History of Computing Collection: Bibliographies

  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 133 NAHC/BIB
  • Dates of Creation
      1938-1978
  • Language of Material
      English
  • Physical Description
      103 items
  • Location
      Collection available at University Archive and Records Centre, main University Library.

Scope and Content

The material comprises:

  • D1, Irven Travis,Bibliography of Literature on Calculating Machines(Moore School of Electrical Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, 1938). pp. 16. (Two copies);
  • D2, Science Library Bibliographical Series No.582 (London: Science Museum, 1942). pp. 3;
  • D3, Bibliography on Electronic Computing Machines (Mathematics Division, National Physical Laboratory, June 1948). pp. 3;
  • D4, Tentative bibliography of articles on computing machines and their applications published prior to June 1949 (Pasadena: Analysis Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, October 1949). pp. 44. (2 copies);
  • D5, Bibliography on Computing Devices (October 1951). pp. 94;
  • D6, W.R.(D) List of Abstracts (Computing) No.25 (Directorate of Weapon Research (Defence), May 1953);
  • D7, W.R.(D) List of Abstracts (Computing) No.29 (Directorate of Weapon Research (Defence), August 1953);
  • D8, W.R.(D) List of Abstracts (Computing) No.31 (Directorate of Weapon Research (Defence), September 1953);
  • D9, W.R.(D) List of Abstracts (Computing) No.35 (Directorate of Weapon Research (Defence), October 1953);
  • D10, W.R.(D) List of Abstracts (Computing) No. 5 (Directorate of Weapon Research (Defence), January 1954);
  • D11, W.R.(D) List of Abstracts (Computing) No. 6 (Directorate of Weapon Research (Defence), May 1954);
  • D12, Marjorie Comstock (compiler) Bibliography on Machine Computation, 1945-1954 (New York: Brookhaven National Laboratory, May 1955). pp. 36;
  • D13, W.R.(D) Computing and Data Reduction Abstracts, No.7 (Directorate of Weapon Research (Defence), July 1955);
  • D14a, W.R.(D) Computing and Data Reduction Abstracts, No.8 (Directorate of Weapon Research (Defence), August 1955);
  • D14b, List of Material Held in Research Information Division Library, British Transport Commission (1956);
  • D15, S.A.U. Computing and Data Reduction Abstracts, No.12 (Statistical Advisory Unit, January 1957);
  • D16, S.A.U. Computing and Data Reduction Abstracts, No.13 (Statistical Advisory Unit, March 1957);
  • D17, Computers Vol.C2, No.6 (Bibliographical Series, IOTA Services Ltd, June 1958). pp. 28;
  • D18, G.E. Forsythe and W.R. Wasow Partial Bibliography on Numerical Solution of Partial Differential Equations by Difference Methods (Stanford University and University of Wisconsin, 9 June 1958). pp. 10;
  • D19, J.W. Carr III Bibliography on Soviet Computer Literature Collected on Trip to Soviet Union, August-September 1958 (Dept. Mathematics, University of Michigan, November 1958). pp. 5;
  • D20, United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation. List of Books on Automatic Control (May 1960). pp. 74;
  • D21, Marvin Minsky A Selected Descriptor Indexed Bibliography to the Literature on Artificial Intelligence IRE Transactions on Human Factors in Electronics (1961);
  • D22, Recent Additions to the Library, Vol.1 No.2 (Great Britain: IBM World Trade Laboratories Ltd, February 1962) pp. 11;
  • D23, Recent Additions to the Library, Vol.1 No.3 (Great Britain: IBM World Trade Laboratories Ltd, March 1962) pp. 9;
  • D24, Recent Additions to the Library, Vol.1 No.4 (Great Britain: IBM World Trade Laboratories Ltd, April 1962) pp. 10;
  • D25 Recent Additions to the Library, Vol.1 No.5 (Great Britain: IBM World Trade Laboratories Ltd, May 1962.) pp. 10;
  • D26, Transport Electronic News (British Railways Board Research Department Technical Libraries, June 1962). pp. 23;
  • D27 Recent Additions to the Library, Vol.1 No.7 (Great Britain: IBM World Trade Laboratories Ltd, July-August 1962) pp. 12;
  • D28, Proceedings of Conferences, Symposia, etc. in Stock at Stevenage (International Computers & Tabulators (Engineering) Ltd,. August 1962). pp. 13;
  • D29, Recent Additions to the Library, Vol.1 No.8 (September 1962). pp. 11;
  • D30, Periodical Holdings at Stevenage (Stevenage: International Computers & Tabulators (Engineering) Ltd., February 1963). pp. 10;
  • D31, R.E. Hadady (ed.) Bibliography of Magnetic Recording, 1954-1961 Inclusive (Pasadena, California, USA: Kinelogic Corporation, April 1963);
  • D32, Appendixes, Bibliography: Sorting, Extract from the Communications of the ACM, Vol.6 No.5, (May 1963). pp. 3;
  • D33, Samuel GoldsteinA Bibliography on Magnetostrictive Delay Lines, reprinted from July 1963 IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics Engineering (Framingham, Mass.: Computer Control Co. Inc., 1963)
  • D34, J.L. Walkowicz A Bibliography of Foreign Developments in Machine Translation and Information Processing, Technical Note 193, (U.S.A: Department of Commerce, National Bureau of Standards, 10 July 1963);
  • D35, C.R. Randall (compiler) A Select Bibliography on Computer Applications in Commerce and Industry (Watford College of Technology Library, September 1963);
  • D36, List of Reports(Amsterdam: Computation Department of Mathematical Centre, February 1965). pp. 15;
  • D37, Some Literature About Design Automation (Stichting Studiecentrum voor Administratieve Automaterisering, June 1965). pp. 2;
  • D38, Levington Research Station Reprints (Fisons Fertilizers Limited, July 1965). pp. 8;
  • D39, Literature on Production Control (British Computer Society Library, September 1965). p.1;
  • D40, Bibliography on Personnel data Processing (no payroll) (Stichting Studiecentrum voor Administratieve Automatisering, October 1965). pp. 2;
  • D41, Ferroelectrics of Barium Titanate Type, A Bibliography, Navord Report (U.S.A: United States Department of Commerce, Office of Technical Services, 1965). pp. 79;
  • D42, Scientific and Technical Polish Publications Translated Into English 1960-1965 (Warsaw, Poland: Scientific Publications Foreign Cooperation Center, Central Institute for Scientific, Technical and Economic Information, 1965). pp. 94;
  • D43, The Library of the Society. Catalogue of Books, January 1966, reprinted from The Computer Bulletin, Vol 9, No 4 (March 1966). pp. 148-158;
  • D44, D.E. Bagley (compiler)Computers in Libraries; a select bibliography (Hatfield College of Technology Library, June 1966).pp. 15;
  • D45, B. Kaftanoglu Bibliography on General Software, Systems and Applications on Computer Aided Design(London: ICT Ltd, July 1966). pp. 19;
  • D46, Polish Technical Abstracts, 10191-10370, No 4 (64) (Warsaw: 1966). pp. 239;
  • D47, J.T. Graham (compiler)Computer Typesetting. A Select Bibliography (Watford College of Technology, 1966). (Two copies).
  • D48, Social Aspects of Automation. A Bibliography of Material Available in the International Labour Office (Geneva: International Labour Office, 1966);
  • D49, Research Service Bibliographies 1967 No.2; Automation Social Aspects (Melbourne: State Library of Victoria, August 1967);
  • D50, Annette Harrison The Problem of Privacy in the Computer Age: an Annotated Bibliography Volume 1, prepared for United States Air Force Project Rand and the Rand Corporation (U.S.A: December 1967);
  • D51, A DDC Bibliography on Online Computer Systems, Vol.1 (Alexandria, Virginia: Defense Documentation Center, September 1968);
  • D52, C.F. Cayless and Hilary Potts (compilers)Bibliography of Library Automation. 1964-1967 (The Council of The British National Bibliography Ltd., October 1968). pp. 107. (Three copies);
  • D53, Bibliography on the Application of Computers in the Construction Industry 1962-1967 (London: Ministry of Public Building and Works, HMSO, 1968). (Two copies);
  • D54, Katherine A. Rempp Numerical Control. A Bibliography (Institute of Science & Technology, University of Michigan, 1968). pp. 96;
  • D55, D. Unwin and F. Atkinson The Computer in Education, foreword by Basil Z. de Ferranti (The Library Association, 1968). pp. 74 (Three copies);
  • D56, E.M.Codlin and R.S.Lawrie Handlist of Basic Reference Material in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (London: ASLIB Electronics Group, January 1969). pp. 60;
  • D57, R.I.Tricker Management Information Systems(Great Britain: General Educational Trust of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, February 1969). pp. 127;
  • D58, T.V.Loudon and E.P.Adams (compilers)Gossip Annotated List of Some Geologists Who Use a Computer (Geology Department of Reading, April 1969);
  • D59, A Manchester Business School Library Bibliography. Computers and Automation (October 1969). pp. 26;
  • D60, J. Braidwood A Selected Bibliography of OnLine Visual Displays and Their Applications. Report No.2 on DPC Information Display Project(Manchester: Office for Scientific and Technical Information, December 1969). (Two copies);
  • D61, A. Harrison The Problem of Privacy in the Computer Age: An Annotated Bibliography, Vol. 2, prepared for United States Air Force Project Rand by the Rand Corporation (USA: December 1969). pp. 148;
  • D62, Involvement of Computers in Medical SciencesAbstracts of International Literature (Amsterdam: Swets & Zeitlinger N.V., 1969). pp. 227;
  • D63, J.P. Stuart Compass a Flexible Computer Program for On-Stream Analysis (Stevenage, Ministry of Technology, December 1969). pp. 8;
  • D64, Optical Character Recognition and Optical Page Reading Devices: A Selected Bibliography 196- 69 (Oldham Public Libraries Technical Library Services, July 1970) (Two copies);
  • D65, M.H.Gotterer Kwic Index. A Bibliography of Computer Management (Princeton & New York: Brandon/Systems Press, 1970). pp. 152;
  • D66, J.Murphy Optical Character Recognition: A Selected Bibliography (Watford College of Technology Library, August 1970). pp. 36. (Three copies);
  • D67, A World List of Computer Periodicals (Manchester: National Computing Centre Ltd, 1970). pp. 102. (Two copies);
  • D68, Computer Literature Classification Scheme, Working edition (Manchester: National Computing Centre Ltd, June 1971). pp. 80;
  • D69, H. Lorin A Guided Bibliography to Sorting, IBM Systems J., Number 3 (1971). pp. 244-254;
  • D70, British Books on Computers: A Selected and Annotated List (The British Council National Book League, January 1972). pp. 35. (Two copies);
  • D71, Computer Security, Backup and Recovery: A Selective Bibliography (Vista, California, USA: Canning Publications, Inc., January 1972). pp. 8;
  • D72, J.G. Bergart and others An Annotated and Cross-Referenced Bibliography on Computer Security and Access Control in Computer Systems, prepared for Office of Naval Research (U.S.A: Ohio State University, distributed by National Technical Information Service, US Department of Commerce, November 1972). pp. 57;
  • D73, D.M. Craig and E.A. Harrison Computer Information Security and Protection: A Bibliography with Abstracts (U.S.A: distributed by National Technical Information Service, US Department of Commerce, June 1974). pp. 122;
  • D74, Computers (Chatham, Kent: County Technical Service, Central Library, February 1978). pp. 26;
  • D75, C.I. Barnes Computer Applications: A Select Bibliography (Hatfield, Herts: Hatfield College of Technology, n.d) pp. 72;
  • D76, Bibliography on Automatic Digital Computing Machinery pp. 10;
  • D77, Bibliography on High Speed Automatic Calculating Machines (Cambridge: Mathematics Laboratory, Cambridge University, n.d.) pp. 8;
  • D78, Catalogue of Books in the Grace Library (Sub-Department of Numerical Analysis, University of Liverpool, n.d.);
  • D79, Calculating Machines. Analogue. Differential Analysers (n.d.) pp. 2;
  • D80, Computer Publications: Engineering Research Associates Reports (n.d.) p.1. (Two copies);
  • D81, Automation in Traffic. (Stichting Studiecentrum voor Administratieve Automatisering (n.d.) pp. 2;
  • D82, Appendix: A Survey of Paperbacks on Automation (n.d.) pp. 6;
  • D83, Banking Automation: Bibliography (Stichting Studiecentrum voor Administratieve Automatisering (n.d.) pp. 19;
  • D84, Some Literature on Automation in the Medical Field (Amsterdam: The Netherlands A.D.P. Research Centre, n.d.) pp. 11;
  • D85, Literature About Network Planning Methods (n.d.) pp. 11;
  • D86, Technical Summary Reports List (U.S. Army, n.d.) pp. 13;
  • D87, Short Bibliography on Automatic Digital Computing Machines (n.d.) pp. 3;
  • D88, Stock Control: A Selection of Articles (n.d.) p.1.

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