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	*''NFAIS Newsletter''.		*''NFAIS Newsletter''.
	*''The NFAIS yearbook of the information industry,'' c1992-		*''The NFAIS yearbook of the information industry,'' c1992-
			*''A study of coverage overlap among fourteen major science and technology abstracting and indexing services.'' [Contributors T. C. Bearman & W. A. Kunberger. Philadelphia : NFAIS, 1977.(NFAIS-77-1).

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

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	*National Federation of Abstracting and Information Services. (2019, July 1). ''Merger of major information industry associations finalized''. [https://wayback.archive-it.org/12684/20190905170924/https://www.nfais.org/]		*National Federation of Abstracting and Information Services. (2019, July 1). ''Merger of major information industry associations finalized''. [https://wayback.archive-it.org/12684/20190905170924/https://www.nfais.org/]

	== Papers ==		== Papers ==
	Temple University Libraries, Philadelphia. The records of this international federation of abstracting and indexing services includes corporate bylaws and meeting minutes, correspondence, membership directories, reports, speeches, manuscripts, conference proceedings, and financial records. The archives have been arranged into fourteen series including: the Board of Directors Files (~~1958-1984~~)~~; the~~ NFAIS ~~Assembly (1971-1984); NFAIS Committees~~, Task Forces and Working Groups (1962-1985); Membership and Member Organizations (1968-1985); Annual Conferences (1964-1984); Seminars (1969-1984); Manuscripts and Correspondence (1963-1985); Publications (1958~~-1986); Special Projects (1959-1983); Liaison Organizations (1959~~-1985~~); Unaffiliated Organizations (1969-1985); Other Meetings (1969-1984); and Personnel and Professional Papers (1970-1985)~~. ~~The records include papers and talks given by prominent leaders within the organization including; Toni Carbo Bearman, Raymond A~~. ~~Jensen, Stella Keenan, M~~. ~~Lynne Neufeld, and John W~~. ~~Senders~~. Frequent references are made to the following organizations including; Syracuse University School of Information Studies, American National Standards Institute, American Society for Information Science, and the Miles Conrad Memorial Lectures.</~~td>~~		Temple University Libraries, Philadelphia. Special Collections Research Center (SPC) MSS 005: NFAIS archival material, 1958-1985. 28.0 cu. ft (70 archives boxes). Description at [https://librarysearch.temple.edu/catalog/991029671379703811]

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	'''National Federation of Abstracting and Information ~~Services~~''' was a US non-profit organization, 1958-2019.		'''National Federation of Abstracting and Information Societies''' was a US non-profit organization, 1958-2019.


	'''National Federation of Abstracting and Information ~~Services~~''' was a United States non-profit institutional membership organization of content and technology providers, specifically those that support the authoritative information needs and activities of professionals across a spectrum of scholarly disciplines and fields of research.		'''National Federation of Abstracting and Information Societies''' was a United States non-profit institutional membership organization of content and technology providers, specifically those that support the authoritative information needs and activities of professionals across a spectrum of scholarly disciplines and fields of research.

	== History ==		== History ==

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	On July 1, 2019, NFAIS merged with the [[National Information Standards Organization]] and ceased independent operations.		On July 1, 2019, NFAIS merged with the [[National Information Standards Organization]] and ceased independent operations.

	== ~~Contribution~~ ==		== Contributions ==
	The organization provided analysis, news alerts and educational services to its more than sixty members.		The organization provided analysis, news alerts and educational services to its more than sixty members.
	n 1958, the National Federation of Abstracting and Information Services (NFAIS) is a membership organization made up of more than 60 leading information publishers, producers, and providers. Its purpose is to serve the world's information community through education, research, and publication.		n 1958, the National Federation of Abstracting and Information Services (NFAIS) is a membership organization made up of more than 60 leading information publishers, producers, and providers. Its purpose is to serve the world's information community through education, research, and publication.
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	*publishing newsletters, books, report series, and codes of practice for new technologies.		*publishing newsletters, books, report series, and codes of practice for new technologies.
	*encouraging cooperation among the players in the information community." (1)		*encouraging cooperation among the players in the information community." (1)

			=== Publications ===
			NFAIS publications included:
			*''NFAIS bulletin'', 1987-
			*''NFAIS Newsletter''.
			*''The NFAIS yearbook of the information industry,'' c1992-

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

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	The name was initially National Federation of Science Abstracting and Information Services then broadened first to National Federation of Abstracting and Information Services and late National Federation of Advanced Information Services.		The name was initially National Federation of Science Abstracting and Information Services then broadened first to National Federation of Abstracting and Information Services and late National Federation of Advanced Information Services.

	Stella Keenan was NFAIS Executive Director from 1968 to 1974. ~~Also involved was~~ [[Dale Burdette Baker\|Dale Baker]]		Stella Keenan was NFAIS Executive Director from 1968 to 1974. [[Dale Burdette Baker\|Dale Baker]] eas President, 1962-63 and Treasurer 1970-72.

	On July 1, 2019, NFAIS merged with the [[National Information Standards Organization]] and ceased independent operations.		On July 1, 2019, NFAIS merged with the [[National Information Standards Organization]] and ceased independent operations.

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	'''National Federation of Abstracting and Information Services''' was a US non-profit organization, 1958-2019		'''National Federation of Abstracting and Information Services''' was a US non-profit organization, 1958-2019.

	~~Involved [Dale Burdette Baker\|Dale Baker]]~~

	~~Founded in 1958, the~~ National Federation of Abstracting and Information Services ~~(NFAIS) is~~ a membership organization ~~made up~~ of ~~more than 60 leading information publishers, producers,~~ and providers~~. Its purpose is to serve~~ the ~~world's~~ information ~~community through education,~~ research~~, and publication~~.		'''National Federation of Abstracting and Information Services''' was a United States non-profit institutional membership organization of content and technology providers, specifically those that support the authoritative information needs and activities of professionals across a spectrum of scholarly disciplines and fields of research.

	Stella Keenan was NFAIS Executive Director from 1968 to 1974.		== History ==
			Inspired to respond to Sputnik, G. Miles Conrad, Director of ''Biological Abstracts'' (later BIOSIS) called an urgent meeting of leading not-for-profit and government scientific abstracting and indexing services. Conrad implored the assembled group to join forces, cooperate, and interact, so that together we could make rapid progress in achieving national priorities while at the same time promoting the international advancement of science. As a result, the Federation was formed.

			The name was initially National Federation of Science Abstracting and Information Services then broadened first to National Federation of Abstracting and Information Services and late National Federation of Advanced Information Services.

			Stella Keenan was NFAIS Executive Director from 1968 to 1974. Also involved was [[Dale Burdette Baker\|Dale Baker]]

			On July 1, 2019, NFAIS merged with the [[National Information Standards Organization]] and ceased independent operations.

	~~Inspired to respond~~ to ~~Sputnik, G~~. ~~Miles Conrad~~, ~~Director~~ of ~~''Biological Abstracts''~~ (~~later BIOSIS~~) ~~called an urgent meeting~~ of leading ~~not-for-profit~~ and ~~government scientific abstracting and indexing services~~. ~~Conrad implored~~ the ~~assembled group to join forces~~, ~~cooperate~~, and interact, so that together we could make rapid progress in achieving national priorities while at the same time promoting the international advancement of science. As a result, the Federation was formed.		== Contribution ==
			The organization provided analysis, news alerts and educational services to its more than sixty members.
			n 1958, the National Federation of Abstracting and Information Services (NFAIS) is a membership organization made up of more than 60 leading information publishers, producers, and providers. Its purpose is to serve the world's information community through education, research, and publication.

	"The Federation ~~dedicates~~ itself to the enhancement and advancement of the		The Federation dedicated itself to the enhancement and advancement of the
	scholarly publishing community by:		scholarly publishing community by:
	*facilitating the exchange of information among NFAIS members.		*facilitating the exchange of information among NFAIS members.
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	*encouraging cooperation among the players in the information community." (1)		*encouraging cooperation among the players in the information community." (1)

	~~NFAIS merged with the~~ National Information ~~Standards Organization (NISO) in 2019 and no longer exists as a separate entity (2)~~		== Further reading ==
			*"National Federation of Advanced Information Services." ''Wikipedia'' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Federation_of_Advanced_Information_Services#cite_note-nfais_history-8]
	1. National Federation of Abstracting and Information Services. (1998, September 9). Home page. https://web.archive.org/web/19990117071744/http://www.pa.utulsa.edu/nfais.html		*National Federation of Abstracting and Information Services. (1998, September 9). Home page. [https://web.archive.org/web/19990117071744/http://www.pa.utulsa.edu/nfais.html]
	2. National Federation of Abstracting and Information Services. (2019, July 1). ''Merger of major information industry associations finalized''. https://wayback.archive-it.org/12684/20190905170924/https://www.nfais.org/		*National Federation of Abstracting and Information Services. (2019, July 1). ''Merger of major information industry associations finalized''. [https://wayback.archive-it.org/12684/20190905170924/https://www.nfais.org/]

	The records of this international federation of abstracting and indexing services includes corporate bylaws and meeting minutes, correspondence, membership directories, reports, speeches, manuscripts, conference proceedings, and financial records. The archives have been arranged into fourteen series including: the Board of Directors Files (1958-1984); the NFAIS Assembly (1971-1984); NFAIS Committees, Task Forces and Working Groups (1962-1985); Membership and Member Organizations (1968-1985); Annual Conferences (1964-1984); Seminars (1969-1984); Manuscripts and Correspondence (1963-1985); Publications (1958-1986); Special Projects (1959-1983); Liaison Organizations (1959-1985); Unaffiliated Organizations (1969-1985); Other Meetings (1969-1984); and Personnel and Professional Papers (1970-1985). The records include papers and talks given by prominent leaders within the organization including; Toni Carbo Bearman, Raymond A. Jensen, Stella Keenan, M. Lynne Neufeld, and John W. Senders. Frequent references are made to the following organizations including; Syracuse University School of Information Studies, American National Standards Institute, American Society for Information Science, and the Miles Conrad Memorial Lectures.</td>		== Papers ==
	~~SOURCE: Temple University Libraries web catalog.~~		Temple University Libraries, Philadelphia. The records of this international federation of abstracting and indexing services includes corporate bylaws and meeting minutes, correspondence, membership directories, reports, speeches, manuscripts, conference proceedings, and financial records. The archives have been arranged into fourteen series including: the Board of Directors Files (1958-1984); the NFAIS Assembly (1971-1984); NFAIS Committees, Task Forces and Working Groups (1962-1985); Membership and Member Organizations (1968-1985); Annual Conferences (1964-1984); Seminars (1969-1984); Manuscripts and Correspondence (1963-1985); Publications (1958-1986); Special Projects (1959-1983); Liaison Organizations (1959-1985); Unaffiliated Organizations (1969-1985); Other Meetings (1969-1984); and Personnel and Professional Papers (1970-1985). The records include papers and talks given by prominent leaders within the organization including; Toni Carbo Bearman, Raymond A. Jensen, Stella Keenan, M. Lynne Neufeld, and John W. Senders. Frequent references are made to the following organizations including; Syracuse University School of Information Studies, American National Standards Institute, American Society for Information Science, and the Miles Conrad Memorial Lectures.</td>

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	<td></td>		<td>1958-2019</td>
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	<td>~~nfais@hslc.org.~~</td>		<td></td>
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	<td VALIGN=TOP><b>OTHER INFORMATION:</b></td>		<td VALIGN=TOP><b>OTHER INFORMATION:</b></td>

	<td>Founded in 1958, the National Federation of Abstracting and Information Services (NFAIS ) is a membership organization made up of more than 60 leading information publishers, producers, and providers. Its purpose is to serve the world's information community through education, research, and publication.		<td>"Founded in 1958, the National Federation of Abstracting and Information Services (NFAIS) is a membership organization made up of more than 60 leading information publishers, producers, and providers. Its purpose is to serve the world's information community through education, research, and publication."
	<p>Stella Keenan, NFAIS Executive Director from 1968 to 1974, once commented		<p>"Stella Keenan, NFAIS Executive Director from 1968 to 1974, once commented
	on the NFAIS name. "The 'Federation,'" she said, "sounds like a galactic		on the NFAIS name. 'The Federation,' she said, 'sounds like a galactic
	mass born out of Star Wars, although in reality it was born out of Sputnik		mass born out of Star Wars, although in reality it was born out of Sputnik
	. . ."		. . .'
	<p>The year was 1957. The Soviet Union had just launched the world's first		<p>The year was 1957. The Soviet Union had just launched the world's first
	spacecraft. Suddenly, everyone west of the USSR was focused on international		spacecraft. Suddenly, everyone west of the USSR was focused on international
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	were innovated, the world's first electronic databases were developed,		were innovated, the world's first electronic databases were developed,
	and the world's first online services were deployed. The Information Age		and the world's first online services were deployed. The Information Age
	was born.		was born. "
	<p>Today--nearly 40 years after the birth of NFAIS--social, economic, and		<p>"Today--nearly 40 years after the birth of NFAIS--social, economic, and
	political forces are once again driving change in the scholarly publishing		political forces are once again driving change in the scholarly publishing
	world. Once again, the newspapers are full of talk about the need for a		world. Once again, the newspapers are full of talk about the need for a
	national information infrastructure, this time to be built around the "new"		national information infrastructure, this time to be built around the "new"
	electronic media that NFAIS members helped invent		electronic media that NFAIS members helped invent
	<p>In the last year alone, the once esoteric terms "online" and "Internet"		<p>In the last year alone, the once esoteric terms 'online' and 'Internet'
	have risen to the status of household words. The Internet--which is growing		have risen to the status of household words. The Internet--which is growing
	increasingly synonymous with "online"-- promises a global information highway		increasingly synonymous with 'online'-- promises a global information highway
	for the sale and distribution of information and other goods and services.		for the sale and distribution of information and other goods and services.
	But it also opens the door to new competitors, including information pirates.		But it also opens the door to new competitors, including information pirates.
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	for the new age. There has never been a more important time for the Federation		for the new age. There has never been a more important time for the Federation
	to exist. There has never been a more urgent need for information publishers,		to exist. There has never been a more urgent need for information publishers,
	producers, and providers to collaborate. The Federation provides the context.~~ ~~ <br>		producers, and providers to collaborate. The Federation provides the context."<br>"The Federation dedicates itself to the enhancement and advancement of the

	~~<b>Federation Activities</b><br>~~

	The Federation dedicates itself to the enhancement and advancement of the
	scholarly publishing community by:		scholarly publishing community by:
	<ul>		<ul>
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	encouraging cooperation among the players in the information community</li>		encouraging cooperation among the players in the information community"<sup>1</sup></li>
	</ul>		</ul>NFAIS merged with the National Information Standards Organization (NISO) in 2019 and no longer exists as a separate entity<sup>2</sup>
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	<td>~~NFAIS home~~ page</td>		<td>1. National Federation of Abstracting and Information Services. (1998, September 9). Home page. https://web.archive.org/web/19990117071744/http://www.pa.utulsa.edu/nfais.html
			2. National Federation of Abstracting and Information Services. (2019, July 1). ''Merger of major information industry associations finalized''. https://wayback.archive-it.org/12684/20190905170924/https://www.nfais.org/
			</td>
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	<td VALIGN=TOP><b>INCLUDES:</b></td>		<td VALIGN=TOP><b>INCLUDES:</b></td>

	<td>The records of this international federation of abstracting and indexing		<td>The records of this international federation of abstracting and indexing services includes corporate bylaws and meeting minutes, correspondence, membership directories, reports, speeches, manuscripts, conference proceedings, and financial records. The archives have been arranged into fourteen series including: the Board of Directors Files (1958-1984); the NFAIS Assembly (1971-1984); NFAIS Committees, Task Forces and Working Groups (1962-1985); Membership and Member Organizations (1968-1985); Annual Conferences (1964-1984); Seminars (1969-1984); Manuscripts and Correspondence (1963-1985); Publications (1958-1986); Special Projects (1959-1983); Liaison Organizations (1959-1985); Unaffiliated Organizations (1969-1985); Other Meetings (1969-1984); and Personnel and Professional Papers (1970-1985). The records include papers and talks given by prominent leaders within the organization including; Toni Carbo Bearman, Raymond A. Jensen, Stella Keenan, M. Lynne Neufeld, and John W. Senders. Frequent references are made to the following organizations including; Syracuse University School of Information Studies, American National Standards Institute, American Society for Information Science, and the Miles Conrad Memorial Lectures.</td>
	services includes corporate
	~~<br> ~~bylaws and meeting minutes, correspondence, membership directories,
	reports, speeches,
	~~<br> ~~manuscripts, conference proceedings, and financial records.~~ ~~
	The archives have been arranged into fourteen series including: the Board
	of Directors Files (1958-1984); the NFAIS Assembly (1971-1984); NFAIS Committees,
	Task Forces and Working Groups (1962-1985); Membership and Member Organizations
	(1968-1985); Annual Conferences (1964-1984); Seminars (1969-1984); Manuscripts
	and Correspondence (1963-1985); Publications (1958-1986); Special Projects
	(1959-1983); Liaison Organizations (1959-1985); Unaffiliated Organizations
	(1969-1985); Other Meetings (1969-1984); and Personnel and Professional
	Papers (1970-1985). The records include papers and talks given by prominent
	leaders within the organization including; Toni Carbo Bearman, Raymond
	A. Jensen, Stella Keenan, M. Lynne Neufeld, and John W. Senders. Frequent
	references are made to the following organizations including; Syracuse
	University School of Information Studies, American National Standards Institute,
	American Society for Information Science, and the Miles Conrad Memorial
	Lectures~~.  ~~
	~~<br>Note: The National Federation of Abstracting and Information Services~~
	~~grew out of a conference convened in Philadelphia in 1958 by the director~~
	~~of BIOLOGICAL ABSTRACTS, G. Miles Conrad. The original membership of fourteen~~
	~~scientific abstracting and indexing services organized to improve the documentation~~
	~~of scientific and technological literature and to foster the exchange of~~
	~~information among scientists worldwide. The goals are pursued through a~~
	~~variety of activities including; conferences, publications such as the~~
	~~NFAIS NEWSLETTER, research projects, and seminars. The membership has been~~
	~~broadened to 50 organizations, including humanities and social science~~

	~~agencies.  Indexes Register-Descriptive inventory~~.</td>
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	<td>Temple University ~~Library Web~~ catalog</td>		<td>Temple University Libraries web catalog</td>
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	<td>Founded in 1958, the National Federation of Abstracting and Information Services (NFAIS ) is a membership organization made up of more than 60 leading information publishers, producers, and providers. Its purpose is to serve the world's information community through education, research,		<td>Founded in 1958, the National Federation of Abstracting and Information Services (NFAIS ) is a membership organization made up of more than 60 leading information publishers, producers, and providers. Its purpose is to serve the world's information community through education, research, and publication.
	and publication.
	<p>Stella Keenan, NFAIS Executive Director from 1968 to 1974, once commented		<p>Stella Keenan, NFAIS Executive Director from 1968 to 1974, once commented
	on the NFAIS name. "The 'Federation,'" she said, "sounds like a galactic		on the NFAIS name. "The 'Federation,'" she said, "sounds like a galactic

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	<td>Founded in 1958, the National Federation of Abstracting and Information		<td>Founded in 1958, the National Federation of Abstracting and Information Services (NFAIS ) is a membership organization made up of more than 60 leading information publishers, producers, and providers. Its purpose is to serve the world's information community through education, research,
	Services (NFAIS ) is a membership organization made up of more than 60
	leading information publishers, producers, and providers. Its purpose is
	to serve the world's information community through education, research,
	and publication.		and publication.
	<p>Stella Keenan, NFAIS Executive Director from 1968 to 1974, once commented		<p>Stella Keenan, NFAIS Executive Director from 1968 to 1974, once commented