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[[File:Figure 2, Image of Kilgour.jpg|thumb|Frederick G. Kilgour]]Frederick G. Kilgour (1914-2006) was a pioneer of information science. He founded '''[[OCLC]]''', developed WorldCat, and developed a prominent interlibrary loan system.  He also founded and served as the first editor for the journal ''Information Technology and Libraries''.


== Life ==
== Life ==
1914-2006
An obituary is available at https://web.archive.org/web/20070703024836/http://www.oclc.org/news/releases/200631.htm


For a brief biography and obituary see: <nowiki>http://www.oclc.org/news/releases/200631.htm</nowiki> and <nowiki>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Kilgour</nowiki> 
For more biographical details on him see: ''Collected Papers of Frederick G. Kilgour'', compiled by P.A. Becker and A.T. Dodson and edited by L.L. Yoakim. Dublin, OH: OCLC, 1984; 2 vols.  
 
For more biographical details on him see: ''Collected Papers of Frederick G. Kilgour'', compiled by P.A. Becker and A.T. Dodson and edited by L.L. Yoakim. Dublin, OH: OCLC, 1984; 2 vols.


== Relevant Employment ==
== Relevant Employment ==
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== Awards ==
1979 Award of Merit ([[American Society for Information Science|'''ASIS''']]) for "transforming a state association of libraries into a national interlibrary loan bibliographic utility...This achievement may be the single greatest contribution to national networking in the United States. His work will have a lasting impact on the field of information science" (Lilley-Trice); 1982 Honorary Life Membership (American Library Association)


== Offices ==


== Papers ==
'''Location #1''' Yale University Library Manuscripts and Archives (New Haven, CT)


* '''Papers dates:''' 1873-1956
* '''Size:''' Total collection: 1.5 linear feet (4 boxes, 1 folio)
* '''Includes:''' The papers of Richard Kirby. Frederick Kilgour is listed as an important correspondent.
* '''Finding aid:''' https://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ms.1104
* '''Source:''' https://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ms.1104






'''Location #2''' Yale University Library Manuscripts and Archives (New Haven, CT)


* '''Papers dates:''' 1960-2006
* '''Size:''' Total collection: 107.25 linear feet (77 boxes)
* '''Includes:''' Yale University Library Systems Office records: The records consist of correspondence, notebooks, subject files and magnetic tapes documenting the activities and operations of the Yale University Library Systems Office. Included are research and development records maintained by Frederick G. Kilgour and Ben-Ami Lipetz.
* '''Finding aid:''' https://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ru.0181
* '''Source:''' https://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ru.0181


'''Location #3''' Yale University Library Manuscripts and Archives (New Haven, CT)


* '''Papers dates:''' 1948-1987
* '''Size:''' Total collection: 17.5 linear feet
* '''Includes:''' Yale Medical Library records: The records consist of annual reports, minutes, accreditation records, budgets, and correspondence, including files of Frederick G. Kilgour and Stanley D. Truelson as directors of the Yale Medical Library. A significant number of records relate to Kilgour's involvement with early library automation efforts. Other records pertain to Kilgour's published writings on library automation, the history of science and technology, and library administrative concerns.
* '''Finding aid:''' https://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ru.0094
* '''Source:''' https://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ru.0094




'''Location #4''' OCLC Archives (online)


 
* '''Includes:''' Correspondence, photos, speeches, memos, reports, published articles, etc.
== Awards ==
* '''Finding aid:''' Finding aids available via OCLC archives.
1979 Award of Merit (ASIS) for "transforming a state association of libraries into a national interlibrary loan bibliographic utility...This achievement may be the single greatest contribution to national networking in the United States. His work will have a lasting impact on the field of information science" (Lilley-Trice).
* '''Source:''' https://library.oclc.org/
 
== Offices ==
 
== Papers ==
'''Location #1''' Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library, Box 1603A Yale Station, New Haven, CT 06520; search under: Yale University Library Systems Office records, YRG 32-I, 1965-1974.
 
* '''Papers dates:''' 1873-1956 (inclusive)
* '''Size:''' Total collection: 15 linear feet (4 boxes, 1 folio)
* '''Includes:''' The papers of Richard Kiry. Frederick Kilgour is listed as an important correspondent.
* '''Finding aid:''' Unpublished finding aid in the repository.
* '''Source:''' RLIN
 
 
'''Location #2''' Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library, Box 1603A Yale Station, New Haven, CT 06520; search under: Kiry, Richard Shelton, 1874-.
 
* '''Papers dates:''' 1965-1974 (inclusive)
* '''Size:''' 27 linear feet
* '''Includes:''' The records include the office files of Frederick G. Kilgour and Ben-Ami Lipetz. The collection is restricted until 1994. It forms part of Yale Record Group 32 (YRG 32), Yale University Library Records.
* '''Finding aid:''' Unpublished preliminary inventory available in the repository.
* '''Source:''' RLIN
 
 
'''Location #3''' OCLC Archives
 
* '''Papers dates:''' 1967-ca. 1990
* '''Size:'''
* '''Includes:''' Correspondence, memos, reports, published articles, etc. while director of OCLC.
* '''Finding aid:''' See complete description of various files in Worldcat. Finding aids available via OCLC archives.
* '''Source:''' Worldcat database searching name.




'''Location #4''' Medical Library Association and Regional Medical Libraries.
'''Location #5''' National Library of Medicine (Bethesda, MD)


* '''Papers dates:'''
* '''Papers dates:''' 1985
* '''Size:'''
* '''Includes:''' Oral history interview with Kilgour, conducted 11 May 1985 by R. M. Watterson as part of Medical Library Association Oral History Program; see abstract at: https://web.archive.org/web/20120106030559/http://www.mlanet.org/about/history/kilgour_f.html
* '''Includes:''' Oral history interview with Kilgour, conducted 11 May 1985 by R. M. Watterson as part of MLA Oral History Program; see abstract and index at: <nowiki>http://www.mlanet.org/about/history/kilgour_f.html</nowiki> .
* '''Finding aid:''' https://findingaids.nlm.nih.gov/repositories/4/archival_objects/40994
* '''Finding aid:'''
* '''Source:''' https://findingaids.nlm.nih.gov/repositories/4/archival_objects/40994
* '''Source:''' MLA Archives
'''Location #6''' Columbia University Libraries (online)
* '''Papers dates:''' 1988
* '''Includes:''' Oral history interview with Kilgour, conducted 10 November 1988 by James E. Fall
* '''Finding aid:''' https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-ypgr-ek16
* '''Source:''' https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-ypgr-ek16

Revision as of 14:48, 29 September 2023

Frederick G. Kilgour

Frederick G. Kilgour (1914-2006) was a pioneer of information science. He founded OCLC, developed WorldCat, and developed a prominent interlibrary loan system. He also founded and served as the first editor for the journal Information Technology and Libraries.

Life

An obituary is available at https://web.archive.org/web/20070703024836/http://www.oclc.org/news/releases/200631.htm

For more biographical details on him see: Collected Papers of Frederick G. Kilgour, compiled by P.A. Becker and A.T. Dodson and edited by L.L. Yoakim. Dublin, OH: OCLC, 1984; 2 vols.

Relevant Employment

  • OSS
  • OCLC

Contributions

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Awards

1979 Award of Merit (ASIS) for "transforming a state association of libraries into a national interlibrary loan bibliographic utility...This achievement may be the single greatest contribution to national networking in the United States. His work will have a lasting impact on the field of information science" (Lilley-Trice); 1982 Honorary Life Membership (American Library Association)

Offices

Papers

Location #1 Yale University Library Manuscripts and Archives (New Haven, CT)


Location #2 Yale University Library Manuscripts and Archives (New Haven, CT)

  • Papers dates: 1960-2006
  • Size: Total collection: 107.25 linear feet (77 boxes)
  • Includes: Yale University Library Systems Office records: The records consist of correspondence, notebooks, subject files and magnetic tapes documenting the activities and operations of the Yale University Library Systems Office. Included are research and development records maintained by Frederick G. Kilgour and Ben-Ami Lipetz.
  • Finding aid: https://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ru.0181
  • Source: https://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ru.0181

Location #3 Yale University Library Manuscripts and Archives (New Haven, CT)

  • Papers dates: 1948-1987
  • Size: Total collection: 17.5 linear feet
  • Includes: Yale Medical Library records: The records consist of annual reports, minutes, accreditation records, budgets, and correspondence, including files of Frederick G. Kilgour and Stanley D. Truelson as directors of the Yale Medical Library. A significant number of records relate to Kilgour's involvement with early library automation efforts. Other records pertain to Kilgour's published writings on library automation, the history of science and technology, and library administrative concerns.
  • Finding aid: https://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ru.0094
  • Source: https://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ru.0094


Location #4 OCLC Archives (online)

  • Includes: Correspondence, photos, speeches, memos, reports, published articles, etc.
  • Finding aid: Finding aids available via OCLC archives.
  • Source: https://library.oclc.org/


Location #5 National Library of Medicine (Bethesda, MD)

Location #6 Columbia University Libraries (online)

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