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Division of Chemical Literature Program 145th National ACS Meeting, S e w York. S.Y.. September 8-13, 1963
M O l D A Y M O R S I N G (September 9. 19631 Symposium on Introduction to Communications Aspects of Chemical Literature B. H. Weil, Presiding B. H. Weil. Introductory Remarks. John C. Lane. Writing the Chemical Paper. B. A . .Jones. Presenting the Chemical Paper. Ethaline Cortelyou. Writing the Technical Report. P . M. Reyling. Duplicating Techniques. ,5. Maxwell Gordon. Alerting Chemical Audiences to S e w Developments. 11:40- 6. G. Jahoda. Information Gathering and Use Habits of Chemists.
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M. T. Grenier. A Central Infor10:40-17. D. L. ARMSTRONG. mation Retrieval System. Jane M . McNaught. Walter 11:15-18. MARIAB. JACOBSON. Mannini. Information System Planning and Design Considerations at American Machine & Foundry Company, R&D Division. 11:45Discussion. John C. Costello. J r . Introductory Remarks. 2:oo2:15-19. J. R. Bilhartz. Experiences in Information System Design. 2:45-20. William L. Bolles. Development of a Small Information Center for a Small Engineering Department. 3133-21. Ll. A. Long. Information Procedures Designed and Use by Battelle-Defender. 4:lO-22. Delbert L. Rucker. Planning and Design of an Information System with Input at Two LV’idely Separated Locations. Discussion. 4:45-
MOSDAY AFTERKOOS Symposium on Searching the Literature of a Sumber of Specialized Fields
WEDKESDAY MORKING AND AFTERNOOS (September 11, 1963) General
Julian F . Smith, Presiding 2:OO Julian F. Smith. Introductory Remarks. 2:lO- 7, Margaret C . Drenowatz. Wheat Abstracts Service. 2:30- 8. Charlotte Schaler. The Literature Resources of Petroleum Chemicals in the Past Decade. 2:jO- 9. Edmund M. Buras, J r . A Decade of Progress in the Literature of Textile Chemistry. 3:lO-10. Lvman Fourt. Literature of Textile Utilization and Evaluation. 3:30-11. A. C. Walker. Jr. Literature of Rocket Construction Materials. 3:50-12. Marjorie M. Ford. Literature of Rocket Propulsion. 4:10--13. Elizabeth W. Tapia. Literature of Photographic Chemistry. 4:30-14. Margaret C. Drenowatz. The Tobacco Literature Service. 4:30Discussion.
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TUESDAY MORNING AND A F T E R N O O S (September 10, 1963) Symposium on Informa tion System Planning and Design Considerations John C. Cos,tello,Jr.. Presiding John C. Costello, ,Jr. Introductory Remarks. Barbara A . Montague. An Analysis of the Designing. Installation, and Operation of a Nonconventional, Technical Information System for the Plastics Department of the Du Pont Company. 9:55-16, J . M. M C I L V A I L. ~ , N. Leum. Development of an Index for In-House Research and Development Technical Records. 9:OO9320-13.
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J. Frederic Walker. The Singularity Sub-Link- A New
Tool For The Storage and Retrieval of Information. 9:23-24. S. KAUFMAN, T. F. Lindsley, J. J . Magnino. J r . Storage and Retrieval of Technical Data Csing P R I M E , A Sormal Text Information Retrieval System. 1O:OO-25. Ray W. Ihndris. Structure Fragmentation Using A Coordinate Index System. 10325-26, Peter F. Sorter. CHARLES E . GRANITO. John C . Gilmer. Alan Gelberg, Edward A. Metcalf. Rapid Structure Searches Via Permuted Chemical Line Notations. 10:55-27. Leonard Spialter. The Atom Connectively Matrix, ACM, and Its Associated Characteristic Polynomial, ACMCP. A New Computer-Oriented Chemical Nomenclature. 11:35Discussion. Divisional Luncheon, co-sponsored with Divisions of 12:30Chemical Education and Analytical Chemistry. honoring Dr. M. G. Mellon. C. C. Conrad. Introductory Remarks. 2:OO2:05-28. IRVINGH. SHER,Gerald H . Foeman, Eleanore H. Baus. A Slide Rule for Calculation of the Sumber of Double Bonds and Hydrogen Atoms. 2325-29, .JOHN C. COSTELLO, JR..Eugene Wall. The Engineers Joint Council-Battelle Memorial Institute Coordinate Indexing and Abstracting Training Course. 2:55-30. Simone Kyropoulos. Publication of American Chemical Society National Meeting Papers. 3:15Discussion. 3:30Divisional Business Meeting.
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Open Meeting of Committee on Chemical Documentation, Helen F. Ginsberg, Presiding.
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FRIDAY MORNING (September 13, 1963) Symposium on the Role of Science Information in Attacking the World Food Problem Joint Meeting with Division of Agricultural and Food Chemistry Eugene Garfield, Presiding 9:oo9:lO-31.
Eugene Garfield. Introductory Remarks. EUGENEGARFIELD, Irving H. Sher. Defining the Food and Agricultural Literature through Citation Analysis. Discussion. 9:259:35-32. Georg Borgstrom. Gaps in Food Science Abstracting. Discussion. 9:5510:05-33. James C . Moyer. An International Food Information Service. Discussion. 10:2510:40-34. Foster E. Mohrhardt. Automation and the Agricultural Information Problem. 10:55Discussion. Panel Discussion: What are the Pesticide Information 11:05Problems? Richard J. Magee, Moderator.
Symposium on Patentability of Chemical Inventions Elmer J. Lawson, Presiding Elmer J . Lawson. Introductory Remarks. Joseph Schimmel. The Legal Requirements for Patentability. 9~40-37 Dean Laurence. Patentability of Homologs, Isomers, and Other Analogs. 10120-38 S. Branch Walker. Nature, Scope and Limitations of Patent Protection Available on New Uses for Old Chemicals. 10:50-39. John H . Schneider. Patentability of “Natural Products,” Plant Isolates, Microbiological Products, etc. 11~20-40. Alan Swabey. Special Requirements and Restrictions Applicable to Foreign Patent Coverage on Chemicals and on Medicinals. 11:50Discussion. 11:35Discussion. 2:00-35. James G. Patton. Can Scientific Information Solve the World Food Problem? 2 :30Discussion. 9:oo9:10-36
REPORT BY SENATE SUBCOMMITTEE ON PATENTS TRADEMARKS AND COPYRIGHTS 1963 AD1 MEETING
The American Documentation Institute’s 26th Annual Meeting will be a t the Pick-Congress Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, October 6-11. Dr. Robert M. Hayes, AD1 President will preside a t the opening session on October 7 , when Dr. Burton W. Adkinson, Head, Office of Science Information Service, National Science Foundation, will deliver the keynote address. The theme of the meeting-Automation and Scientific Communication-puts emphasis on a critical review and discussion of current operational and experimental systems and procedures involving automation. The meeting will deal with problems of the complete cycle of communication in science, law, and management, extending from the generation of information to utilization of such information. Features of the meeting will include: Author Forumsto provide an opportunity for small group discussions relating to the theme; Discussion Seminars-to allow group discussion of topics outside the theme of the meeting; Educational Sessions, having a twofold purpose-to be instructive to the student and novice and to present the material for the benefit of those interested in education in the field of documentation and information handling; Exhibitors Presentations; Theme Sessions-at which time formal papers will be presented; and a Chapter Officers’ Workshop.
Senator John L. McClellan (D-Ark.), Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights of the Committee on the Judiciary, has announced the publication of a staff report entitled “U. S. Patent Office Research and Development Program.” The report is a survey of the efforts which have been made to introduce automation into the search procedures of the Patent Office. In releasing the study, Senator McClellan referred to present defects of the examination system and indicated the great importance which he attaches to the research and development program of the Patent Office. The Senator further declared that, “ I t is too early to tell whether the research and development program of the Patent Office will be successful in permitting mechanized searching in most classes of the arts. If, after further research, it should appear that such efforts do not afford reasonable prospects of success, it would then become necessary to consider substantial changes in our present examination system, before the entire system runs the danger of collapse.” If changes should be necessary in the examination system, Senator McClellan suggested that consideration should be given to the examination procedures contained in the proposed Common Market Patent Convention. Senator McClellan also indicated that a reasonable percentage of the cost of the research program should be met by those who directly benefit from the patent system.
