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Becker & Hayes, Inc., was a US information science consulting and publishing firm 1969-1995.
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Becker &amp; Hayes Co.
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Late 1960s/early 1970-
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Becker and Hayes, Incorporated was founded in 1969 by [[Joseph Becker]] and [[Robert M. Hayes|Robert Hayes]] for consulting and publishing. Becker was President. Hayes served as Vice-President until 1974 when Hayes become Dean of the UCLA School of Library and Information Science. Two years after being founded, Becker & Hayes became a subsidiary of John Wiley & Sons.  
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<a HREF="becker.htm"><b>Joseph Becker</b></a>; <a HREF="hayes.htm"><b>Robert Hayes</b></a>.


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Hayes rejoined Becker & Hayes in 1993 as Vice-President until Becker's death in 1995 when the company was dissolved.
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Becker & Hayes did consulting on library and computer networks and software development. Clients included IBM, AT&T, Xerox, and A.D. Little as well as various libraries.


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Publications included a noteworthy textbook ''Handbook of data processing for libraries,'' by Robert M. Hayes & Joseph Becker. New York, Becker and Hayes, 1970.
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Two years after founded, became a subsidiary of John Wiley &amp; Sons; Did consulting on library and computer networks, software development, and a publishing program; Hayes left the operation in 1974 to become Dean of the UCLA School of Library and Information Science; Becker continued to do consulting work with such firms as IBM, AT&amp;T, Xerox, and A.D. Little as well as various libraries.
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Hayes, Robert M. (1996). &quot;In Memoriam: Joseph Becker,&quot; April 15, 1923-July 23, 1995. <i> JASIS</i>, 47(6), 412-414.
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As of 9/95, the Company papers were still in the possession of the Becker family; Plans are underway to deposit them with the UCLA archives/special collections department.
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Phone conversation with Robert Hayes, 9/95.
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== Further reading ==
*Hayes, R. M. (1996). "In memoriam: Joseph Becker, April 15, 1923-July 23, 1995." ''Journal of the American Society for Information Science,'' 47, no. 6 (1996): 412-414.
* Robert Mayo Hayes Papers (Collection 1513). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles. Finding list [https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/ft42900636/]


 
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As of September 1995, the Company papers were still in the possession of the Becker family. Plans were underway to deposit them with the UCLA archives/special collections department.
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Latest revision as of 15:59, 8 January 2025

Becker & Hayes, Inc., was a US information science consulting and publishing firm 1969-1995.

Becker and Hayes, Incorporated was founded in 1969 by Joseph Becker and Robert Hayes for consulting and publishing. Becker was President. Hayes served as Vice-President until 1974 when Hayes become Dean of the UCLA School of Library and Information Science. Two years after being founded, Becker & Hayes became a subsidiary of John Wiley & Sons.

Hayes rejoined Becker & Hayes in 1993 as Vice-President until Becker's death in 1995 when the company was dissolved.

Contributions

Becker & Hayes did consulting on library and computer networks and software development. Clients included IBM, AT&T, Xerox, and A.D. Little as well as various libraries.

Publications included a noteworthy textbook Handbook of data processing for libraries, by Robert M. Hayes & Joseph Becker. New York, Becker and Hayes, 1970.

Further reading

  • Hayes, R. M. (1996). "In memoriam: Joseph Becker, April 15, 1923-July 23, 1995." Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 47, no. 6 (1996): 412-414.
  • Robert Mayo Hayes Papers (Collection 1513). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles. Finding list [1]

Papers

As of September 1995, the Company papers were still in the possession of the Becker family. Plans were underway to deposit them with the UCLA archives/special collections department.

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