salton



	NAME:	Gerard Salton
	DATES:	1927-1995
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	WORKED AT:	Harvard; Cornell
	OTHER INFORMATION:	Salton developed SMART (System for the Mechanical Analysis and Retrieval of Text). From his evaluations/tests of SMART, he formulated general rules for automatic language processing (Bellardo & Bourne). According to Bellardo and Bourne, Salton's retrieval experiments of the 1980's "greatly contributed to the knowledge base of computerized information indexing, storage and retrieval." He advocated system design at the 1965 ADI conference. See obituary notice in JASIS, February 1996.
	AWARDS:	1975 Best Information Science Book(ASIS); 1989 Award of Merit(ASIS)
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	PAPERS AT: LOCATION #1
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	INCLUDES:	As of September 1995, his professional papers were still stored in his office at the Computer Science Department; The near-term contact for information about his papers is Chris Buckles, a former student (ChrisB@cs.cornell.edu); The Division of Rare Books and Manuscript Collections, part of the University Library, expects to acquire the professional and personal papers sometime over the next year; Contact Elaine Engst there for additional information.
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SOURCE:	Correspondence with Winifred Sewell, 9/95.