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For more on Eastman Kodak see "Kodak" ''Wikipedia'' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodak] | For more on Eastman Kodak see "Kodak" ''Wikipedia'' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodak] | ||
[[John W. Kuipers]] | This article is limited to Kodak's direct contributions to documentation and information retrieval services. | ||
== Contributions == | |||
=== Minicard === | |||
[[John W. Kuipers]] was director of the Minicard project. The [[ITEK]] company was also involved. | |||
== Further reading== | == Further reading== | ||
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*Collins, Douglas. ''The story of Kodak.'' New York : H.N. Abrams, 1990. | *Collins, Douglas. ''The story of Kodak.'' New York : H.N. Abrams, 1990. | ||
*"IBM". ''Wikipedia'' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM] | *"IBM". ''Wikipedia'' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM] | ||
On Minicard: | |||
* Kuipers, J. W. "Microcards and documentation." ''American Documentation'' 2 (1951): 89-95. | |||
* Kuipers, J. W. "Minicard system for documentary information." ''American Documentation'' 8 (1957): 246-268. | |||
Revision as of 21:48, 12 January 2025
Eastman Kodak is US company founded in 1881 that popularized photography and dominated the photographic film market.
The Eastman Kodak Company ("Kodak") was founded in 1881 by George Eastman and Henry Strong as the Eastman Dry Plate Company. It was renamed Eastman Kodak in 1892. Their inexpensive cameras popularized photography, but Kodak concentrated on the supply of film and film processing and expanded internationally. In 1912, Kodak established the Kodak Research Laboratories with Kenneth Mees as founding director.
For more on Eastman Kodak see "Kodak" Wikipedia [1]
This article is limited to Kodak's direct contributions to documentation and information retrieval services.
Contributions
Minicard
John W. Kuipers was director of the Minicard project. The ITEK company was also involved.
Further reading
On Kodak:
- Collins, Douglas. The story of Kodak. New York : H.N. Abrams, 1990.
- "IBM". Wikipedia [2]
On Minicard:
- Kuipers, J. W. "Microcards and documentation." American Documentation 2 (1951): 89-95.
- Kuipers, J. W. "Minicard system for documentary information." American Documentation 8 (1957): 246-268.