Academic Technology and Networks of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Records, 1951-2000s

Collection Number: 40224

Collection Title: Academic Technology and Networks of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Records, 1951-2000s

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Size	4.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 2500 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 Office of Information Technology and Office of Telecommunications merged to become Academic Technology and Networks. In 2004, Academic Technology and Networks, Administrative Information Services, and Systems and Procedures were brought together under the ITS organizational structure. 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.
Creator	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Academic Technology and Networks.
Curatorial Unit	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. University Archives.
Language	English

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Preferred Citation: [Identification of item], in the Academic Technology and Networks of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Records #40224, University Archives, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Acquisitions Information: Received from the Academic Technology and Networks in March 1999 and August 2011 (Records transfers 19990303.2 and 20110803.1), from Information Technology Services in October 2009 (RT 20091002.1), and from Jimmy Workman in February 2016 (Records transfer 20160225.3). Addition transfered in May 2014 (RT 20140502.1).

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Processed by: Matthew Farrell, December 2011

Encoded by: Matthew Farrell, December 2011

Updated by Jennifer Coggins and Jackie Dean because of addition, February 2016.

Updated by Jessica Venlet, Carson Fish, and Laura Smith because of addition, January 2018

Updated by Tierra Thomas and Laura Smith, June 2019

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Office of the Provost Records (#40039)
Administrative Information Services Records (#40265)
Triangle Universities Computation Center Records (#40200)
University Archives started archiving selected websites of the academic and business units of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the University of North Carolina General Administration, and student groups and organizations at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in January 2013. To see if websites for this department or related departments have been archived visit University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Harvested Websites (#40417).

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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 Office of Information Technology and Office of Telecommunications merged to become Academic Technology and Networks. In 2004, Academic Technology and Networks, Administrative Information Services, and Systems and Procedures were brought together under the ITS organizational structure.

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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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. The Addition of May 2014 contains files related to the Carolina Computing Initiative (CCI), including the files of the CCI director, training materials, and videos. The Addition of February 2016 contains brochures for the UNC Computation Center and ATN/ITS resources, a 1987 guide to connecting to computer services, a 1986-1987 annual report of the UNC Computation Center, and UNC Computation Center memos, 1986. Files are those of former ITS employee Jimmy Workman.

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Academic Technology and Networks of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Records, 1951-1999.
Addition of May 2014: Carolina Computing Initiative (CCI), 1999-2005
Addition of February 2016: Brochures, Guides, Memos, and Other Materials, 1964-2000s (Transfer 20160225.3).

Expand/collapse Academic Technology and Networks of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Records, 1951-1999.

About 2400 items.

Records are arranged as received, and, for the most part, original file titles have been retained.

Box 1	UNIVAC 1105 Slides, undated
	Sadler Committee, 1994-1995
	Campus Web Advisory Committee, 1996-1999
	History, 1982-1983
	Five-Year Plan, 1984, 1991
	Memoranda and Reports, 1982-1983 Includes requests for funds for computing initiatives.
	Status Reports, 1982-1992
	Campus Academic Computer Committee, 1983-1990 Includes reports, memoranda, and other materials related to the Campus Academic Computer Committee and associated comittees and subcommittees.
	Academic Technology and Networks, 1994-1995 Includes memoranda, the Office of Information Technology annual report, and other related materials.
	Interactive Computing, 1984
	Internet Guides and Primers, 1989-1994
	Internet Unleashed, 1993-1994 Includes correspondence, legal agreements, and other related materials regarding Judith H. Hallman's contribution to Internet Unleashed.
	On Internet '94, Mecklermedia, 1994 Includes correspondence regarding the inclusion of material written by Judith H. Hallman in Internet '94.
	Legal Issues, 1996 Includes correspondence and related background information regarding intellectual property and the Internet.
	Sunsite, 1992-1996 Includes newsletters, news clippings, press releases, and other related materials regarding a joint networking project between the university and Sun Microsystems.
	Triangle Universities Computation Center: General, 1983-1989 Includes reports, press releases, publications, and other materials related to the Triangle Universities Computation Center, a nonprofit organization located in Research Triangle Park and formed in 1965 by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina State University, and Duke University.
	Catalog of Programs, 1972-1975, undated Includes indexes, flow charts, instructions, and history of catalogs of programs at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Triangle Universities Computation Center.
	Reports, 1983-1998 Includes monthly, quarterly, and annual reports of Academic Technology and Networks and its predecessors.
	Computer Fair, 1985 Contains committee minutes.
	Web-Walkers, 1997-1998
	Ra, 1994-1998 Includes meeting minutes, correspondence, priorities of the web group, and other related materials. Ra was the name of the web server.
Box 2	New Home, 1996 Includes correspondence, meeting minutes, and other related materials regarding a campus-wide website redesign.
	Student Government, 1994-1995 Contains correspondence and a statement of purpose regarding Student Government's Information Technology Task Force.
	INFO, 1987-1997 Includes correspondence, memoranda, notes, proposals, design charts, meeting minutes, and other materials related to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's public INFO system, which went online in 1988 and moved to the web in 1994.
	History of Center, 1951-1984 Includes proposals, memoranda, press releases, news clippings, and other materials regarding the history of the University of North Carolina Computation Center.
	Office of Information Technology, 1994 Includes policy, informational guides, and background to technology services available at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
	Computation Center, 1959, undated Contains photgraphs of the University of North Carolina Comptutation Center and a draft five-year plan, undated.
	Computation Center: 25th Anniversary, 1984 Includes press releases, news clippings, and other related materials regarding the 25th anniversary of the University of North Carolina Computation Center.
	Triangle Universities Computation Center, 1981-1989 Correspondence, meeting minutes, annual reports, and other related materials regarding the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's interactions with the Triangle Universities Computation Center.
	History 1985-1998 Includes memoranda, press releases, and organizational charts of the department, among other related materials.
	Poster, undated Contains draft materials for poster publicizing the INFO system.
	Photographs, undated Includes photographic prints and negatives of UNIVAC 1105, various computer equipment, and various staff members, among others.
Box 3	Conferences Attended, 1992, 1995 Includes summaries of conference proceedings, as well as notes for conference presentations.
	University of North Carolina Computation Center: Publications, 1968-1986 Includes user guides, computation center operating policy, and original manuals for equipment and systems available in the University of North Carolina Computation Center.
	Triangle Universities Computation Center: Publications, 1974 and undated Includes user manuals regarding systems and equipment available at Triangle Universities Computation Center.
	Academic Computing Services: Publications, 1987-1988 Includes an annual report, as well as user manuals regarding the manipulation and management of electronic data.
Videotape VT-40224/1	The Future from the past: Academic Computing Services, 13 March 1990 RT 20091002.1.
Box 3	Slides, 1965-1985 Includes images of computing equipment, the computing center, and staff members, and other subjects related to University of North Carolina Computation Center.
Extra Oversize Paper Folder 1	Oversize materials, 1990, undated Contains a photograph of computer knobs and switches, a poster informing students of the INFO system, and a mounted news clipping advertising INFO.

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75 items.

This addition contains files related to the Carolina Computing Initiative (CCI), including the files of the CCI director, training materials, and videos.

RT 20140502.1.

Digital Folder DF-40224/1	Content pilot videos, 1999
Digital Folder DF-40224/2	Carolina Computing Initiative (CCI) laptop tour, 1999
Digital Folder DF-40224/3	Carolina Computing Initiative (CCI) videos, 1999-2000
Digital Folder DF-40224/4	Carolina Computing Initiative (CCI) report, June 2000
Digital Folder DF-40224/5	Carolina Computing Initiative (CCI) reports, 2000
Digital Folder DF-40224/6	Carolina Computing Initiative (CCI) video clips, 2000
Digital Folder DF-40224/7	Greenland, Nadas, & Provan videos, 2000
Digital Folder DF-40224/8	Carolina Computing Initiative (CCI) director files, 2005

Expand/collapse Addition of February 2016: Brochures, Guides, Memos, and Other Materials, 1964-2000s (Transfer 20160225.3).

10 items.

Brochures for the UNC Computation Center and ATN/ITS resources, a 1987 guide to connecting to computer services, a 1986-1987 annual report of the UNC Computation Center, and UNC Computation Center memos, 1986. Files are those of former ITS employee Jimmy Workman.

Box 3	Brochures and guides, 1964-2000s Brochures and guides for the UNC Computation Center, the Triangle University Computation Center, Academic Technology and Networks, and Information Technology Services.
	UNC Computation Center memos, 1986
	Annual report of the UNC Computation Center, 1986-1987
	"Connecting to Computer Services, 1997"

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DF-40224/1-8
VT-40224/1

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Collection Number: 40224 Collection Title: Academic Technology and Networks of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Records, 1951-2000s