Laurence Bedford Heilprin: Difference between revisions

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Laurence Bedford Heilprin (1906-1993) explored fundamental aspects of information science throughout his career and "stimulated others to do research and attempt to discover the theoretical underpinnings of information science." (Farkas-Conn)

Life

Contribution

Heilprin worked at University of Maryland and Documentation Inc.

OTHER INFORMATION:

Major contribution according to Farkas-Conn was to set the stage for interest groups within ASIS; Worked under Clapp at the Council on Library Resources; Worked for Documentation Inc. (Taube's company); Prof., Univ. of Maryland; Along with Luhn, instrumental in bringing about ARIST; Cochrane, Bourne, and Cuadra were the driving force for ARIST.

AWARDS:

ASIS Award of Merit

OFFICES:

ADI/ASIS Pres. 1964-65

Selected Publications

Papers

LOCATION #1: University of Maryland University Libraries (College Park, MD)

PAPERS DATES: 1936-1992

SIZE: 137.25 linear feet

INCLUDES: Unprocessed, but preliminary inventories available at https://archives.lib.umd.edu/repositories/2/resources/1158

Collection may need to be screened prior to use. Please contact the library before visiting the reading room to view this collection.

SOURCE: https://archives.lib.umd.edu/repositories/2/resources/1158

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 '''OTHER INFORMATION:'''
-Major contribution according to Farkas-Conn was to set the stage for interest groups within '''ASIS'''; Worked under '''Clapp''' at the Council on Library Resources; Worked for Documentation Inc. ('''Taube's''' company); Prof., Univ. of Maryland; Along with '''Luhn''', instrumental in bringing about ARIST; '''Atherton/Cochrane''', '''Bourne''', and '''Cuadra''' were the driving force for ARIST.
+Major contribution according to Farkas-Conn was to set the stage for interest groups within '''[[American Society for Information Science|ASIS]]'''; Worked under '''[[Verner Warren Clapp|Clapp]]''' at the Council on Library Resources; Worked for Documentation Inc. ('''[[Mortimer Taube|Taube]]'''<nowiki/>'s company); Prof., Univ. of Maryland; Along with '''[[Hans Peter Luhn|Luhn]]''', instrumental in bringing about ARIST; '''[[Pauline Atherton Cochrane|Cochrane]]''', '''[[Charles Percy Bourne|Bourne]]''', and '''[[Carlos Albert Cuadra|Cuadra]]''' were the driving force for ARIST.
 '''AWARDS:'''
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 == Papers ==
-'''LOCATION #1:''' University of Maryland Library Archives, College Park, MD.
+'''LOCATION #1:''' University of Maryland University Libraries (College Park, MD)
 '''PAPERS DATES:''' 1936-1992
-'''SIZE:''' 137 cu. ft.
+'''SIZE:''' 137.25 linear feet
-'''INCLUDES:''' Papers not processed
+'''INCLUDES:''' Unprocessed, but preliminary inventories available at https://archives.lib.umd.edu/repositories/2/resources/1158
-'''SOURCE:''' Univ. of Maryland Library Special Collections online catalog
+Collection may need to be screened prior to use. Please contact the library before visiting the reading room to view this collection.
+'''SOURCE:''' https://archives.lib.umd.edu/repositories/2/resources/1158