The Ford Foundation's Search for an American Library Laboratory

Authors:
Colin Burke
Affiliations:
Dept. of History, UMBC, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD
Venue:
IEEE Annals of the History of Computing
Year:
2002

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Abstract

In the late 1950s the Ford Foundation hoped that its library organization, the Council on Library Resources, would use its monies to sponsor a permanent library high-tech laboratory. After several years, Ford's techno-visions became tied to the hopes of MIT to enter the information field. Unfortunately, MIT's Project Intrex ended without meeting its sponsors' expectations.