Roger K. Summit is the founder of Dialog Information Services, and has been called the father of modern online search. He worked for Lockheed in the 1960s, was put in charge of its information retrieval lab, and from his work created a system that became known as Dialog and spun off by Lockheed in the 1970s. Dialog is one of the leading professional online services, used by companies, law firms, governments etc. as a key online research tool. Many feel that Dialog led the way to the Web’s search engines and what we call search today.
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Dr. Roger K. Summit is the founder and chairman emeritus of Dialog. An expert in information systems design, Dr. Summit conducted pioneering work beginning in 1962 while at the Lockheed Corporation that led to the creation of Dialog, the first-of-its-kind online information retrieval system. He has since held respected positions at Dialog and on national and international advisory boards and in professional associations, and has received numerous honors. Dr. Summit has published over 100 papers and journal articles based on his knowledge of and experience with online information services.
Roger K. Summit is the founder of Dialog Information Services, and has been called the father of modern online search. He worked for Lockheed in the 1960s, was put in charge of its information retrieval lab, and from his work created a system that became known as Dialog and spun off by Lockheed in the 1970s. Dialog is one of the leading professional online services, used by companies, law firms, governments etc. as a key online research tool. Many feel that Dialog led the way to the Web’s search engines and what we call search today.
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