Henriette Davidson Avram (1919 - 2006) was a computer programmer and systems analyst who developed the MARC format (Machine Readable Cataloging), which is the national and international data standard for bibliographic and holdings information in libraries. Avram's development of the MARC format in the late 1960s and early 1970s at the Library of Congress had a revolutionizing effect on the practice of librarianship, … Wikipedia
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Mrs. Avram, who was not a librarian by training, is widely credited with developing the automated cataloging system that rendered printed cards obsolete. www.nytimes.com/2006/05/03/us/03avram.html?ex=1304308800&...
After working at the National Security Agency during the early years of the computer age, Mrs. Avram (pronounced AV-rum, with a short initial "a") joined the Library of Congress in 1965. www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/27/...
Henriette Avram, credited with the development of the MARC (machine readable cataloging) standard in 1968, which fostered electronic catalog access and interlibrary loan, died April 22 at the age of 86. www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6331810.html
