Guide to the Information Access Corporation records M2505

Gurudarshan Khalsa
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
2020
Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford 94305-6064
specialcollections@stanford.edu


Language of Material: English
Contributing Institution: Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Information Access Corporation records
source: Gale. a Cengage Company
Creator: Information Access Corporation
Identifier/Call Number: M2505
Physical Description: 12 Linear Feet (20 MSBs, 1 cardbox, 1 flat box)
Date (inclusive): 1977-2009

Conditions Governing Access

Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use. Audiovisual materials are not available in original format, and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.

Preferred Citation

[identification of item], Information Access Corporation records (M2505). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Content Description

The collection consists of manuals, user guides, product literature, handbooks, memos, staff directories, codes lists, suggested headings, and internal newsletters. Per DoG: 9 boxes of historical documentation and records of Information Access Corporation

Conditions Governing Use

While Special Collections is the owner of the physical and digital items, permission to examine collection materials is not an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns. See: http://library.stanford.edu/spc/using-collections/permission-publish

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Employee handbooks
Directories
Newsletters
Technical manuals
Business records
Electronic reference sources
Gale. a Cengage Company

Box 1, Folder 1

Suggested headings - internal (part 1 of 2) 1986-1988

Box 1, Folder 2

Suggested headings - internal (part 2 of 2) 1986-1988

Box 1, Folder 3

Suggested headings - internal (part 1 of 2) 1989-1991

Box 1, Folder 4

Suggested headings - internal (part 2 of 2) 1989-1991

Box 1, Folder 5

Suggested headings - internal 1992-1998

Box 2, Folder 1

Internal newsletters, memos, etc. (includes transition to Gale Group) 1992-1998

Box 2, Folder 2

Manual and lists - internal (part 1 of 3)

Box 2, Folder 3

Manual and lists - internal (part 2 of 3)

Box 2, Folder 4

Manual and lists - internal (part 3 of 3)

Box 2, Folder 5

Staff: Employee lists, phone directories and organization charts - internal 1992-2009

Box 3, Folder 1

Gauss Surfer user manual release 2.0 1998

Box 3, Folder 2

Responsive Data Services (RDS) business and industry database user's manual (Dialog File 9) 1995

Box 3, Folder 3

RDS editorial policy (part 1 of 2) 2000

Box 3, Folder 4

RDS editorial policy (part 2 of 2) 2000

Box 3, Folder 5

Review indexing manual - internal 1992

Box 3, Folder 6

A16 industry types and assorted codes lists - internal 1998

Box 3, Folder 7

IAC Subdivision manual, 1st edition - internal 1994

Box 3, Folder 8

Lexicography manual - internal 1993

Box 4, Folder 1

Hot Air News index v. 6-8 - internal

Box 4, Folder 2

Hot Air News - internal (part 1 of 3) 1979-1982

Box 4, Folder 3

Hot Air News - internal (part 2 of 3) 1979-1982

Box 4, Folder 4

Hot Air News - internal (part 3 of 3) 1979-1982

Box 4, Folder 5

Hot Air News - internal (part 1 of 2) 1983-1988

Box 4, Folder 6

Hot Air News - internal (part 2 of 2) 1983-1988

Box 5, Folder 1

Hot Air News - internal (part 1 of 2) 1989-1991

Box 5, Folder 2

Hot Air News - internal (part 2 of 2) 1989-1991

Box 5, Folder 3

Industry Express documentation manual 1997

Box 5, Folder 4

Harfax: Industry data sources: Database user guide and thesaurus (part 1 of 2) 1982

Box 5, Folder 5

Harfax: Industry data sources: Database user guide and thesaurus (part 2 of 2) 1982

Box 5, Folder 6

PARIS training manual - internal 1998

Box 6, Folder 1

Access Information: An online user's guide to IAC databases 1979

Box 6, Folder 2

Business collection issue guide 1980-2002

Box 6, Folder 3

Product specifications 1990

Box 6, Folder 4

IAC newspaper indexing manual - internal, 2nd edition 1996

Box 6, Folder 5

Newsletter database source guides 1994-1995

Box 6, Folder 6

Newspaper indexing 1985-1989

Box 6, Folder 7

Magazine collection issue guide 1998

Box 7, Folder 1

Hot topics and product evaluations (magazine index) 1986-1989

Box 7, Folder 2

IAC magazine index (COM microfiche) (part 1 of 2) 1977-1986

Box 7, Folder 3

IAC magazine index (COM microfiche) (part 2 of 2) 1977-1986

Box 7, Folder 4

IAC database (COM microfiche) - National newspaper index, business index (part 1 of 2) 1979-1989

Box 8, Folder 1

IAC database (COM microfiche) - National newspaper index, business index (part 2 of 2) 1979-1989

Box 8, Folder 2

Area business databank microfiche (part 1 of 2) 1983-1984

Box 8, Folder 3

Area business databank microfiche (part 2 of 2) 1983-1984

Box 8, Folder 4

Area business databank microfiche (part 1 of 2) 1983-1984

Box 9, Folder 1

Area business databank microfiche (part 2 of 2) 1983-1984

Box 9, Folder 2

Area business databank print index and ABD indexer workbook (part 1 of 2) 1985

Box 9, Folder 3

Area business databank print index and ABD indexer workbook (part 2 of 2) 1985

Box 9, Folder 4

Corporate Profile Resources index 1992

Box 9, Folder 5

F&S index of corporate change: Annual edition 1993

Box 10, Folder 1

F&S index international December 1996

Box 10, Folder 2

F&S index Europe December 1996

Box 10, Folder 3

F&S index United States December 1995

Box 10, Folder 4

America buys: The index to product evaluations 1980

Box 11, Folder 1

America buys: The index to product evaluations 1981

Box 11, Folder 2

Predicasts company thesaurus, company section A-J 1993

Box 11, Folder 3

Predicasts company thesaurus, company section K-Z 1993

Box 12, Folder 1

Predicasts company thesaurus, SIC section 1993

Box 12, Folder 2

The Gale Group guide to Predicasts codes 1999

Box 12, Folder 3

Predicasts Terminal System (PTS) training workbook September 1990

Box 12, Folder 4

PTS assorted flyers and cheat sheets 1989-1991

Box 12, Folder 5

PTS user's manual (part 1 of 2) 1989

Box 12, Folder 6

PTS user's manual (part 2 of 2) 1989

Box 13, Folder 1

PTS product codes 1993

Box 13, Folder 2

PTS product codes 1994

Box 13, Folder 3

PTS product codes 1991

Box 13, Folder 4

Predicasts basebook (part 1 of 2) 1993

Box 13, Folder 5

Predicasts basebook (part 2 of 2) 1993

Box 14, Folder 1

PROMT codes 1997

Box 14, Folder 2

PROMT editorial policy 2000

Box 14, Folder 3

PROMT abstracting manual 1992

Box 14, Folder 4

Policy wonk for PROMT (internal newsletter) 1996

Box 14, Folder 5

PROMT processing manual 1994

Box 14, Folder 6

Management contents database thesaurus and dictionary 1984

Box 14, Folder 7

The Computer Database indexing manual 1985

Box 15, Folder 1

Computer Database: Welcome to online training for computer database and management contents database

Box 15, Folder 2

The Computer Database thesaurus and dictionary 1983-1989

Box 15, Folder 3

IAC online user's manual (part 1 of 3) 1994

Box 15, Folder 4

IAC online user's manual (part 2 of 3) 1994

Box 15, Folder 5

IAC online user's manual (part 2 of 3) 1994

Box 15, Folder 6

IAC Access to Access: Online user's guide to IAC databases, 3rd edition (part 1 of 2) 1986

Box 16, Folder 1

IAC Access to Access: Online user's guide to IAC databases, 3rd edition (part 2 of 2) 1986

Box 16, Folder 2

Subject guide to IAC databases, 2nd edition 1985

Box 16, Folder 3

InSite 2 user guide v. 1.0 1999

Box 16, Folder 4

InSite 2 publication list 1999

Box 16, Folder 5

IAC guide to online sources 1995

Box 16, Folder 6

Guide to IAC business vocabulary 1994

Box 16, Folder 7

Intelligent solutions @ work: IAC InSite 1997

Box 16, Folder 8

IAC Industry Express: Quick reference card and vocabulary guide 1995

Box 16, Folder 9

InfoTrac 2000 user's manual

Box 17, Folder 1

InfoTrac handbook 1991

Box 17, Folder 2

InfoTrac handbook 1992

Box 17, Folder 3

InfoTrac web user's guide v. 1.0 1998

Box 17, Folder 4

InfoTrac SearchBank user guides 1995-1997

Box 17, Folder 5

InfoTrac SearchBank file descriptions

Box 17, Folder 6

Online reference guide 1988

Box 17, Folder 7

Corporate division product guide (part 1 of 2) 1995

Box 17, Folder 8

Corporate division product guide (part 2 of 2) 1995

Box 17, Folder 9

Competitive research IAC/Ebsco/UMI 1996

Box 18, Folder 1

Fiscal year pricing data and notebook 1980

Box 18, Folder 2

Product literature: Print, microfilm, and database licensing (part 1 of 2)

Box 18, Folder 3

Product literature: Print, microfilm, and database licensing (part 2 of 2)

Box 18, Folder 4

Product literature: Online products (part 1 of 2)

Box 18, Folder 5

Product literature: Online products (part 2 of 2)

Box 18, Folder 6

Product literature: CD-ROM products

Box 19, Folder 1

Product literature: CD-ROM products

Box 19, Folder 2

Product literature: CD-ROM products

Box 19, Folder 3

Product literature: CD-ROM products

Box 19, Folder 4

Product literature: CD-ROM products

Box 19, Folder 5

Product literature: CD-ROM products

Box 20

Microfiches

Box 21

Media

Scope and Contents

Primary Tom (VHS) BNI: the British Newspaper Index (CD-ROM) Companies International (CD-ROM) Magazine Index Plus (CD-ROM) InteliiSeek (CD-ROM) Disc !Informe! (CD-ROM) Business Index (Magnetic Reel)
Box 22

Media

Scope and Contents

InfoTrac (laser disc)