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Becker & Hayes was a US information science consulting and publishing firm 1969-1995.


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ORGANIZATION:
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Becker &amp; Hayes, Inc.
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ACTIVE DATES:
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Late 1960s/early 1970s?
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ADDRESS:
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Late 1960s/early 1970s?  Hayes rejoined previous hit Joseph Becker at Becker & Hayes, Incorporated in 1993 as Vice-President until Mr. Becker's death in 1995 (when Becker & Hayes, Incorporated was dissolved).
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[[Joseph Becker]] [[Robert M. Hayes|Robert Hayes]]
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PERSONS INVOLVED:
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<b>[[Joseph Becker]]</b>; <b>[[Robert M. Hayes|Robert Hayes]]</b>


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Two years after founded, became a subsidiary of John Wiley &amp; Sons; Did consulting on library and computer networks, software development, and a publishing program; Hayes left the operation in 1974 to become Dean of the UCLA School of Library and Information Science; Becker continued to do consulting work with such firms as IBM, AT&amp;T, Xerox, and A.D. Little as well as various libraries.
Two years after founded, became a subsidiary of John Wiley &amp; Sons; Did consulting on library and computer networks, software development, and a publishing program; Hayes left the operation in 1974 to become Dean of the UCLA School of Library and Information Science; Becker continued to do consulting work with such firms as IBM, AT&amp;T, Xerox, and A.D. Little as well as various libraries.
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== Further reading.
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*Hayes, R. M. (1996). "In memoriam: Joseph Becker, April 15, 1923-July 23, 1995." ''Journal of the American Society for Information Science,'' 47, no. 6 (1996): 412-414.
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* Robert Mayo Hayes Papers (Collection 1513). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
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UCLA Catalog Record ID: 1720410 
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== Papers ==
Hayes, R. M. (1996). In memoriam: Joseph Becker, April 15, 1923-July 23, 1995. <i> Journal of the American Society for Information Science</i>, ''47''(6), 412-414.
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As of 9/95, the Company papers were still in the possession of the Becker family; Plans are underway to deposit them with the UCLA archives/special collections department.
As of 9/95, the Company papers were still in the possession of the Becker family; Plans are underway to deposit them with the UCLA archives/special collections department.
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Phone conversation with Robert Hayes, 9/95.
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Revision as of 12:00, 8 January 2025

Becker & Hayes was a US information science consulting and publishing firm 1969-1995.


Late 1960s/early 1970s? Hayes rejoined previous hit Joseph Becker at Becker & Hayes, Incorporated in 1993 as Vice-President until Mr. Becker's death in 1995 (when Becker & Hayes, Incorporated was dissolved).


Joseph Becker Robert Hayes


Two years after founded, became a subsidiary of John Wiley & Sons; Did consulting on library and computer networks, software development, and a publishing program; Hayes left the operation in 1974 to become Dean of the UCLA School of Library and Information Science; Becker continued to do consulting work with such firms as IBM, AT&T, Xerox, and A.D. Little as well as various libraries.

== Further reading.

  • Hayes, R. M. (1996). "In memoriam: Joseph Becker, April 15, 1923-July 23, 1995." Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 47, no. 6 (1996): 412-414.
  • Robert Mayo Hayes Papers (Collection 1513). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

UCLA Catalog Record ID UCLA Catalog Record ID: 1720410

Papers

As of 9/95, the Company papers were still in the possession of the Becker family; Plans are underway to deposit them with the UCLA archives/special collections department.