The engineering index: The past and the present

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to present a historical account of the many innovations introduced in this publication since its creation in 1884. This is a commemorative article for the 125th anniversary of one of the most important bibliographic sources for engineering and technology information. The paper is divided into five sections: J.B. Johnson: an Engineer, Scholar, Pioneer in Informatics and Humanist; The First Years up to the 1950's; The Sixties and Seventies; The 1980's through 2009; and The Ei Village and its Creator John Regazzi. Each section describes major changes, improvements, management and editorial decisions introduced. It also presents some information on the people that have made The Engineering Index (Compendex) a valuable resource such as J.B. Johnson, Bill M Woods, John E. Creps, and John Regazzi. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2010.