Finding Aid to the American Institute of Physics Information Division Document Research Project records, 1949-1973.

Selected Search Terms

These papers have been indexed in the International Catalog of Sources for History of Physics and Allied Sciences (ICOS) using the following terms. Those seeking related materials should search under these terms.

Historical Note

At the end of 1967, the several programs which the American Institutute of Physics operated in the area of physics information, were coordinated under a single Information Division. Funded primarily by the National Science Foundation, this division was responsible for developing the concept of an automated national information system for physics. In 1972, the Information Division joined with the Publications Division to produce, in addition to the primary journals, the information products derived from them in an integrated and more economical operation.

Scope and Contents of Collection

Reports; memoranda; correspondence; proposals; questionnaires. Primarily reports with accompanying studies and other material documenting the development of a computerized classification scheme and database for physics literature referred to as the Physics Documentation Research Project. Also includes studies of uses of abstracts, review literature, and citations. This project was funded through a grant from the National Science Foundation.

Organization and Arrangement of Collection

This collection is organized into six series:

• Series I: Document Research project
• Series II: Microfilming
• Series III: National Science Foundation
• Series IV: Physics Abstracts
• Series V: Science Abstracts
• Series VI: Miscellaneous

Each series is arranged chronologically.

Access to Collection

Permission of an officer of depositing organization required for access to records less than 25 years old. http://www.aip.org/history/nbl/access.html.

Restrictions on Use of Collection

Provenance and Acquisition Information

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Lara D'Agaro in 2007.

Preferred Citation of Collection

Box [number], Folder [number], American Institute of Physics Information Division Document Research Project records, 1961-1973. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library & Archives, College Park, MD 20740, USA.

Container List

Series I: Document Research Project
Box 1	Folder 1	Information Division 66-B, circa 1960
	Folder 2	Check list of books for an undergraduate physics library, 1962
	Folder 3	Documentation Research Project, 1962
	Folder 4	Documentation Research Project 62-1 to 62-4, PA-1, 1962
	Folder 5	Citation Index CI, C-1 to C-3, 1962-1964
	Folder 6	Documentation Research Project 63-0 to 63-4, 1963
	Folder 7	Documentation Newsletter, 1963-1964
	Folder 8	Documentation Research Project PA-1, 1964
	Folder 9	Documentation Research Project 64-1 to 64-4, 1964
	Folder 10	Request to the National Science Foundation for a grant renewal, 1964
	Folder 11	Documentation Research Project 65-1 to 65-4, 1965
	Folder 12	Universal decimal classification 1-5, 1965-1967
	Folder 13	Documentation Research Project 66-1 to 66-2, 1966
	Folder 14	UDC project UDC-2, 1966
	Folder 15	Information analysis and retrieval division 67-1 to 67-2, October 1967
	Folder 16	“Current papers in Physics” study, 1967
	Folder 17	Information division 67P, 1967
	Folder 18	Systems development division SDD-1, SDD-1 (rev), 1967
	Folder 19	UDC project UDC-4, 1967
	Folder 20	Information division 68-1 to 68-2, 1968
	Folder 21	Information division 68-6 to 68-13, 1968
	Folder 22	Information division 68-15 to 68-16, 1968
	Folder 23	UDC project UDC-8, 1968
	Folder 24	Information division 69-2 to 69-5, 1969
	Folder 25	Information division 69-R, 1969
	Folder 26	Information division 69-S, 1969
	Folder 27	Information division 70-1, 70-3, 70-5, 1970
	Folder 28	Information division 70-A, 70-B1, 70-P, 70-S, 1970
Box 2	Folder 1	Education and manpower division R-228, 1970
	Folder 2	Information division 71-2, 1971
	Folder 3	The periodical literature of physics, undated

Series II: Microfilming
Box 2	Folder 4	Microform users study, 1965-1970
	Folder 5	American Chemical Society microform, 1967-1970

Series III: National Science Foundation
Box 2	Folder 14	National Science Foundation evaluation proposal, 1972
	Folder 15	National Science Foundation coupling proposal, 1973
	Folder 16	National Science Foundation data proposal, 1973

Series IV: AIP: Physics Abstracts
Box 2	Folder 17	Sampling study, 1961
	Folder 18	Report, 1961, 1964-1965
	Folder 19	Atherton report, 1962
	Folder 20	Abstracting policies, 1963
	Folder 21	General, 1963-1965
	Folder 22	Coverage by country, 1964
	Folder 23	Study conference, 1964
	Folder 24	Use studies, 1964
	Folder 25	Work record, 1964
	Folder 26	Commentary journals, 1964-1965
	Folder 27	Index cost study, 1964-1965
	Folder 28	1961 Study commentary, 1964-1965
	Folder 29	1961 Study, general comments, distribution, etc., 1964-1965
	Folder 30	Subject coverage, 1964-1965
	Folder 31	Ziman meeting, September 1965
	Folder 32	Abstractor evaluation study, 1965
	Folder 33	Book coverage, 1965
	Folder 34	Conference proceedings, 1965
	Folder 35	Meetings, correspondence Current, 1965
	Folder 36	Sectionalization, 1965
	Folder 37	Working party, 1965
	Folder 38	Committee on physics abstracts, 1965-1966
	Folder 39	Physics abstracts, December 1965-April 1967

Series V: Science Abstracts
Box 2	Folder 40	Correspondence, September 1964-June 1965
	Folder 41	Systems description, 1965
	Folder 42	Working party-systems description, 1965
	Folder 43	J.R. Smith correspondence, March 1966-February 1967

Series VI: Miscellaneous
Box 2	Folder 44	Study of physics abstracting, 1949
Box 3	Folder 1	Physics abstracting articles, 1949-1950
	Folder 2	Annual physics book list, 1960-1962
	Folder 3	Report on the first year’s operation of the project on the history of individually sponsored research in physics in the United States, October 1963-August 1964
	Folder 4	International Council of Scientific Unions Abstracting Board correspondence, 1963-1964
	Folder 5	Herner report: some characteristics of the review literature in 8 fields of science, 1964
	Folder 6	International Council of Scientific Unions Abstracting Board core journal lists, 1964
	Folder 7	International Council of Scientific Unions Abstracting Board 1964 study, 1964-1965
	Folder 8	Institution of Electrical Engineers, 1964-1966
	Folder 9	International Council of Scientific Unions Abstracting Board, 1964-1967
	Folder 10	United States/United Kingdom cooperation, 1964-1967
	Folder 11	Institution of Electrical Engineers-electronics letters, 1965
	Folder 12	Defining the subject scope of physics, circa 1966
	Folder 13	Reprints, articles for background on review literature project, 1966-1970
	Folder 14	Information Management, Inc. PB-179-048, May 1968
	Folder 15	Samples of letters from editors to solicit reviews, 1968-1971
	Folder 16	Replies to review article questionnaire, 1969
	Folder 17	Advisory committee progress report, 1970
	Folder 18	Aslib paper: The future of scientific and technological publications , 1970
	Folder 19	Knowledge Industry Publications, Inc., 1970
	Folder 20	Responses to letters to authors, 1970
	Folder 21	Review study: sample letter to editors and returns from editors, 1970
	Folder 22	American Institute of Physics subcommittee on reviews and compilations, 1970-1971
	Folder 23	Author forms, 1970-1971
	Folder 24	National Information System for Physics and Astronomy replies, 1970-1971
	Folder 25	IPAC proposal, 1970-1972
	Folder 26	National Manpower Commission, 1970-1972
	Folder 27	Physics manpower data, 1970-1972
	Folder 28	Ad hoc committee of representatives of member societies on review fellowship proposal, 1971
	Folder 29	American Institute of Physics and American Association of Physics Teachers 19th annual physics show, 1971
	Folder 30	Employee fringe benefits, 1971
	Folder 31	Income estimates, 1971
	Folder 32	Responses to Conyers Herring questionnaire, 1971
	Folder 33	Sample author forms, 1971