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Joan M. Winters papers

 Collection
Identifier: CBI 22

Scope and Content Note

The collection contains electronic mail printings, subject files, notes, conference information, session reports, and conference evaluations that document Joan Winters' involvement in SHARE (an International Business Machines computer user group). Several SHARE projects, such as the FORTRAN Project and especially the Human Factors Project which emphasized computer usability and improved human-machine interfaces, study groups, committees, and a task force are documented in the subject files.

Dates

  • Creation: 1966-1990

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Access to materials:

Access to the collection is unrestricted.

Copyright:

The Charles Babbage Institute holds the copyright to all materials in the collection, except for items covered by a prior copyright (such as published materials). Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provisions of the copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code).

Biographical Note

Joan Margaret Winters began working in Computer Services at Cornell University in 1970. She later became Coordinator for User Support, a position that included managing the office's consulting and educational functions. While at Cornell, Winters also designed and implemented SPINDEX II applications for the Department of Manuscripts and University Archives. In 1980 Winters took a position as a scientific programmer in SLAC Computing Services at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center.

In the mid-1970s Winters became active in SHARE, an International Business Machines (IBM) computer user group. In 1976 she joined SHARE's Human Factors Project, a group dedicated to educating members of SHARE and employees of IBM about the importance of human factors in the design of hardware and, especially, software and conducting research into human factors and software appraisal tools. Winters became deputy manager of the project in 1978 and served as project manager from 1983 to 1987. She also served on the Interactive Systems (INTERSYS) Task Force from 1979-1982 and was a primary author of the task force's report. She became vice chair of the ASCII/EPCDIC Committee (later, a task force) in 1987 and manager of the Integrated Technology Group in 1988. Winters also belonged to the Human Factors Society and the Association for Computing Machinery.

Extent

2 boxes (1.4 cubic feet)

Abstract

Contains electronic mail printings, subject files, notes, conference information, session reports, and conference evaluations that document Joan Winters' involvement in SHARE (an International Business Machines computer user group).

Arrangement of Collection

The materials in this collection are arranged into the following groups:

  1. Conference Materials, 1974-1990
  2. Electronic Mail, 1979-1987
  3. Subject Files, 1980-1983
  4. Groups, Projects and Task Forces, 1966-1990

Acquisition:

The records were given to the Charles Babbage Institute by Joan M. Winters in 1991.

Title
Joan M. Winters Papers, 1966-1990. Finding Aid.
Author
Prepared by Kevin D. Corbitt, April 1991.
Date
March 2004
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

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