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Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives

Accession 01-132

Smithsonian Institution. Office of Information Technology

Administrative Records, 1982-2000

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:Smithsonian Institution. Office of Information Technology
Title:Administrative Records
Dates:1982-2000
Quantity:3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
Collection:Accession 01-132
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

These records document the administrative activities of the Office of Information Technology, and its predecessor the Office of Information Resource Management (OIRM). Materials include the correspondence and memoranda of Vincent J. Marcalus, former OIRM Director, pertaining to management, budget, and special projects; OIRM Roles and Responsibilities Task Force report; planning and policy information pertaining to the PROFS Electronic Mail System, the Smithsonian Institution Bibliographic Information System (SIBIS), and the Collections Information System (CIS); project contractual agreements with computer technology firms; OIRM budget and funding proposals; committee and staff meeting minutes; and information on the OIRM Vision Project, Information Resource Center, and mainframe system.

Descriptive Entry

These records document the administrative activities of the Office of Information Technology, and its predecessor the Office of Information Resource Management (OIRM). Materials include the correspondence and memoranda of Vincent J. Marcalus, former OIRM Director, pertaining to management, budget, and special projects; OIRM Roles and Responsibilities Task Force report; planning and policy information pertaining to the PROFS Electronic Mail System, the Smithsonian Institution Bibliographic Information System (SIBIS), and the Collections Information System (CIS); project contractual agreements with computer technology firms; OIRM budget and funding proposals; committee and staff meeting minutes; and information on the OIRM Vision Project, Information Resource Center, and mainframe system.

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 01-132, Smithsonian Institution. Office of Information Technology, Administrative Records

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Container List

Box 1

Buyouts and Projects, 1994

Box 1 of 3

Collections Information System: Management Committee, 1994-1997

Box 1 of 3

Collections Information System: Management Committee, 1992-1993 (2 folders)

Box 1 of 3

OIRM Roles and Responsibilities Task Force, 1993

Box 1 of 3

OIRM Roles and Responsibilities Task Force, 1994

Box 1 of 3

OIRM Roles and Responsibilities Task Force: Final Report, 1994

Box 1 of 3

SIRIS Market Survey Report, 1995

Box 1 of 3

OIRM Systems Architecture Committee/Systems Architecture Survey, 1991-1992 (3 folders)

Box 1 of 3

System Inventory File, 1991

Box 1 of 3

OIRM Vision Project, 1992

Box 1 of 3

OIRM Vision Project, 1993

Box 1 of 3

OIRM Vision Project, 1994

Box 1 of 3

OIRM Strategic Plan, 1992-1996

Box 1 of 3

OIRM Projects Completed, 1992-1993

Box 1 of 3

McFarland, Susan: "System Engineering Guidelines," 1998

Box 1 of 3

OIT Compliance Review, 2000

Box 1 of 3

Correspondence Tracking/Document Management Project, 1994-1997

Box 1 of 3

Data Standards at the Smithsonian, 1995-1997

Box 1 of 3

Dublin Core Working Group, 1998

Box 1 of 3

OIRM 1990-1992 Budget/Funding Proposals

Box 1 of 3

OIRM 1993 Budget/Funding Proposals

Box 1 of 3

OIRM 1994 Budget/Funding Proposals

Box 1 of 3

OIRM 1995 Budget/Funding Proposals (2 folders)

Box 1 of 3

OIRM 1996 Budget/Funding Proposals (2 folders)

Box 1 of 3

OIRM 1997 Budget/Funding Proposals

Box 1 of 3

Box 2

Collections Information System, 1984-1989

Box 2 of 3

Collections Management, 1983-1985, 1992

Box 2 of 3

PPS Implementation Committee, 1987

Box 2 of 3

MITRE Corporation, 1983-1984, 1991

Box 2 of 3

NASTEC Corporation Proposal/Contract: Information System Plan, 1989-1990

Box 2 of 3

Technology Information Products Corporation, 1988

Box 2 of 3

Smithsonian Payroll/Personnel System, 1988

Box 2 of 3

Smithsonian Payroll/Personnel System, 1989

Box 2 of 3

OIRM Information Resource Division, 1991

Box 2 of 3

OIRM Administrative LAN, 1988-1989

Box 2 of 3

Price Waterhouse: SI/NFC PPS Communications Study, 1988

Box 2 of 3

SIBIS Management and Planning, 1985-1987

Box 2 of 3

SIBIS Management and Planning, 1988

Box 2 of 3

SIBIS Management and Planning, 1989

Box 2 of 3

SIBIS Management and Planning, 1990

Box 2 of 3

SIBIS Management and Planning, 1991

Box 2 of 3

SIBIS Management and Planning, 1992

Box 2 of 3

Defense Contract Audit Agency, 1989-1991

Box 2 of 3

Collections Information System: History List and Requirements, 1984

Box 2 of 3

Information Requirements Analysis Project, 1983-1984

Box 2 of 3

Collections Information System: Planning and Policy, 1983-1984

Box 2 of 3

Collections Information System/RFC Contacts Log, 1984

Box 2 of 3

Collections Information System: Development at the Smithsonian, 1983, 1989

Box 2 of 3

Collections Information System: Sizing Project, 1984-1986

Box 2 of 3

Collections Information System: Checklists

Box 2 of 3

Collections Information System: Plan for the Acquisition of an Integrated, Generalized Collections Management Information System (original), 1984 (2 folders)

Box 2 of 3

Financial Management Information System, 1983

Box 2 of 3

Price Waterhouse: Proposal for Capacity Measurement and Planning of IBM4381, 1988

Box 2 of 3

McManis Associates, Inc.: Advanced Technology Contract, 1988

Box 2 of 3

McManis Associates, Inc.: Information Resource Management Report, 1989

Box 2 of 3

Mendon Group, Ltd., 1990

Box 2 of 3

GEAC Replacement, 1989

Box 2 of 3

Information Support Services Division, 1988-1989

Box 2 of 3

OIRM Application Support, 1989

Box 2 of 3

Information Resource Center (IRC): Training Facility, 1990

Box 2 of 3

PROFS Electronic Mail System, 1990

Box 2 of 3

Scientific Applications Division, 1983-1984, 1989

Box 2 of 3

Box 3

Scientific Workstation Funding, 1988

Box 3 of 3

Information Support Services, 1984-1987

Box 3 of 3

Mainframe System, 1984-1985

Box 3 of 3

Bogucki, Michael E.: "Value-Added Services: A Consumer's Guide for Planning and Using Local Area Network Implementations" (1985)

Box 3 of 3

Smithsonian Institution Proprietary Security System (SIPPS), 1984-1985, 1988

Box 3 of 3

Automatic Data Processing, 1982, 1985

Box 3 of 3

Bar Coding Pilot Project, 1985

Box 3 of 3

Collections Management Action Support System (CMASS), 1985-1986 (2 folders)

Box 3 of 3

CMASS: Statement of Problem, 1986

Box 3 of 3

Collections Information System Steering Committee, 1988-1990

Box 3 of 3

Connectivity in CIS, 1985

Box 3 of 3

Migration Planning Team, 1984

Box 3 of 3

Migration Planning Team, 1985 (3 folders)

Box 3 of 3

Personnel Cost Projection System (PCPS), 1988-1989

Box 3 of 3

Information Support Services Division: LAN Implementation, 1989, 1991

Box 3 of 3

Information System Division: Personnel, 1989

Box 3 of 3

SNAP/RAP Member Participation Analysis Project, 1988

Box 3 of 3

PC Bibliographical System: Proposals, 1986

Box 3 of 3

PC Bibliographical System: Selection Panel, 1986

Box 3 of 3

SIBIS Replacement Project, 1992

Box 3 of 3

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