{"id":4117,"date":"2026-08-05T20:40:49","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T20:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/finding-aids\/coll040\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T20:40:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T20:40:49","slug":"coll040","status":"publish","type":"finding_aid","link":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/finding-aids\/coll040\/","title":{"rendered":"Software and Information Industry Association records"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"overview\">Overview<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Title:<\/strong><\/td><td>Software and Information Industry Association records<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Call Number:<\/strong><\/td><td>Coll040<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Creator:<\/strong><\/td><td>Software &amp; Information Industry Association<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Dates:<\/strong><\/td><td>1970-2000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Size:<\/strong><\/td><td>6 boxes (5.5 linear feet)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Abstract:<\/strong><\/td><td>Contains the Software and Information Industry Association&#8217;s research publications, project proposals, subject files, vendor\/industry reports, association journal and publications, membership files, correspondence, workshop\/conference information, and committee materials. Also includes the papers of Paul Zurkowski, former president of the association.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Language:<\/strong><\/td><td>English<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Citation:<\/strong><\/td><td>Software and Information Industry Association records, Collection 40, Special Collections, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Baltimore, MD).<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"biography\">Administrative\/Biographical Note<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Paul Zurkowski was heavily involved with the Information Industry Association (now called the Software and Information Industry Association) and served as president of the Association during the 1970s.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"provenance\">Provenance Information<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Former UMBC History professor Colin Brad Burke encouraged Special Collections to accept Paul Zurkowski&#8217;s papers in 2001.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Collection unprocessed.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"access\">Access &#038; Use<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No restrictions.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reproductions allowed for research purposes. Copyright maintained by the creator.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"subjects\">Subject Headings<\/h2><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Information Industry Association<\/li><li>Zurkowski Paul<\/li><li>Burke Colin B. 1936-<\/li><li>Technology History<\/li><li>Software and Information Industry Association Archives<\/li><li>Zurkowski, Paul Archives<\/li><li>Information services industry United States Societies, etc.<\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false},"class_list":["post-4117","finding_aid","type-finding_aid","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/finding_aid\/4117","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/finding_aid"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/finding_aid"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}