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Thomas Hughes Martin Papers

An inventory of his papers at the Syracuse University Archives

Summary

Creator: Martin, Thomas Hughes.
Title: Thomas Hughes Martin Papers
Dates: 1967-2007
Size: 2 boxes (2 linear feet)
Abstract: The Thomas Hughes Martin Papers contain course materials and scholarly work related to Martin's career as an information professional and faculty member of Syracuse University's School of Information Studies.
Language: English
Repository: University Archives,
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries
222 Waverly Ave., Suite 600
Syracuse, NY 13244-2010
https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center/university-archives

Biography

Photograph of Thomas Hughes Martin

Thomas Hughes Martin (1941-2014) was an associate professor at Syracuse University’s School of Information Studies from 1980 to 2007.

Prior to his time at the University, Martin majored in mathematics at Dartmouth College, earned a law degree from the University of California at Berkeley and obtained a Ph.D. in communication research from Stanford University. He was also a founding faculty member at the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School of Communication.

Martin’s main areas of interest included human-computer interaction, information technology policy and impacts of information systems. During his career, he authored and co-authored numerous papers that dealt in these and other related areas.

Among his numerous accomplishments, Martin was one of the primary designers of the Stanford Physics Information Retrieval System (SPIRES), the system in which Socrates -- a library circulation management tool -- was based. He also served in the Peace Corps in Panama for two years and visited Brazil twice (once in 1994 and once in 1983) as a Fulbright scholar.

Outside of his work at the University and in the field of information studies, Martin was active in the Sierra Club and sang in the Syracuse Chorale. He retired from Syracuse University in 2007 and received emeritus status in 2008.

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Scope and Content Note

The Thomas Hughes Martin Papers are divided into two series.

The Course Materials series contains syllabi, exam questions, case studies, slides, transparencies, assignments, guidelines, reserve book lists and more relating to Martin's time as an information studies professor.

The Scholarly Work series contains papers, publications, reports, plans, reviews, proposals and more relating to Martin's research and published works as an information studies professional.

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Restrictions

Access Restrictions

Please note that the collection is housed off-site, and advance notice is required to allow time to have the materials brought to the Reading Room on campus.

Use Restrictions

Written permission must be obtained from the Syracuse University Archives and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.

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Related Material

Two photographs of Martin were removed to be incorporated into the University Archives' Portrait Collection.

The University Archives holds a portrait file and a clipping file related to Thomas Hughes Martin.

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Selected Search Terms

Names

Martin, Thomas Hughes.
Syracuse University -- History.
Syracuse University.

Subjects

Human-computer interaction.
Information technology.
College teachers.
Higher education.

Types of material

Black-and-white slides.
Course materials.
Printed materials (object genre)

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Thomas Hughes Martin Papers,
University Archives,
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries

Acquisition Information

Thomas Hughes Martin donated his papers to the University Archives in 2009.

Processing Information

Materials were placed in acid-free housing.

Finding Aid Information

Created by: Jen Bort
Date: 2016
Revision history:

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Arrangement

Folders are arranged alphabetically in each series.

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Inventory

Course Materials
Box 1 ANSC 510 1978
Box 1 ANSC 520 1975-1980
Box 1 ANSC 530 1975-1979
Box 1 ANSC 550 1977
Box 1 ANSC 599 1980
Box 1 ANSC 610 1978-1979
Box 1 ANSC 620 1978
Box 1 COMM 260 1971-1973
Box 1 COMM 263 1973
Box 1 COMM 550 1975-1976
Box 1 COMM 610 1974-1976
Box 1 CS 140 1976
Box 1 IST 352 1993-1997
Box 1 IST 355 1991
Box 1 IST 355 1992-1994
Box 1 IST 449 2000
Box 1 IST 454 1990-1992
Box 1 IST 456 1991-2003
Box 1 IST 501 1980
Box 1 IST 506 1981-1988
Box 1 IST 551 1984-1985
Box 1 IST 552 1981-1995
Box 1 IST 553 1988-1997
Box 1 IST 601 1999-2004
Box 1 IST 618 1999-2007
Box 1 IST 621 1990-1996
Box 1 IST 621 1996-2003
Box 1 IST 649 1983-2005
Box 1 IST 653 1982-1989
Box 1 IST 654 1981-1997
Box 2 IST 655 1983
Box 2 IST 656 1980-1981
Box 2 IST 656 1994
Box 2 IST 682 1982-2000
Box 2 IST 683 1986-1987
Box 2 IST 700 2003
Box 2 IST 710 1982
Box 2 IST 730 1981
Box 2 Proseminar 1977
Scholarly Work
Box 2 "The Academic Community and Bibliographic Services" 1983
Box 2 "Balance: An Aspect of the Right to Communicate" 1977
Box 2 "Can Interactions with Computers Be Made Enjoyable for the Public?" 1978
Box 2 "Comparative Analysis of Interactive Retrieval Systems" 1973-1974
Box 2 "Computer Hardware: The Technological Core of the Information Age" 1982
Box 2 "Designing for User Acceptance of an Interactive Bibliographic Search Facility" undated
Box 2 DSN Human Factors Study Final Report 1980 (2 folders)
Box 2 "Electronic Mail for International Knowledge Sharing" 1987
Box 2 "Evaluating the Health of Information Science: Research Community and User Contexts" 1979
Box 2 "A Feature Analysis of Interactive Retrieval Systems" 1974
Box 2 "The Features Legal Researchers Need in an Interactive Retrieval System" 1975
Box 2 "Feedback and Exploratory Mechanisms for Assisting Library Staff Improve On-Line Catalog Searching" 1982-1983
Box 2 "Formative Evaluation -- Four Years Later" 1983
Box 2 "Formative Evaluation -- A Technique for Attaining People-Oriented Systems" 1979
Box 2 "The Future of Network Information Services" 1976
Box 2 "The Impact of New Technologies and of Future Technologies on U.S./Canadian Broadcast Relations" 1983
Box 2 "Impact of the Information Superhighway on Education" undated
Box 2 "Information and Communication Policy Research in the U.S.: The Researcher as Advocate, Facilitator and Staff Member" 1982
Box 2 "Information: A Tool Used by Man Living in Society" 1974
Box 2 "Information Retrieval" undated
Box 2 "Information Technologies and the Schools: Opportunities for Incorporating Computers into the Curriculum" 1987
Box 2 "Is Science's Memory Like Human Memory?" undated
Box 2 "Language Decisions Made While Designing an Interactive Information Retrieval System" 1974
Box 2 "Man-Computer Interaction: Human Factors Aspects of Computers and People" 1981
Box 2 "A Man-Computer Interface: Study for Command and Control Computer Systems" 1979
Box 2 "Network Information Services" 1979
Box 2 "NREN Economic Policy Issues: Proceedings of the ASIS Mid-Year" 1992
Box 2 "Office Automation" 1988
Box 2 "Office Automation Technology and Functions: An Overview" 1983
Box 2 "A Policy Assessment of Priorities and Functional Needs for the Military Computer-Assisted Instruction Terminal" 1975
Box 2 "Redesign of the User Interface Involving Users of a Large Operational Real-Time System" 1981
Box 2 "Reflections Upon the State-of-the-Art in Interactive Information Retrieval" 1974
Box 2 "Regional Bibliographic Databases and Interlibrary Resources Sharing Program -- Central New York Region Five-Year Plan" 1984
Box 2 "Regulatory Constraints upon the Development of Consumer Information Services in the United States" 1979
Box 2 Review of Changing Information Technologies: Research Challenges in the Economics of Information undated
Box 2 Review of Dossier Society 1987
Box 2 Review of Mediation, Information and Communication 1991
Box 2 Review of Tech and the Transformation of White Collar Work 1990
Box 2 Review of Telecommunications in Transition: Policies, Services and Technologies in the European Community 1994-1995
Box 2 "The Role of the Researcher in Information Policy Formulation" 1982
Box 2 SPIRES (Stanford Physics Information Retrieval System) Annual Reports 1967-1968
Box 2 "Standards for Case Studies in Human-Computer Interaction" 1989
Box 2 "Telecommunications: The Future will be Very Different -- For Some" 1983
Box 2 Tenure File -- CVs and Related Papers 1971-2007
Box 2 Tenure File -- Proposals 1978-1983
Box 2 "U.S. Computer Communications Regulation: FCC Defines Its Terms" 1977
Box 2 "The User Interface for Interactive Bibliographic Searching: An Analysis of the Attitudes of Nineteen Information Scientists" 1973
Box 2 "The User Interface in Interactive Systems" 1973

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