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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. He was

He was involved with the development of ORBIT, ORBIT II, and SDC Search Services (ORBIT III). He worked at System Development Corporation.
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

[[ASIST|American Society for Information Science. Award of Merit, 1968; Best Information Science Book award, 1969.
Information Industry Association. Award for ORBIT.

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-Carlos Albert Cuadra (1925-2022)
+'''Carlos Cuadra''' (1925-2022) was an American information retrieval specialist.
 == Life ==
-Cuadra's obituary can be found online at https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/los-angeles-ca/carlos-cuadra-10916384
+'''Carlos Albert Cuadra''' (1925-2022)
-An oral history interview with Cuadra can be found online at https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/yxehgl2
 == 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. He was founding editor of the Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST) and served in that capacity through volume 10. He was involved with the development of ORBIT, ORBIT II, and SDC Search Services (ORBIT III). He worked at [[System Development Corporation|'''System Development Corporation''']].
+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. He was
+*He was involved with the development of ORBIT, ORBIT II, and SDC Search Services (ORBIT III). He worked at [[System Development Corporation|'''System Development Corporation''']].
+*Founding editor of the ''Annual Review of Information Science and Technology'' (ARIST) and served as editor through volume 10.
-'''AWARDS:'''
+*Cuadra Associates.
-Award of Merit ('''[[ASIS]]'''); 1969 Best Information Science Book (ASIS); President of the Year Award (IIA) for ORBIT.
 == Selected Publications ==
+*An oral history [https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/yxehgl2]
-== Papers ==
+== Awards ==
-'''LOCATION #1:'''
+*[[ASIST|American Society for Information Science. Award of Merit, 1968; Best Information Science Book award, 1969.
+*Information Industry Association. Award for ORBIT.
-'''INCLUDES:''' His personal papers; No specific plans have been made for deposition of these papers; Many of his papers are connected with his company, Cuadra Associates.
-'''SOURCE:''' Phone conversation with Carlos Cuadra, 9/95.
+== Further reading ==
+*Obituary. [https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/los-angeles-ca/carlos-cuadra-10916384]