984; vice-president for business development at Research Publications, Inc., 1984-1986; and Senior Vice President of Herner and Company, 1986-1988.		Day became Director of [National Bureau of Standards]] (NBS) in 1972 and retired from federal service in 1982. He also served as vice-president for information clearinghouses at the Information Technology Group, 1982-1984; vice-president for business development at Research Publications, Inc., 1984-1986; and Senior Vice President of Herner and Company, 1986-1988. He died August 3, 2013
			in Weatherford, Texas.

	== Contributions ==		== Contributions ==
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	== Publications ==		== Publications ==
			Numerous publications are listed in Google Scholar. [https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=Melvin+S.+Day]

	*(1960). Technical information for nuclear plant activities. ''US Papers: Held June 20-26, 1960'', 13.		*(1960). Technical information for nuclear plant activities. ''US Papers: Held June 20-26, 1960'', 13.
	*"New indexing pattern for ~~nuclear science abstracts~~. ''American Documentation'' 11, no 2 (1960): 120-127.		*"New indexing pattern for Nuclear Science Abstracts. ''American Documentation'' 11, no 2 (1960): 120-127.
	*"Local Access to the Aerospace Technical Literature." ''Aslib Proceedings'' 15, no 7 (1963): 211-217.		*"Local Access to the Aerospace Technical Literature." ''Aslib Proceedings'' 15, no 7 (1963): 211-217.
			* "The Scientific and Technical Information Program of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration." Journal of Chemical Documentation 3, no. 4 (1963): 226-228.
	*"Factors in building an operational information program." ''Journal of Chemical Documentation'' 7, no 2 (1967): 107-109.		*"Factors in building an operational information program." ''Journal of Chemical Documentation'' 7, no 2 (1967): 107-109.
			*"National planning of information services." With A. Aines. ''Annual Review of Information Science and Technology'' 10 (1975): 1-42. [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000055717]
	*"ISU Interviews II: Melvin S. Day." ''Information Services & Use'' 3 (1983): 325-331. [https://scholar.archive.org/work/6zveb7r535c4bpcpz2pqprdzfq/access/wayback/https://content.iospress.com/download/information-services-and-use/isu3-6-03?id=information-services-and-use%2Fisu3-6-03 ISU Interviews II].		*"ISU Interviews II: Melvin S. Day." ''Information Services & Use'' 3 (1983): 325-331. [https://scholar.archive.org/work/6zveb7r535c4bpcpz2pqprdzfq/access/wayback/https://content.iospress.com/download/information-services-and-use/isu3-6-03?id=information-services-and-use%2Fisu3-6-03 ISU Interviews II].
	*"National information policy: The broader context." ''Government Information Quarterly'' 6, no 2 (1989): 159-163.		*"National information policy: The broader context." ''Government Information Quarterly'' 6, no 2 (1989): 159-163.
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	== Papers ==		== Papers ==
			Most of the papers from the government agencies were retained by those agencies.
	# Most of the papers from the government agencies were retained by those agencies. ~~A phone conversation with Melvin Day, 6/96 indicated that no decision has been made on the disposition.~~
	~~# Chemical Heritage Foundation (online)~~
	~~# Oral history interview conducted by Robert V. Williams, 15 July 1997: https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/r207tq10k~~

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			'''Melvin Sherman Day''' (1923-2013) was a leader of US federal information services.
	[[File:AEC-Logo .png\|thumb]]		[[File:AEC-Logo .png\|thumb]]
	~~Melvin Sherman Day (1923-2013)~~

	== Life ==		== Life ==
	He joined the [[Atomic Energy Commission~~\|'''Atomic Energy Commission'''~~]] (AEC) ~~technical information program~~ in Oak Ridge, TN in 1946 ~~while serving in the US Army~~. He ~~held several positions between 1946-1955 including chief of technical information services for the AEC at Oak Ridge~~ in 1956~~. In 1958~~, ~~he became~~ Director, Technical Information Division, AEC headquarters, ~~Washington, DC~~.~~. He joined~~ [[National Aeronautics and Space Administration~~\|'''NASA'''~~]] in 1960 as Deputy Director, Office of Technical Information and Education~~, and became~~ Director, Technical Information Division in 1962; ~~he was promoted to~~ Deputy Assistant Administrator for Technology Utilization at NASA in 1967. He ~~became~~ Head of the Office of Science Information Service~~, [[National Science Foundation\|'''National Science Foundation''']]~~ in 1970; in 1972 ~~he transferred~~ to the ~~'''~~[[National Library of Medicine]]~~''',~~ where he became Deputy Director. He became Director of ~~'''[~~[National Bureau of Standards]]~~'''~~ (NBS) in 1972~~. He~~ retired from federal service in 1982. He also served as vice-president for information clearinghouses at the Information Technology Group, vice-president for business development at Research Publications, Inc., ~~chairman of the [[American Society for Information Science\|'''ASIS''']] International Relations Committee 1972~~-~~?, chairman~~ of ~~the White House Committee on Scientific~~ and ~~Technical Information (COSATI) 1971~~-~~1972, and chairman of the Federal Library Committee's Executive Committee~~.		'''Melvin Sherman Day''' was born on January 22, 1923 in Lewiston, Maine. He earned a BS in Chemistry from Bates College, Lewiston in 1943. After working as a chemist at Chemist, Metal Hydrides Inc., 1943-1944, he joined the US Army Corps of Engineers, 1944-1946, the [[Atomic Energy Commission]] (AEC) in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, in 1946. He become Chief, Technical Information Services Division in 1956, then Director of the Technical Information Division at AEC headquarters, 1958-1960.

			Day moved to the [[National Aeronautics and Space Administration]] (NASA) in 1960 as Deputy Director, Office of Technical Information and Education; Director, Technical Information Division in 1962; and Deputy Assistant Administrator for Technology Utilization at NASA in 1967. He transferred to [[National Science Foundation]] as Head of the Office of Science Information Service in 1970; then in 1972 to the [[National Library of Medicine]] where he became Deputy Director.

			Day became Director of [National Bureau of Standards]] (NBS) in 1972 and retired from federal service in 1982. He also served as vice-president for information clearinghouses at the Information Technology Group, 1982-1984; vice-president for business development at Research Publications, Inc., 1984-1986; and Senior Vice President of Herner and Company, 1986-1988.

	== Contributions ==		== Contributions ==

	In an interview with ISU, Day explained that in 1947, "I was involved in reviewing Manhattan Project documents so that they could be declassified. Within a short period of time, it became obvious to the Atomic Energy Commission that since they had all this material, it had to be organized so it could be made available. That was how the AEC information program got started." AEC was located in Oak Ridge, TN; they used IBM punch cards for indexing; records were stored on microcards. When he joined NASA in 1960, they adopted microfiche and tapes; "In 1964 NASA contracted with Lockheed to produce a software package called NASA/RECON which tied together NASA centers in an online information retrieval environment in 1965" (Day, 1983).		In an interview with ISU, Day explained that in 1947, "I was involved in reviewing Manhattan Project documents so that they could be declassified. Within a short period of time, it became obvious to the Atomic Energy Commission that since they had all this material, it had to be organized so it could be made available. That was how the AEC information program got started." AEC was located in Oak Ridge, TN; they used IBM punch cards for indexing; records were stored on microcards. When he joined NASA in 1960, they adopted microfiche and tapes; "In 1964 NASA contracted with Lockheed to produce a software package called NASA/RECON which tied together NASA centers in an online information retrieval environment in 1965" (Day, 1983).

	Day solidified the notion of an integrated information clearinghouse. In 1972, Day became the Deputy Director of the National Library of Medicine [NLM] where he helped build the Lister Hill Center and develop MEDLARS and MEDLINE as online systems (see [https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medline/medline_history.html History of Medline]), specifically: <blockquote>"In the late 1960’s, the NLM also began the distribution of Index Medicus citation data through the production of computer data tapes. These tapes were distributed to libraries and organizations which provided localized computer access to the citation data. In 1971, NLM began providing access to Index Medicus content via the MEDLARS onLINE (MEDLINE) system, which utilized specialized telecommunications systems. This system provided access to medical journal citations, published from 1966 and forward, that were included in Index Medicus. Accessing MEDLINE required training in the command line syntax used to search the database" (Oral History, 1997).</blockquote>Day also was responsible for making the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) database available for online searching. His [https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/r207tq10k oral history interview] includes "a discussion of his communications venture, influential teachers during his career, and the future of information science."		Day solidified the notion of an integrated information clearinghouse. In 1972, Day became the Deputy Director of the National Library of Medicine [NLM] where he helped build the Lister Hill Center and develop MEDLARS and MEDLINE as online systems (see [https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medline/medline_history.html History of Medline]), specifically: <blockquote>"In the late 1960’s, the NLM also began the distribution of Index Medicus citation data through the production of computer data tapes. These tapes were distributed to libraries and organizations which provided localized computer access to the citation data. In 1971, NLM began providing access to Index Medicus content via the MEDLARS onLINE (MEDLINE) system, which utilized specialized telecommunications systems. This system provided access to medical journal citations, published from 1966 and forward, that were included in Index Medicus. Accessing MEDLINE required training in the command line syntax used to search the database" (Oral History, 1997).</blockquote>Day also was responsible for making the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) database available for online searching. His [https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/r207tq10k oral history interview] includes "a discussion of his communications venture, influential teachers during his career, and the future of information science."

	== ~~Awards~~ ==		== Publications ==
	~~1971 NASA Exceptional Service Award~~ (~~NASA~~)		*(1960). Technical information for nuclear plant activities. ''US Papers: Held June 20-26, 1960'', 13.
			*"New indexing pattern for nuclear science abstracts. ''American Documentation'' 11, no 2 (1960): 120-127.
			*"Local Access to the Aerospace Technical Literature." ''Aslib Proceedings'' 15, no 7 (1963): 211-217.
			*"Factors in building an operational information program." ''Journal of Chemical Documentation'' 7, no 2 (1967): 107-109.
			*"ISU Interviews II: Melvin S. Day." ''Information Services & Use'' 3 (1983): 325-331. [https://scholar.archive.org/work/6zveb7r535c4bpcpz2pqprdzfq/access/wayback/https://content.iospress.com/download/information-services-and-use/isu3-6-03?id=information-services-and-use%2Fisu3-6-03 ISU Interviews II].
			*"National information policy: The broader context." ''Government Information Quarterly'' 6, no 2 (1989): 159-163.
			*Oral history interview. Science History Institute, 1997 [https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/r207tq10k]

	~~1975 Director Award (NLM)~~		== Offices ==
			*[[ASIST\|American Society for Information Science]]. International Relations Committee, Chairman, 1972.
	[~~https://nihrecord~~.~~nih~~.~~gov/sites/nihrecord/files/pdf/1976/NIH~~-~~Record-1976-05-04~~.pdf Public Health Service Superior Service Award] in 1976 for his work with the NLM, "For administrative and technical leadership skills and dedication to excellence in applying technologica advances to improved communications directed toward transmitting scientific knowledge to public health and medical care."		*White House Committee on Scientific and Technical Information (COSATI), Chairman, 1971-1972.
			*Federal Library Committee's Executive Committee. Chairman.

	== Offices ==		== Offices ==
	NATO Technical Information Panel 1960-70, 1979-82; Chemical Abstracts Advisory Board 1964-68; ASIS Pres. 1975; International Council of Scientific Unions Abstracting Board 1977-?; UNESCO various advisory boards 1977-83; Board of Visitors, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Library and Information Science 1977-83.		NATO Technical Information Panel 1960-70, 1979-82; Chemical Abstracts Advisory Board 1964-68; ASIS Pres. 1975; International Council of Scientific Unions Abstracting Board 1977-?; UNESCO various advisory boards 1977-83; Board of Visitors, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Library and Information Science 1977-83.

	== ~~Selected Publications~~ ==		== Awards ==
	Day~~, M. S. (1960). Technical information for nuclear plant activities. ''US Papers~~: ~~Held June 20-26, 1960'', 13.~~		Day received seval wards including:
			*[[Atomic Energy Commission]]. Sustained Superior Performance Award, 1960 .
	~~Lebow, I~~., ~~& Day, M. S. (~~1960). ~~New indexing pattern for nuclear science abstracts~~. ~~''American Documentation'', ''11''(2)~~, ~~120-127~~.		*NASA. Exceptional Service Award, 1971.
			*US Public Health Service. Superior Service Award, 1976.
	~~Day, M~~.~~S. (1963)~~, ~~"Local Access to the Aerospace Technical Literature", Aslib Proceedings, Vol. 15 No~~. ~~7, pp. 211-217. <nowiki>https://doi.org/10.1108/eb049935</nowiki>~~		*American Association for the Advancement of Science. Fellow, 1982.

	~~Day, M. S. (1967). Factors in building an operational information program. ''Journal~~ of ~~Chemical Documentation'', ''7''(2), 107-109~~.

	Day, M. S. (1983). [https://scholar.archive.org/work/6zveb7r535c4bpcpz2pqprdzfq/access/wayback/https://content.iospress.com/download/information-services-and-use/isu3-6-03?id=information-services-and-use%2Fisu3-6-03 ISU Interviews II]. Information Services & Use, 3, ~~325-331~~.

	~~Day, M. S. (1989). National information policy: The broader context. ''Government Information Quarterly'', ''6''(2), 159-163.~~		== Further reading ==

	== Papers ==		== Papers ==

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	== Life ==		== Life ==
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	== Contributions ==		== Contributions ==

	Day ~~solidified~~ the ~~notion of an integrated~~ information ~~clearinghouse~~. ~~He worked at~~ AEC; NASA; ~~NSF; NLM; BIIS~~.		In an interview with ISU, Day explained that in 1947, "I was involved in reviewing Manhattan Project documents so that they could be declassified. Within a short period of time, it became obvious to the Atomic Energy Commission that since they had all this material, it had to be organized so it could be made available. That was how the AEC information program got started." AEC was located in Oak Ridge, TN; they used IBM punch cards for indexing; records were stored on microcards. When he joined NASA in 1960, they adopted microfiche and tapes; "In 1964 NASA contracted with Lockheed to produce a software package called NASA/RECON which tied together NASA centers in an online information retrieval environment in 1965" (Day, 1983).

	~~'''AWARDS~~:~~'''~~		Day solidified the notion of an integrated information clearinghouse. In 1972, Day became the Deputy Director of the National Library of Medicine [NLM] where he helped build the Lister Hill Center and develop MEDLARS and MEDLINE as online systems (see [https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medline/medline_history.html History of Medline]), specifically: <blockquote>"In the late 1960’s, the NLM also began the distribution of Index Medicus citation data through the production of computer data tapes. These tapes were distributed to libraries and organizations which provided localized computer access to the citation data. In 1971, NLM began providing access to Index Medicus content via the MEDLARS onLINE (MEDLINE) system, which utilized specialized telecommunications systems. This system provided access to medical journal citations, published from 1966 and forward, that were included in Index Medicus. Accessing MEDLINE required training in the command line syntax used to search the database" (Oral History, 1997).</blockquote>Day also was responsible for making the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) database available for online searching. His [https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/r207tq10k oral history interview] includes "a discussion of his communications venture, influential teachers during his career, and the future of information science."

	1971 NASA Exceptional Service Award (NASA)~~; 1975 Director Award (NLM); 1976 Public Health Service Superior Service Award.~~		== Awards ==
			1971 NASA Exceptional Service Award (NASA)

	~~'''OFFICES:'''~~		1975 Director Award (NLM)

			[https://nihrecord.nih.gov/sites/nihrecord/files/pdf/1976/NIH-Record-1976-05-04.pdf Public Health Service Superior Service Award] in 1976 for his work with the NLM, "For administrative and technical leadership skills and dedication to excellence in applying technologica advances to improved communications directed toward transmitting scientific knowledge to public health and medical care."

			== Offices ==
	NATO Technical Information Panel 1960-70, 1979-82; Chemical Abstracts Advisory Board 1964-68; ASIS Pres. 1975; International Council of Scientific Unions Abstracting Board 1977-?; UNESCO various advisory boards 1977-83; Board of Visitors, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Library and Information Science 1977-83.		NATO Technical Information Panel 1960-70, 1979-82; Chemical Abstracts Advisory Board 1964-68; ASIS Pres. 1975; International Council of Scientific Unions Abstracting Board 1977-?; UNESCO various advisory boards 1977-83; Board of Visitors, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Library and Information Science 1977-83.

	== Selected Publications ==		== Selected Publications ==
			Day, M. S. (1960). Technical information for nuclear plant activities. ''US Papers: Held June 20-26, 1960'', 13.

	~~== Papers ==~~		Lebow, I., & Day, M. S. (1960). New indexing pattern for nuclear science abstracts. ''American Documentation'', ''11''(2), 120-127.
	'''~~LOCATION #1~~'''

	''~~'INCLUDES:''' He still has extensive papers at his house, particularly correspondence and published papers.~~ (~~Most of the papers from the government agencies were retained by those agencies.~~) ~~No decision has been made on the disposition as of 6/96~~.

	~~'''SOURCE:''' Phone conversation with Melvin~~ Day, 6/96.		Day, M.S. (1963), "Local Access to the Aerospace Technical Literature", Aslib Proceedings, Vol. 15 No. 7, pp. 211-217. <nowiki>https://doi.org/10.1108/eb049935</nowiki>

			Day, M. S. (1967). Factors in building an operational information program. ''Journal of Chemical Documentation'', ''7''(2), 107-109.

			Day, M. S. (1983). [https://scholar.archive.org/work/6zveb7r535c4bpcpz2pqprdzfq/access/wayback/https://content.iospress.com/download/information-services-and-use/isu3-6-03?id=information-services-and-use%2Fisu3-6-03 ISU Interviews II]. Information Services & Use, 3, 325-331.

	'''~~LOCATION #2:~~''' ~~Chemical Heritage Foundation~~ (~~online~~)		Day, M. S. (1989). National information policy: The broader context. ''Government Information Quarterly'', ''6''(2), 159-163.

	~~'''PAPERS DATES:''' Oral history interview conducted by Robert V. Williams, 15 July 1997~~		== Papers ==

	~~'''SOURCE~~:~~'''~~ https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/r207tq10k		# Most of the papers from the government agencies were retained by those agencies. A phone conversation with Melvin Day, 6/96 indicated that no decision has been made on the disposition.
			# Chemical Heritage Foundation (online)
			# Oral history interview conducted by Robert V. Williams, 15 July 1997: https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/r207tq10k

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	== Life ==		== Life ==
	He joined '''~~AEC~~''' technical information program in Oak Ridge, TN in 1946 while serving in the US Army. He held several positions between 1946-1955 including chief of technical information services for the AEC at Oak Ridge in 1956. In 1958, he became Director, Technical Information Division, AEC headquarters, Washington, DC.. He joined NASA in 1960 ~~as Deputy~~ Director, Office of Technical Information and Education, and became Director, Technical Information Division in 1962; he was promoted to Deputy Assistant Administrator for Technology Utilization at NASA in 1967. He became Head, Office of Science Information Service, ~~NSF~~ 1970; in 1972 he transferred to ~~NLM~~, where he became ~~deputy director~~. He became Director of '''~~NTIS~~''' in 1972 ~~where he~~ retired from federal service in 1982. He also served as vice-president for information clearinghouses at the Information Technology Group, vice-president for business development at Research Publications, Inc., chairman of the ASIS International Relations Committee 1972-?, chairman of the White House Committee on Scientific and Technical Information (COSATI) 1971-1972, and chairman of the Federal Library Committee's Executive Committee.		He joined the [[Atomic Energy Commission\|'''Atomic Energy Commission''']] (AEC) technical information program in Oak Ridge, TN in 1946 while serving in the US Army. He held several positions between 1946-1955 including chief of technical information services for the AEC at Oak Ridge in 1956. In 1958, he became Director, Technical Information Division, AEC headquarters, Washington, DC.. He joined [[National Aeronautics and Space Administration\|'''NASA''']] in 1960 as Deputy Director, Office of Technical Information and Education, and became Director, Technical Information Division in 1962; he was promoted to Deputy Assistant Administrator for Technology Utilization at NASA in 1967. He became Head of the Office of Science Information Service, [[National Science Foundation\|'''National Science Foundation''']] in 1970; in 1972 he transferred to the '''[[National Library of Medicine]]''', where he became Deputy Director. He became Director of '''[[National Bureau of Standards]]''' (NBS) in 1972. He retired from federal service in 1982. He also served as vice-president for information clearinghouses at the Information Technology Group, vice-president for business development at Research Publications, Inc., chairman of the [[American Society for Information Science\|'''ASIS''']] International Relations Committee 1972-?, chairman of the White House Committee on Scientific and Technical Information (COSATI) 1971-1972, and chairman of the Federal Library Committee's Executive Committee.

	== Contributions ==		== Contributions ==

	Day solidified the notion of an integrated information clearinghouse. He worked at AEC; NASA NSF; NLM; BIIS.		Day solidified the notion of an integrated information clearinghouse. He worked at AEC; NASA; NSF; NLM; BIIS.

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

	1971 NASA Exceptional Service Award(NASA); 1975 Director Award(NLM); 1976 Public Health Service Superior Service Award.		1971 NASA Exceptional Service Award (NASA); 1975 Director Award (NLM); 1976 Public Health Service Superior Service Award.

	'''OFFICES:'''		'''OFFICES:'''

	NATO Technical Information Panel 1960-70, 1979-82; Chemical Abstracts Advisory Board 1964-68; ASIS Pres. 1975; International Council of Scientific Unions Abstracting Board 1977-?; ~~Unesco~~ various advisory boards 1977-83; Board of Visitors, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Library and Information Science 1977-83.		NATO Technical Information Panel 1960-70, 1979-82; Chemical Abstracts Advisory Board 1964-68; ASIS Pres. 1975; International Council of Scientific Unions Abstracting Board 1977-?; UNESCO various advisory boards 1977-83; Board of Visitors, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Library and Information Science 1977-83.

	== Selected Publications ==		== Selected Publications ==
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	~~'''LOCATION #2:''' Chemical Heritage Foundation.~~

	'''~~PAPERS DATES~~:''' ~~Oral history interview conducted by Robert V. Williams, 15 July 1997 for the CHF.~~		'''LOCATION #2:''' Chemical Heritage Foundation (online)

	'''SOURCE:''' ~~CHF Web site, Historical Services Dept~~.		'''PAPERS DATES:''' Oral history interview conducted by Robert V. Williams, 15 July 1997

			'''SOURCE:''' https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/r207tq10k

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	== Life ==		== Life ==
			He joined '''AEC''' technical information program in Oak Ridge, TN in 1946 while serving in the US Army. He held several positions between 1946-1955 including chief of technical information services for the AEC at Oak Ridge in 1956. In 1958, he became Director, Technical Information Division, AEC headquarters, Washington, DC.. He joined NASA in 1960 as Deputy Director, Office of Technical Information and Education, and became Director, Technical Information Division in 1962; he was promoted to Deputy Assistant Administrator for Technology Utilization at NASA in 1967. He became Head, Office of Science Information Service, NSF 1970; in 1972 he transferred to NLM, where he became deputy director. He became Director of '''NTIS''' in 1972 where he retired from federal service in 1982. He also served as vice-president for information clearinghouses at the Information Technology Group, vice-president for business development at Research Publications, Inc., chairman of the ASIS International Relations Committee 1972-?, chairman of the White House Committee on Scientific and Technical Information (COSATI) 1971-1972, and chairman of the Federal Library Committee's Executive Committee.

	== Contributions ==		== Contributions ==

			Day solidified the notion of an integrated information clearinghouse. He worked at AEC; NASA NSF; NLM; BIIS.

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

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