Founded in the mid-1980s, SIGCIS is the leading international group for historians with an interest in the history of information technology and its applications. Our primary activities include meetings held in connection with our parent society, the Society for the History of Technology; and a range of online resources hosted from this website.
Recent News
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Old computer journals available
Zachary Schrag (George Mason Univ.) is giving away many volumes of the Communications of the ACM and Computing Reviews. Below, I’ve reposted his message (originally from H-SCI-MED-TECH). Subject: Old computer journals availablenFrom: “Zachary Schrag”nDate: Sat, January 12, 2008 3:55 amn————————————————————————– My stepfather, Robert Fenichel, is cleaning out his Washington, D.C.,nbasement and would like to know…
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GenBank at 25 Celebration at NIH
The GenBank database is turning 25 this year and the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) will be holding a major celebration on April 7-8, 2008. The mood of the event seems to be quite triumphal. Speakers include J. Craig Venter, Sydney Brenner, Francis Collins, and Elias Zerhouni. The event is open to all but…
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Commodore 64 turns 25
To mark a quarter-century of C64 history, CNN.com has posted “Commodore 64 still loved after all these years” as its headline story (12/07/2007). The article also mentions the Computer History Museum’s celebration of the anniversary, which will be held on 12/10/2007.
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Encyclopedia of American Technology (ABC-CLIO) is looking for entries
ABC-CLIO has circulated a few messages asking for contributors to its upcoming Encyclopedia of American Technology, edited by Dr. Ed Pershey of the Western Reserve Historical Society. I’ve posted their H-SCI-MED-TECH call for entries below. Subject: Encyclopedia of American TechnologynFrom: “Steven Danver”nDate: Wed, November 14, 2007 7:28 pmn(Distributed on H-SCI-MED-TECH on 11/14/2007) ABC-CLIO is currently…
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Charles Babbage Institute Fall 2007 Newsletter is up
The newest edition of the CBI Newsletter has been published at http://www.cbi.umn.edu/newsletter.html. Check it out!
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Arthur Norberg Travel Fund Launched
Charles Babbage Institute launches “Arthur Norberg Travel Fund” The Charles Babbage Institute at the University of Minnesota is pleased to announce the launch of the Arthur L. Norberg Travel Fund. This new fund provides short-term grants-in-aid to help scholars with travel expenses to use archival collections at the Charles Babbage Institute. This year, we are…