• DocumentCode
    1552809
  • Title

    Building a world-class book collection: the Tomash library

  • Author

    Williams, Michael R.

  • Author_Institution
    Calgary Univ., Alta., Canada
  • Volume
    23
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    2001
  • Firstpage
    39
  • Lastpage
    43
  • Abstract
    Although best known in computer history circles through his association with the Charles Babbage Foundation, Erwin Tomash has also been instrumental in building another world-class resource, a special library illustrating the history of computation. This,short article describes his library, its creation, and some of the philosophy behind this endeavor
  • Keywords
    computer science; history; special libraries; Charles Babbage Foundation; Erwin Tomash; Tomash library; computer history; Books; Business; Calculus; Digital arithmetic; Fellows; History; Instruments; Libraries; Natural languages; Pressing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1058-6180
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/85.969961
  • Filename
    969961
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1552809