http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/6efbe565e09036bf6fe6dda375da56fc.pdf d7b5ef1baf45afe3e9539b7947a8af13 PDF Text Text December, 19, 1963 Marmaler 12, me de la Dole Geneva, Switzerlmd Mr. Mam P. M Mr. Winn for your letter and for the articles. For a umber of yum , I have been interested in developing an informatics: retrieval oystem for references in psydwphlmacolow, in psychiatry, and psyomlow. This Imtitute, wlfioh was of 1962. hm a 5,000 volume library as its initial collecthe tion, and has an aooessim rate of 1,500 volume per year. An additional descriptim of the Institute is enclosed. Thank you very much am , The needs of the system include the as they appear in a wide range of jmmels; identificatim of articles notificatim of scientists that articles that may be of interest 1:01:er have appoamd; a coding system for titles, abstracts, and mprinm which would permit us to make for minke of interest both within cur- own collection Ideally, the retrieval system and, if possible, from other otmuld be established to clmoify articles as they appear and then, depending on the availability of funds, go back for as many years as may W 1 we. be reasonable. In past years, I dewlopod a mitem system for our library, but fomd this too Wroclaw. It depended menstruating by the professional scientists of the laboratory and these men were never con~ cistern: in their ways of classifying articles. In the past few years , the availability of amputer equipment has otinulated our interest to develop a. commuter based information processing system. The Institute 1m available its WK memory and random ate access for up to own IBM 1710-1520 access disk accessories. The two Wrap with immedi- latter permits million ohamotm for each disk and provides m1 �Mr. Ham P. W December 19, 1963 Page Two icbal way of maintaining the water citation files. This facility is IBM 7072 at the university and thmgh our disks, one am $19 to use their facility very easily. At the present tin. the Institute has two nodical librarians and an abotmctor. I would like to consider the appointmnt of somebody like yourself to develop an Womanim processing system for the hybrid field of psychophmoolow. backed by the Mamitudeofthepmblemcanbestbeseonbymforringto Abstracts, a plblioatim for 1961 and 1962. Articles included in these abstracts form the halo of the interest of the In- Psydmoykmxmcolow stitute. Hoover, there are scientists are represented by these abstracts. whose interests are broader than I balieve we would be interested in ramming more of your experianon in devoloping such system. It is apparent frm your mfemnoos that is not clear as to the present you have prepared a project proposal, but would be pleased to know more My and associates I of that project. status abcut that promo. as well as any suggestions you my how for developing such a program here. I have taken the liberty of discussing your miwlum vita with the director of the computer oenter and the assistant provost at Washington University and any mommndations for appointmnt would be made in cmjmctim with the Univemity. it Sincerely yours, Max Fink, Director Mrzmlg fine. 1 M. D. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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