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| Size | 4.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 2400 items) |
| Abstract | The University of North Carolina established its Computation Center and purchased a mainframe computer in 1959, primarily to assist faculty in analyzing research data. In 1967, Administrative Data Processing (later Administrative Information Services) was established to help university departments manage their administrative data. In 1987, the Computation Center became Academic Computing Services. Academic Computing Services was part of the Division of Academic Affairs, while Administrative Data Processing was part of the Division of Business and Finance. In 1989, Academic Computing Services began reporting to the Associate Provost for Information Technology, and its name changed to Office of Information Technology. In April 1996, oversight of all campus computing was consolidated under the new position of Vice Chancellor for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer. The vice chancellor headed the new Information Technology Services (ITS), which absorbed the earlier offices that had managed academic and administrative computing and networking, namely, the Office of Information Technology, Administrative Data Processsing, and the Office of Telecommunications. Later that year, the name of the Office of Information Technology changed to Academic Technology and Networks. Records include correspondence, committee records, reports, policies, user manuals, public relations materials, photographs, and other materials related to the history of computing and networking at the university and to the administration of Academic Technology and Networks and its predecessors. Also included are materials related to the Triangle Universities Computation Center, a nonprofit organization formed in 1965 by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina State University, and Duke University. Files are those of Judith H. Hallman, who worked in several positions related to academic computing and was the university webmaster prior to her retirement in 1999. |
| Creator | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Academic Technology and Networks. |
| Language | English |
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Historical Information
The University of North Carolina established its Computation Center and purchased a Univac 1105 mainframe computer in 1959, primarily to assist faculty in analyzing research data. In 1967, Administrative Data Processing (later Administrative Information Services) was established to help university departments manage their administrative data. In 1987, the Computation Center became Academic Computing Services. Academic Computing Services was part of the Division of Academic Affairs, while Administrative Data Processing was part of the Division of Business and Finance. In 1989, Academic Computing Services began reporting to the Associate Provost for Information Technology, and its name changed to Office of Information Technology. In April 1996, oversight of all campus computing was consolidated under the new position of Vice Chancellor for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer. The vice chancellor headed the new Information Technology Services (ITS), which absorbed the earlier offices that had managed academic and administrative computing and networking, namely, the Office of Information Technology, Administrative Data Processsing, and the Office of Telecommunications. Later that year, the name of the Office of Information Technology changed to Academic Technology and Networks.
The Computation Center (UNCCC), dedicated in 1960, was located in Phillips Hall. In 1981, it opened its Microcomputer Laboratory. After several years of development, email accounts were made available to faculty, staff, and students in 1986.
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Scope and Content
Records include correspondence, committee records, reports, policies, user manuals, public relations materials, photographs, and other materials related to the history of computing and networking at the university and to the administration of Academic Technology and Networks and its predecessors. Also included are materials related to the Triangle Universities Computation Center, a nonprofit organization formed in 1965 by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina State University, and Duke University. Files are those of Judith H. Hallman, who worked in several positions related to academic computing and was the university webmaster prior to her retirement in 1999.
Records are arranged as received, and, for the most part, original file titles have been retained.
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Academic Technology and Networks of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Records, 1951-1999.
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Processed by: Matthew Farrell, December 2011
Encoded by: Matthew Farrell, December 2011
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