Frederick Gridley Kilgour: Difference between revisions
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1979 Award of Merit | *[[ASIST]]. 1979 Award of Merit 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). | ||
*American Library Association. Honorary Life Membership, 1982. | |||
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*"Fred Kilgour." ''Wikipedia'' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Kilgour] | |||
*Obituary. [https://web.archive.org/web/20070703024836/http://www.oclc.org/news/releases/200631.htm] | |||
== Papers == | == Papers == | ||
*Yale University Library Manuscripts and Archives (New Haven, CT). 1873-1956. 1.5 linear feet (4 boxes, 1 folio). The papers of Richard Kirby. Frederick Kilgour is listed as an important correspondent. ''Finding aid:'' [https://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ms.1104] | |||
*Yale University Library Manuscripts and Archives (New Haven, CT). 1960-2006. 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. [https://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ru.0181] | |||
*Yale University Library Manuscripts and Archives (New Haven, CT). 1948-1987. 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 lib [https://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ru.0094] | |||
*OCLC Archives (online). Includes: Correspondence, photos, speeches, memos, reports, published articles, etc. Finding aid available via OCLC archives. [https://library.oclc.org/] | |||
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*[[National Library of Medicine]] (Bethesda, MD). 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] | |||
[https://findingaids.nlm.nih.gov/repositories/4/archival_objects/40994] | |||
*Columbia University Libraries (online). Oral history interview with Kilgour, conducted 10 November 1988 by James E. Fall. Finding aid: [https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-ypgr-ek16] | |||
Revision as of 16:50, 16 January 2025
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
Awards
- ASIST. 1979 Award of Merit 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).
- American Library Association. Honorary Life Membership, 1982.
Further reading
Papers
- Yale University Library Manuscripts and Archives (New Haven, CT). 1873-1956. 1.5 linear feet (4 boxes, 1 folio). The papers of Richard Kirby. Frederick Kilgour is listed as an important correspondent. Finding aid: [3]
- Yale University Library Manuscripts and Archives (New Haven, CT). 1960-2006. 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. [4]
- Yale University Library Manuscripts and Archives (New Haven, CT). 1948-1987. 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 lib [5]
- OCLC Archives (online). Includes: Correspondence, photos, speeches, memos, reports, published articles, etc. Finding aid available via OCLC archives. [6]
- National Library of Medicine (Bethesda, MD). 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 [7]
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- Columbia University Libraries (online). Oral history interview with Kilgour, conducted 10 November 1988 by James E. Fall. Finding aid: [9]