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Andrew Aines (1913-1996) was a US information policy advocate.

Andrew Adolphe Aines was born in 1913 and died in September of 1996.

In 1963, assigned to Lieutenant General Ely, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, ODDR & E, who also served as Chairman, Committee for Scientific and Technical Information (COSATI) of the Federal Council for Science and Technology (FCST). Aines served as the Executive Secretary. Several months later, COSATI was transferred from the Department of Defense to the Office of Science and Technology (OST) of the White House.

He was an early member of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS). He was very influential in information contracting. He worked at the National Science Foundation (NSF) as a program officer.

Aines worked for the Department of Commerce(?). He also worked at: Assistant manager, George James Co. 1938-41; 2nd lt. U.S. Army 1942 and advanced through grades to Col.; retired from Army 1967; Technical Assistant, President's Science Adviser 1964-1971; Senior Staff Associate, NSF 1971-?, Director of Scientific and Technical Information for Department of Defense, 1978-1980; Director of Technical Information for Department of Energy, 1980-1985; Scholar in residence at the National Library of Medicine. Aines retired from the Federal Service in 1985.

Contributions

Publications

Andrew Aines National STI Policy unfinished manuscript, [1990]. Internet Archive. Nearly 1,000 pages. [1] An unfinished book dated 1990 covering the history of efforts to establish a coherent policy at the national level for the management of scientific and technical information (STI). It includes a detailed history of the establishment and evolution of the Committee on Scientific and Technical Information (COSATI). With notes by W. David Penniman, 2021. [2]

Offices

Chairman, Committee on Scientific and Technical Information (COSATI).
Federal Council for Science and Technology, 1966-1971.
American Association for the Advancement of Science, Vice President, 1972.

Awards

U.S. Armed Forces. Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, and Commendation Medal.
American Society for Information Science. Award of Merit, 1982.

Papers

University of Maryland, Special Collections and University Archives (College Park, MD). 1955-1975. 193.5 linear feet. Correspondence, manuscripts, reports, and memoranda. [4]

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-'''Andrew Adolphe Aines''' (1913-1996) was an early member of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS). He was very influential in information contracting. He worked at the '''[[National Science Foundation]]''' (NSF) as a program officer. [[File:Andrew Aines-300x198.jpg|alt=Andrew Aines|thumb|Andrew Aines]]
+'''Andrew Adolphe Aines''' was born in 1913 and died in September of 1996.
+In 1963, assigned to Lieutenant General Ely, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, ODDR & E, who also served as Chairman, Committee for Scientific and Technical Information (COSATI) of the Federal Council for Science and Technology (FCST). Aines served as the Executive Secretary. Several months later, COSATI was transferred from the Department of Defense to the Office of Science and Technology (OST) of the White House.
+He was an early member of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS). He was very influential in information contracting. He worked at the '''[[National Science Foundation]]''' (NSF) as a program officer. [[File:Andrew Aines-300x198.jpg|alt=Andrew Aines|thumb|Andrew Aines]]
 Aines worked for the Department of Commerce(?). He also worked at: Assistant manager, George James Co. 1938-41; 2nd lt. U.S. Army 1942 and advanced through grades to Col.; retired from Army 1967; Technical Assistant, President's Science Adviser 1964-1971; Senior Staff Associate, NSF 1971-?, Director of Scientific and Technical Information for Department of Defense, 1978-1980; Director of Technical Information for Department of Energy, 1980-1985; Scholar in residence at the National Library of Medicine. Aines retired from the Federal Service in 1985.
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 == Publications ==
-*''Andrew Aines National STI Policy unfinished manuscript,'' [1990]. Internet Archive. [https://archive.org/details/aines-andrew-sti-policy-manuscript] An unfinished book dated 1990 covering the history of efforts to establish a coherent policy at the national level for the management of scientific and technical information (STI). It includes a detailed history of the establishment and evolution of the Committee on Scientific and Technical Information (COSATI). With notes by W. David Penniman, 2021.
+*''Andrew Aines National STI Policy unfinished manuscript,'' [1990]. Internet Archive. Nearly 1,000 pages. [https://archive.org/details/aines-andrew-sti-policy-manuscript] An unfinished book dated 1990 covering the history of efforts to establish a coherent policy at the national level for the management of scientific and technical information (STI). It includes a detailed history of the establishment and evolution of the Committee on Scientific and Technical Information (COSATI). With notes by W. David Penniman, 2021. [https://archive.org/details/aines-andrew-sti-policy-manuscript/Aines%20Chapter%200.0%20%20Front%20matter/page/n3/mode/2up]
 == Offices ==
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 == Awards ==
-*Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Commendation Medal;
+* U.S. Armed Forces. Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, and Commendation Medal.
 *[[ASIST|American Society for Information Science]]. Award of Merit, 1982.
 == Further reading ==
 *Penniman, W. David. "Remembering 'Andy' Aines: A look back at his call for a national STI policy." ''Information services and use'' 41, no 1-2 (2021): 185–189. [https://journals.sagepub.com/toc/isua/41/1-2]
 == Papers ==
 University of Maryland, Special Collections and University Archives (College Park, MD). 1955-1975. 193.5 linear feet. Correspondence, manuscripts, reports, and memoranda. [https://archives.lib.umd.edu/repositories/2/resources/1329]