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The American Chemical Society (ACS) is a non-profit association founded in 1876.

The American Chemical Society (ACS) is a non-profit association, founded in 1876, that supports scientific inquiry in the field of chemistry. Its publications include Chemical Abstracts Service.

ACS's Division of Chemical Information (CINF), founded 1947, promotes professional competency in information resources, information technology, and information policy. It is for both the chemistry librarian community and the chemical informatics research community. Its mission is "to providing a forum for the exchange of information and expertise among the generators, developers, providers, and users of chemical information worldwide through innovative high-quality programs and publications and through opportunities for career development and recognition of excellence."

History

1876 - American Chemical Society founded.
1948 - Division of Chemical Literature formed. Name changed to Division of Chemical Information (CINF) in 1975.
1956 - Chemical abstracts becomes a ACS division. First director Evan J. Crane, followed in 1958 by Dale B. Baker.

Publicatios

Chemical abstracts. 1907- . Print edition through 2009.
Chemical information bulletin (CIB) [1], originally titled Chemical Literature, has been the quarterly publication of ACS CINF since 1949. Includes news and events, reports of meetings, book reviews, etc.
Journal of chemical documentation (1961-1974, first editor Herman Skolnik). Renamed Journal of Chemical Information and Computer Sciences (1975 - 2004), then Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling, 2005 - . [2]

Awards

The Herman Skolnik Award to recognize outstanding contributions to and achievements in the theory and practice of chemical information science.
The Val Metanomski Meritorius Service Award to recognize outstanding contributions to the Division.
CINF Lifetime Award recognizes long term membership and outstanding service and active contributions to the Division over the years.
The Lucille M. Wert Student Scholarship to recruit persons into the profession of Chemical Information.

Persons involved also incude Eugene Garfield; Karl Heumann; Arthur B. Lamb; David R. Lide; Hans Peter Luhn; Austin M. Patterson; James Whitney Perry; Fred A. Tate George E. Vladutz; William J. Wiswesser

Papers

Science History Institute, 315 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA, 19106. Dates: 1949-2008. 6.9 Linear Feet / 6 boxes. Includes organizational files, membership & elections, awards & publicity, conferences & symposia, and newsletters. [6]

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-The American Chemical Society Division of Chemical Information is a professional association for chemical information professionals.
+The '''American Chemical Society''' (ACS) is a non-profit association founded in 1876.
-The American Chemical Society (ACS) is a non-profit association founded in 1876 that supports scientific inquiry in the field of chemistry. Its publications include [[Chemical Abstracts Service]].
-ACS's Division of Chemical Information (CINF), founded 1947, promotes professional competency in information resources, information technology, and information policy. It is for both the chemistry librarian community and the chemical informatics research community.(CINF). As one of approximately 1,400 divisional members and affiliates, you will
+The '''American Chemical Society''' (ACS) is a non-profit association, founded in 1876, that supports scientific inquiry in the field of chemistry. Its publications include [[Chemical Abstracts Service]].
-learn about the most current developments and practical application in producing, accessing. and using chemical information.
-CINF Mission: The Division of Chemical Information of the   American Chemical Society is committed to  providing a forum for the exchange of information and  expertise  among  the  generators, developers, providers, and users of chemical information worldwide through innovative  high-quality programs and publications and  through opportunities for career development and recognition of excellence.
+ACS's Division of Chemical Information (CINF), founded 1947, promotes professional competency in information resources, information technology, and information policy. It is for both the chemistry librarian community and the chemical informatics research community. Its mission is "to  providing a forum for the exchange of information and  expertise  among  the  generators, developers, providers, and users of chemical information worldwide through innovative  high-quality programs and publications and  through opportunities for career development and recognition of excellence."
 == History ==
-*1943 - Group formed within the ACS Division of Chemical Education.
+*1876 - American Chemical Society founded.
-*1948 - ACS Division of Chemical Literature formed,
+*1948 - Division of Chemical Literature formed. Name changed to Division of Chemical Information (CINF) in 1975.
-*1975 - Name changed to Division of Chemical Information (CINF).
+*1956 - Chemical abstracts becomes a ACS division. First director [[Evan Jay Crane|Evan J. Crane]], followed in 1958 by [[Dale Burdette Baker|Dale B. Baker]].
-==Activities==
+=== Publicatios ===
-The Division of Chemical  Information (ClNF) of the American Chemical Society is  the source for maintaining  professional competency in information resources, information technology, and information
+*''Chemical abstracts''. 1907-  . Print edition through 2009.
-policy.  No other ACS Division is as relevant to the professional lives of all researchers involved in any aspect of chemical research.  As one of approximately 1,400 divisional members and affiliates, you will
+*''Chemical information bulletin'' (CIB) [https://www.acscinf.org/bulletin], originally titled ''Chemical Literature'', has been the quarterly publication of ACS CINF since 1949. Includes news and events, reports of meetings, book reviews, etc.
-learn about the most current developments and practical application in producing, accessing. and using chemical information.
+*''Journal of chemical documentation'' (1961-1974, first editor [[Herman Skolnik]]). Renamed ''Journal of Chemical Information and Computer Sciences'' (1975 - 2004), then ''Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling,'' 2005 - . [https://pubs.acs.org/loi/jcisd8]
-CINF Mission: The Division of Chemical Information of the   American Chemical Society is committed to  providing a forum for the exchange of information and  expertise  among  the  generators, developers, providers, and users of chemical information worldwide through innovative  high-quality programs and publications and  through opportunities for career development and recognition of excellence.
-=== Meetings===
-CINF programs cover diverse topics targeted to the varied professional needs and interests
-of its broad membership, such as: information operations management, storage and retrieval
-of chemical information, drug design, commercial chemical information sources, computer-based
-information processes, electronic databases, organic syntheses, patents, copyright, environmental and
-regulatory information, structure-activity relationships, etc.
-=== Awards ===
-CINF sponsors the following awards
+== Awards ==
 *The [[Herman Skolnik]] Award to recognize outstanding contributions to and achievements in the theory and practice of chemical information science.
 *The Val Metanomski Meritorius Service Award to recognize outstanding contributions to the Division.
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 *The Lucille M. Wert Student Scholarship to recruit persons into the profession of Chemical Information.
-=== Publications ===
+Persons involved also incude [[Eugene Garfield]]; [[Karl Heumann]]; [[Arthur Becket Lamb|Arthur B. Lamb]]; [[David Reynolds Lide, Jr.|David R. Lide]]; [[Hans Peter Luhn]]; [[Austin McDowell Patterson|Austin M. Patterson]]; [[James Whitney Perry]]; [[Fred Alonzo Tate|Fred A. Tate]] [[George E. Vladutz]]; [[William Joseph Wiswesser|William J. Wiswesser]]
-The ''Chemical Information Bulletin'' (CIB) [https://www.acscinf.org/bulletin], originally titled ''Chemical Literature'', has been the quarterly publication of ACS CINF since 1949. Includes news and events, reports of meetings, book reviews, etc.
-== Persons involved ==
-[[Dale Burdette Baker|Dale B. Baker]]; [[Evan Jay Crane|Evan J. Crane]]; [[Eugene Garfield]]; [[Karl Heumann]]; [[Arthur Becket Lamb|Arthur B. Lamb]]; [[David Reynolds Lide, Jr.|David R. Lide]]; [[Hans Peter Luhn]]; [[Austin McDowell Patterson|Austin M. Patterson]]; [[James Whitney Perry]]; [[Herman Skolnik]]; [[Fred Alonzo Tate|Fred A. Tate]] [[George E. Vladutz]]; [[William Joseph Wiswesser|William J. Wiswesser]]
 == Further reading ==
-American Chemical Society homepage [https://www.acs.org/]
+*American Chemical Society homepage [https://www.acs.org/]
-Division of Chemical Information homepage [https://www.acscinf.org/home]
+*Division of Chemical Information homepage [https://www.acscinf.org/home]
+*"Chemical Abstracts Service." ''Wkipedia'' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_Abstracts_Service]
 == Papers ==
 Science History Institute, 315 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA, 19106. Dates: 1949-2008. 6.9 Linear Feet / 6 boxes. Includes organizational files, membership & elections, awards & publicity, conferences & symposia, and newsletters. [https://archives.sciencehistory.org/repositories/3/resources/73#]