Carlos Albert Cuadra
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.
- At the System Development Corporation Cuadra was involved with the development of ORBIT, ORBIT II, and SDC Search Services (ORBIT III).
- 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
- American Society for Information Science. Award of Merit, 1968; Best Information Science Book award, 1969.
- The Information Industry Association conferred its 1975 Product of the Year award on the SDC Search Service.
Further reading
- Obituary. [2]