| NAME: | Scott Adams |
| DATES: | 1909-1982 |
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| WORKED AT: | NIH; NSF; NLM; UNISIST Central Committee |
| OTHER INFORMATION: |
Under a Senate mandate, Adams began the translation program of Russian medical journals which evolved into the Federation Proceedings Translation Supplement and specialized abstracting tools. According to Frank Rogers, Adams "was probably the first to see and measure...the changing alignments of scientific fields...shifting to mission-oriented sectors." At the National Library of Medicine (NLM), he planned a program of extramural activities. He helped outline the dissemination and distribution objectives of the MEDLARS project. He also helped arrange MEDLARS centers in foreign countries.
During his last nine years with NLM, Adams was deputy director. He then transferred to the National Science Foundation in 1960 as program director for foreign science. He was instrumental in initiating PL-480 program of translations. He returned to NLM in 1961 and retired in 1969 to work for UNISIST Central Committee. |
| AWARDS: | |
| OFFICES: | D.C. Lib. Assoc. Pres. 1947-48; ADI/ASIS Pres. 1954-55; MLA Pres. 1967-68. |
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PAPERS AT: LOCATION #1 |
Library of the University of Illinois Medical Center in Chicago. |
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| INCLUDES: | An interview with Adams discussing topics which involve or affect medical librarianship. |
| FINDING AID: | Unpublished finding aid in the repository; folder level control. |
| SOURCE: | Brodman, Estelle, "Possible Uses of MLA's Oral History Taped Interviews," Bulletin of the Medical Library Association. January 1981, 69(1), 34-35. |
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PAPERS AT: LOCATION #2 |
History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine, 8600 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland 20894; search under Miles, Wyndham D., Papers on the history of the National Library of Medicine, 1964-1984. |
| PAPERS DATES: | |
| SIZE: | 6 linear feet |
| INCLUDES: | Unprocessed papers; Collection not restricted; Accession number 581. |
| FINDING AID: | None |
| SOURCE: | RLIN |
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PAPERS AT: LOCATION #3 |
University of Illinois Archives |
| PAPERS DATES: | 1920-1981 |
| SIZE: | 13 cubic feet | INCLUDES: | Processed; contact John Straw, Archives Research Center, Room 105, 1707 South Orchard, Urbana, IL 61801 for more information. |
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PAPERS AT: LOCATION #4 |
History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine, 8600 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland 20894; search under Miles, Wyndham D., Papers on the history of the National Library of Medicine, 1964-1984. |
| PAPERS DATES: | 1938-1982 (bulk 1958-1982) |
| SIZE: | 3.75 linear feet and 8 volumes |
| INCLUDES: | Series: I. Copyright subject files; II. Incoming correspondence; III. Outgoing correspondence; IV. Inter-Office memoranda and notes; V. Legal documents; VI. Related copyright activities; VII. Copyright legislation; VIII. Williams & Wilkins Case Publicity; IX. General articles on copyright. Legal suit brought by Williams & Wilkins Co. against the NLM and the NIH on 27 February 1968. The suit charged that the libraries had violated the company's copyright by duplicating for interlibrary loan articles from journals published by Williams & Wilkins. Included are files from Martin Cummings and Scott Adams, the Director and Deputy Director of the Library. |
| FINDING AID: | Finding guide available in the Library. |
| SOURCE: | RLIN |
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PAPERS AT: LOCATION #5 |
History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine, 8600 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland 20894; search under Miles, Wyndham D., Papers on the history of the National Library of Medicine, 1964-1984. |
| PAPERS DATES: | 1964-1984 (bulk 1975-1982) |
| SIZE: | 2 linear feet (5 boxes) | INCLUDES: | Correspondence, notes, draft chapters, and photocopies used in preparation of Miles's History of the National Library of Medicine; Includes Miles's notes on records at NLM and in the National Archives; drafts of chapters with comments of readers, biographical information on library employees, and examples of the steps in the publication of the volume; Also includes biographical interview with Adams, July 1979 (2 tapes). |
| FINDING AID: | Unpublished finding aid in the repository; folder level control. |
| SOURCE: | RLIN |
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PAPERS AT: LOCATION #6 |
Medical Library Association, 919 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 3208, Chicago, IL 60611. |
| PAPERS DATES: | March 1980 |
| SIZE: | INCLUDES: | Interview with Adams by Carol Fenichel about medical librarianship. |
| FINDING AID: | |
| SOURCE: | Dale, D. C. (com.), A Directory of Oral History Tapes of Librarians in the United States and Canada. American Library Association: Chicago, 1986, p. 74. |
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