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Watson Davis (1896-1967) was the founder of the American Documentation Institute (ADI), the forerunner of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, and a pioneer in the field of Library and Information Scinece.

He was editor of Science Service and Science News Letter. He was also Director of the Science Clubs of America, which he saw as an "educational force for the future" (Current Biography). The documentation division of Science Services was established in 1935 and was the "nucleus of ADI" which was organized in 1937. Through ADI, Davis sought to solve the problems "surrounding publication, bibliography, library facilities, etc."

Glenn J. Seaborg, chairman of AEC, noted that "Watson Davis has done more for the popularization of science and the understanding of science by the general public than any other individual." According to Richards, Davis was "the pioneer microfilm enthusiast." Davis saw microfilm as "basis for a data and information revolution" (Burke). In 1934, Davis attempted to create an ILL program-the Bibliofilm Service at the NAL. He wanted to "create a constantly updated world bibliography of science" (Burke).

In 1937, Watson foresaw microfilm as a powerful means of information interchange: "One of the newer and most promising tools of documentation is the microfilm. Compact, to an extraordinary degree, promising to outlast our omnipresent paper, and capable of reproducing anything the eye can see, even in natural colors, microfilms promise to hurdle some of the present barriers to easy and effective interchange of intelligence in many fields" (Science News Letter October 9, 1937, p. 230)

Offices

 * Science Service Secretary 1923
 * Science Service President 1933
 * ADI/ASIS President 1937-1946

Career
1926: Becomes editor of Science Service, an organization established by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the National Academy of Science, and the National Research Council. Watson Davis and Edwin Slosson, first Editor of Science Service, issue a memorandum titled “Plan for a Film Record,” which called for developing services for the collection, duplication, and distribution of scientific and scholarly works on microfilm. Davis designated this memo as Document No. 1 for the later development of a “documentation institute.”

1930: Davis drafts a plan for “A World Bibliography of Scientific Literature” that urges the use of microfilm and scanning devices to capture and distribute scientific information.

1933: Davis proposes a “Scientific Information Institute” to deal with the current problems of collecting and distributing scientific information. This plan is distributed widely to the scientific community.

1935 (September): Davis participates in the Congress of the International Institute of Documentation (IID) in Copenhagen and becomes familiar with the European documentation scene.

1936: The first American microfilm symposium, organized by Davis and Robert C. Binkley, a professor at Western Reserve University, is held in Richmond, VA.

1936 (December?): Davis issues a “Plan for a Documentation Institute.”

1937 (March, 13): The Documentation Institute is officially established (the word American was added later in April) as a non-profit organization at a meeting held at the National Academy of Sciences building, Washington, DC, by vote of 45 in favor, 5 opposed, and 10 abstaining. Watson Davis was elected president at a meeting held in April. Offices are maintained at Science Service.

1937 (August): Davis participates in the World Congress on Documentation held in Paris, France.

1947: Watson Davis ends his service as President of ADI and becomes Secretary-Treasurer.

Career
Long-time librarian at UCLA, Miriam Dudley was a pioneer in the field of bibliographic instruction, the precursor to what is now information science. In 1977, she was appointed by the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), a division of the American Library Association, to chair the committee that formed the ACRL Instruction Section (formerly ACRL Bibliographic Instruction Section).

Legacy
The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), part of the American Library Association, named its Instruction Librarian Award for Miriam Dudley in 1984. This award is granted annually to recognize "an individual librarian who has made an especially significant contribution to the advancement of instruction in a college or research library environment."

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Watson Davis (1896-1967) was the founder of the American Documentation Institute (ADI), the forerunner of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, and a pioneer in the field of Library and Information Scinece.

He devised methods for popularizing the study of science in general. He was editor of Science Service and Science News Letter. He was also Director of the Science Clubs of America, which he saw as an "educational force for the future" (Current Biography). The documentation division of Science Services was established in 1935 and was the "nucleus of ADI" which was organized in 1937. Through ADI, Davis sought to solve the problems "surrounding publication, bibliography, library facilities, etc."

Glenn J. Seaborg, chairman of AEC, noted that "Watson Davis has done more for the popularization of science and the understanding of science by the general public than any other individual." According to Richards, Davis was "the pioneer microfilm enthusiast." Davis saw microfilm as "basis for a data and information revolution" (Burke). In 1934, Davis attempted to create an ILL program-the Bibliofilm Service at the NAL. He wanted to "create a constantly updated world bibliography of science" (Burke).

In 1937, Watson foresaw microfilm as a powerful means of information interchange: "One of the newer and most promising tools of documentation is the microfilm. Compact, to an extraordinary degree, promising to outlast our omnipresent paper, and capable of reproducing anything the eye can see, even in natural colors, microfilms promise to hurdle some of the present barriers to easy and effective interchange of intelligence in many fields" (Science News Letter October 9, 1937, p. 230)

Offices

 * Science Service Secretary 1923
 * Science Service President 1933
 * ADI/ASIS President 1937-1946

Career
1926: Becomes editor of Science Service, an organization established by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the National Academy of Science, and the National Research Council. Watson Davis and Edwin Slosson, first Editor of Science Service, issue a memorandum titled “Plan for a Film Record,” which called for developing services for the collection, duplication, and distribution of scientific and scholarly works on microfilm. Davis designated this memo as Document No. 1 for the later development of a “documentation institute.”

1930: Davis drafts a plan for “A World Bibliography of Scientific Literature” that urges the use of microfilm and scanning devices to capture and distribute scientific information.

1933: Davis proposes a “Scientific Information Institute” to deal with the current problems of collecting and distributing scientific information. This plan is distributed widely to the scientific community.

1935 (September): Davis participates in the Congress of the International Institute of Documentation (IID) in Copenhagen and becomes familiar with the European documentation scene.

1936: The first American microfilm symposium, organized by Davis and Robert C. Binkley, a professor at Western Reserve University, is held in Richmond, VA.

1936 (December?): Davis issues a “Plan for a Documentation Institute.”

1937 (March, 13): The Documentation Institute is officially established (the word American was added later in April) as a non-profit organization at a meeting held at the National Academy of Sciences building, Washington, DC, by vote of 45 in favor, 5 opposed, and 10 abstaining. Watson Davis was elected president at a meeting held in April. Offices are maintained at Science Service.

1937 (August): Davis participates in the World Congress on Documentation held in Paris, France.

1947: Watson Davis ends his service as President of ADI and becomes Secretary-Treasurer.