OUTLINE OF OCR HISTORY 1952-1966

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP84-00951R000100080005-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 10, 2000
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: July 11, 1968
• Content Type: OUTLINE

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OUTLINE OF OCR HISTORY
1952-7966
n,tion o_OCR__for_Ssryice
1. Central reference concept (tie-in with themes of previous
histories, Registers, Library, etc.)
Ccllection and procurement
3. Indexing, storage and retrieval with machine support
4. Dissemination
5. Administration (personnel, budget, T/O, statistics, etc.)
II,Sialgd_Service_I~eveio~ments_ in OCR
1. Customer relations (user surveys, analyst vs, central files,
2. Community relations (CODIB) A.HIP, liaison, briefings, etc.)
3. Foreign Docnonts Division in OCR
4. OCR publications
5. Selected instances of OCR response to unusual requests
III.grob ems
1. The image of OCR
2. The explosion of information
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3. The limitations of (its)physical plants
IV,StU.die_ of_.Svstems
1.. Management studies (Library consultants,i, etc.)
2. Unique experimentation and developments
V. Cone usio as
etc.)
it July 1968 ABT
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