The combined efforts of several hundred American educators to identify and report on 1,665 educators who have been major figures in the development of American education from colonial times to 1976 resulted in this biographical dictionary of American teachers, reformers, theorists, and administrators. The content of each biographical sketch is…

Describes the historical development of online information retrieval systems and services. Gives an overview of the three pioneer groups of the online age: (1) programmers, system designers, and researchers; (2) managers, trainers, and custom service representatives; and (3) users. Also examines those individuals who made exceptional contributions…