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== Awards == | == Awards == | ||
*[[ASIST|American Society for Information Science. Award of Merit, 1968; Best Information Science Book award, 1969. | *[[ASIST|American Society for Information Science]]. Award of Merit, 1968; Best Information Science Book award, 1969. | ||
*Information Industry Association | *The Information Industry Association conferred its 1975 Product of the Year award on the SDC Search Service. | ||
== Further reading == | == Further reading == | ||
*Obituary. [https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/los-angeles-ca/carlos-cuadra-10916384] | *Obituary. [https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/los-angeles-ca/carlos-cuadra-10916384] | ||
Revision as of 23:13, 18 February 2025
Carlos Cuadra (1925-2022) was an American information retrieval specialist.
Life
Carlos Albert Cuadra (1925-2022)
Contributions
Cuadra made a significant contribution to the historical development of online retrieval services. He was a proponent of library networks, information networks, personal computers, and electronic publishing.
- At the System Development Corporation Cuadra was involved with the development of ORBIT, ORBIT II, and SDC Search Services (ORBIT III).
- Founding editor of the Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST) and served as editor through volume 10.
- Cuadra Associates.
Selected Publications
- An oral history [1]
Awards
- American Society for Information Science. Award of Merit, 1968; Best Information Science Book award, 1969.
- The Information Industry Association conferred its 1975 Product of the Year award on the SDC Search Service.
Further reading
- Obituary. [2]