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== Life == | |||
Vladimir Slamecka was born in Czechoslovakia in 1928. Following the communist takeover of the country he was barred, in 1949, from continuing his studies. He continued his education in physical sciences and logic at St. Paul's College (University of Sydney, 1952-54) and sociology at the University of Munich (1955). Under the guidance of Mortimer Taube, who was affiliated with the School of Library Service at Columbia University, Slamecka built out an interdisciplinary doctorate (DLS) course of study that included logic, computer science, and librarianship. | |||
== Contributions == | |||
Slamecka was recruited in 1964 to build a graduate program in information and computer science (ICS) at Georgia Institute of Technology, and was the founding director of the School of Information and Computer Science. Influenced by [[Vannevar Bush]]’s vision in “As We May Think," he sought to develop an interdisciplinary curriculum in information science focusing on the design and development of socially responsive information systems. He focused on theoretical research in information science (semiotics, theory of information systems, human information processing) and computer science (theory of computing, programming languages, database systems, advanced algorithms). By the mid-1970s the school included faculty with backgrounds in linguistics, human information processing, operations research, library science, and computer science. The curriculum included courses in artificial intelligence (AI) and pattern recognition. | |||
and [https://www. | == Selected Publications == | ||
Slamecka, V. (1964). Machine compilation and editing of printed alphabetical subject indexes. ''American documentation'', ''15''(2), 132-135. | |||
Slamecka, V., & Taube, M. (1964). Theoretical principles of information organization in librarianship. ''The Library Quarterly'', ''34''(4), 352-361. | |||
Slamecka, V. (1968). The science and engineering of information. In ''University Education in Computing Science'' (pp. 81-92). Academic Press. | |||
Slamecka, V. (1970). Methods and research for design of information networks. Library Trends 18(4), 551-568. | |||
Slamecka, V. (1973). An audiographic system for self‐instruction. ''Journal of the American Society for Information Science'', ''24''(6), 405-412. | |||
Slamecka, V. (1985). Information technology and the third world. Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 36(3), 178-183. | |||
== Honors and Offices == | |||
* Fellow of the AAAS1 | |||
* 1984: Honorary Doctorate of Science from the Technical University of Brno (Czech Republic). | |||
== Further Reading == | |||
Georgia Institute of Technology, "[https://sites.cc.gatech.edu/home/vs/cv.html Curriculum Vitae]" | |||
O[https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/atlanta/name/vladimir-slamecka-obituary?id=50726136 bituary] | |||
== Papers == | |||
His [https://finding-aids.library.gatech.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/111102 Oral History and other files] are at the Georgia Institute of Technology. | |||
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Life
Vladimir Slamecka was born in Czechoslovakia in 1928. Following the communist takeover of the country he was barred, in 1949, from continuing his studies. He continued his education in physical sciences and logic at St. Paul's College (University of Sydney, 1952-54) and sociology at the University of Munich (1955). Under the guidance of Mortimer Taube, who was affiliated with the School of Library Service at Columbia University, Slamecka built out an interdisciplinary doctorate (DLS) course of study that included logic, computer science, and librarianship.
Contributions
Slamecka was recruited in 1964 to build a graduate program in information and computer science (ICS) at Georgia Institute of Technology, and was the founding director of the School of Information and Computer Science. Influenced by Vannevar Bush’s vision in “As We May Think," he sought to develop an interdisciplinary curriculum in information science focusing on the design and development of socially responsive information systems. He focused on theoretical research in information science (semiotics, theory of information systems, human information processing) and computer science (theory of computing, programming languages, database systems, advanced algorithms). By the mid-1970s the school included faculty with backgrounds in linguistics, human information processing, operations research, library science, and computer science. The curriculum included courses in artificial intelligence (AI) and pattern recognition.
Selected Publications
Slamecka, V. (1964). Machine compilation and editing of printed alphabetical subject indexes. American documentation, 15(2), 132-135.
Slamecka, V., & Taube, M. (1964). Theoretical principles of information organization in librarianship. The Library Quarterly, 34(4), 352-361.
Slamecka, V. (1968). The science and engineering of information. In University Education in Computing Science (pp. 81-92). Academic Press.
Slamecka, V. (1970). Methods and research for design of information networks. Library Trends 18(4), 551-568.
Slamecka, V. (1973). An audiographic system for self‐instruction. Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 24(6), 405-412.
Slamecka, V. (1985). Information technology and the third world. Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 36(3), 178-183.
Honors and Offices
- Fellow of the AAAS1
- 1984: Honorary Doctorate of Science from the Technical University of Brno (Czech Republic).
Further Reading
Georgia Institute of Technology, "Curriculum Vitae"
Papers
His Oral History and other files are at the Georgia Institute of Technology.