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The '''National Science Foundation''' is a US Federal agency established in 1950. | |||
The '''National Science Foundation''' is a US Federal agency established in 1950 with a mission to "to promote the progress of science, to advance the national health, prospeity, and welfare, and to secure the national defense." It was based on proposals by [[Vannevar Bush]] and Harley Kilgore. | |||
== Contributions == | |||
The National Science Foundation (NSF) was the major U.S. government funder of projects in the 1950's and 1960's related to information retrieval, indexing, computer related methods, and general information science. | The National Science Foundation (NSF) was the major U.S. government funder of projects in the 1950's and 1960's related to information retrieval, indexing, computer related methods, and general information science. | ||
=== National Digital Libraries Initiative === | |||
A multi-agency program in the 1990s. | |||
Other individuals involved included [[Scott Adams]], [[Burton Adkinson|Burton W. Adkinson]], [[Helen Louise Brownson|Helen L. Brownson]], [[Melvin Sherman Day|Melvin S. Day]], [[Madeline M. (Berry) Henderson]] and [[Seymour Irving Taine|Seymour I. Taine]]. | |||
== Further reading == | |||
On NSF: | |||
*NSF website. [https://www.nsf.gov/] | |||
*"National Science Foundation." ''Wikipedia'' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Science_Foundation] | |||
On funding documentation and information science: | |||
*Griffin, Stephen M. "NSF/DARPA/NASA Digital Libraries Initiative: A Program Manager's Perspective." ''D-Lib Magazine'' (July/August 1998). ISSN 1082-9873. [https://www.dlib.org/dlib/july98/07griffin.html] | |||
*"Fact Sheet. Digital Libraries." National Science Foundation. [https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=103048] | |||
== Papers == | |||
National Archives and ecordsAdministration. RG 307 as well as microfilm, RG 307. | |||
1907-87 (bulk 1948-87). [https://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/307.html] | |||
Latest revision as of 11:14, 16 January 2025
The National Science Foundation is a US Federal agency established in 1950.
The National Science Foundation is a US Federal agency established in 1950 with a mission to "to promote the progress of science, to advance the national health, prospeity, and welfare, and to secure the national defense." It was based on proposals by Vannevar Bush and Harley Kilgore.
Contributions
The National Science Foundation (NSF) was the major U.S. government funder of projects in the 1950's and 1960's related to information retrieval, indexing, computer related methods, and general information science.
National Digital Libraries Initiative
A multi-agency program in the 1990s.
Other individuals involved included Scott Adams, Burton W. Adkinson, Helen L. Brownson, Melvin S. Day, Madeline M. (Berry) Henderson and Seymour I. Taine.
Further reading
On NSF:
On funding documentation and information science:
- Griffin, Stephen M. "NSF/DARPA/NASA Digital Libraries Initiative: A Program Manager's Perspective." D-Lib Magazine (July/August 1998). ISSN 1082-9873. [3]
- "Fact Sheet. Digital Libraries." National Science Foundation. [4]
Papers
National Archives and ecordsAdministration. RG 307 as well as microfilm, RG 307. 1907-87 (bulk 1948-87). [5]