Dialog From the Beginning
Google Tech Talks March 23, 2005 ABSTRACT As we work on the challenges of organizing the world's information, we owe our collective progress to the early pioneers who first made information available through a computer. Imagine research in a world without personal computers, the Internet, and high-speed telecommunications. Back in the 1970s, students really hung out in the bowels of library stacks and their favorite resource was called "The Readers Guide to Periodical Literature." Dr. Roger Summit is one of the early innovators whose brainchild, Dialog Information Services, was the de facto standard in online information retrieval for 25 years. Roger will discuss the philosophy behind and the process of creating the first major and long-enduring online information retrieval system. In this context he will address design concepts, early challenges and problems, and factors leading to the success of Dialog. Finally he will offer some personal and business insights he has garnered over the years. Speaker: Roger Summit, Founder of Dialog Corp. Roger is a product of Stanford University where he obtained a Ph.D. in 1966. He joined Lockheed in 1960 and was a member of the Lockheed Palo Alto Research Laboratory during the development of Dialog in the mid-1960s. His interests include his family, his dog Corky, tennis, music (particularly, modern jazz), sailing, and of course, information services. Google engEDU Speaker: Roger Summit
Google Tech Talks March 23, 2005 ABSTRACT As we work on the challenges of organizing the world's information, we owe our collective progress to the early pioneers who first made information available through a computer. Imagine research in a world without personal computers, the Internet, and high-speed telecommunications. Back in the 1970s, students really hung out in the bowels of library stacks and their favorite resource was called "The Readers Guide to Periodical Literature." Dr. Roger Summit is one of the early innovators whose brainchild, Dialog Information Services, was the de facto standard in online information retrieval for 25 years. Roger will discuss the philosophy behind and the process of creating the first major and long-enduring online information retrieval system. In this context he will address design concepts, early challenges and problems, and factors leading to the success of Dialog. Finally he will offer some personal and business insights he has garnered over the years. Speaker: Roger Summit, Founder of Dialog Corp. Roger is a product of Stanford University where he obtained a Ph.D. in 1966. He joined Lockheed in 1960 and was a member of the Lockheed Palo Alto Research Laboratory during the development of Dialog in the mid-1960s. His interests include his family, his dog Corky, tennis, music (particularly, modern jazz), sailing, and of course, information services. Google engEDU Speaker: Roger Summit