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Dale Burdette Baker (1920-2005) was interested in chemical literature, documentation, communication, research development, and planning.

Life

Baker earned both his bachelor's and master's degrees from Ohio State University.

Baker worked at DuPont 1942-45; Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS): Associate editor 1946-57; Associate director 1958; Director 1958-86; American Chemical Society (ACS): Acting Manager of Columbus, OH office 1972

Baker's obituary is available online at https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/dispatch/name/dale-baker-obituary?id=28686403

Contributions

Chemical literature, documentation, communication, research development and planning

Selected Publications

Awards

1970 College of Engineering Distinguished Alumnus Award (Ohio State Univ.); 1979 Patterson-Crane Award for meritorious contributions to the field of chemical literature, especially the documentation of chemistry (ACS); 1986 Skolnik Award for leading Chemical Abstracts Service from conventional indexing of the 1950's to an information and retrieval system that provides direction for the entire information industry (ACS); Ohio Science and Technology Hall of Fame (2003)

Offices

ASIS. President, 1975; Counselor 1970-72; Executive committee 1971-72, 1973-76.
NFAIS. President, 1962-63; Treasurer 1970-72.
International Council of Scientific Unions Abstracting Board; UNESCO committees

Furthe reading

Oral history interview. Science History Institute. [1]

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 == Life ==
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 Chemical literature, documentation, communication, research development and planning
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+== Selected Publications ==
+== Awards ==
 College of Engineering Distinguished Alumnus Award (Ohio State Univ.); 1979 Patterson-Crane Award for meritorious contributions to the field of chemical literature, especially the documentation of chemistry (ACS); 1986 Skolnik Award for leading Chemical Abstracts Service from conventional indexing of the 1950's to an information and retrieval system that provides direction for the entire information industry (ACS); Ohio Science and Technology Hall of Fame (2003)
-'''OFFICES:'''
+== Offices ==
+*[[American Society for Information Science|ASIS]]. President, 1975; Counselor 1970-72; Executive committee 1971-72, 1973-76.
-'''[[American Society for Information Science|ASIS]]''': Pres. 1975; Counselor 1970-72; Executive committee 1971-72, 1973-76; '''[[National Federation of Abstracting and Indexing Societies|NFAIS]]''': Pres. 1962-63; Treasurer 1970-72; International Council of Scientific Unions Abstracting Board; UNESCO committees
+*[[National Federation of Abstracting and Indexing Societies|NFAIS]]. President, 1962-63; Treasurer 1970-72.
+*International Council of Scientific Unions Abstracting Board; UNESCO committees
-== Selected Publications ==
-== Papers ==
-'''LOCATION #1:''' CAS
-* '''INCLUDES:''' Office papers relating to Baker's work at CAS; Papers are stored in a basement (CAS does not currently have an archives); Some of the papers have been discarded.
-* '''SOURCE:''' Phone conversation with Dale B. Baker, 6/96.
-'''LOCATION #2:'''
-* '''INCLUDES:''' Personal and professional papers; No decision has been made on them being deposited.
-* '''SOURCE:''' Phone conversation with Dale B. Baker, 6/96.
-'''LOCATION #3:''' Chemical Heritage Foundation
-* '''PAPERS DATES:''' 1997
-* '''INCLUDES:''' Oral history interview
-* '''SOURCE:''' CHF Web site, Historical Services Dept. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/73666543r
+== Furthe reading ==
+*Oral history interview. Science History Institute. [https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/73666543r]