The Alan L. Tharp Papers, 1962-2011, contain IBM and other computer manuals, a data printout, memos and notes relating a teaching evaluation form, the proposal for the ePartners Initiative, and materials documenting the history of the Department of Computer Science at North Carolina State University.
Dr. Alan L. Tharp, Alumni Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Computer Science at North Carolina State University. Dr. Tharp received his B.S. degree in Science Engineering and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Computer Science from Northwestern University. He served as the Head of Computer Science at N.C. State University from July 1992 to June 2004.
Dr. Alan L. Tharp, is Alumni Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Computer Science at North Carolina State University. His primary research interest is in the area of developing new and improved file structures. Of particular interest are structures which improve system performance and ones which allow new applications--tasks which were previously not doable because of a lack of appropriate data structures. He is also interested in database architectures, in improving the usability of software systems, and in computer science education.
Alan Tharp received his B.S. degree in Science Engineering and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Computer Science from Northwestern University. He has worked for Monsanto Company, Texas Instruments and Aerospace Corporation. He served as the Head of Computer Science at N.C. State University from July 1992 to June 2004. As Department Head, he recruited 29 tenure-track faculty. He also established a Strategic Advisory Board, Senior Design Center, Corporate Education Program, and ePartners Program.
The Alan L. Tharp Papers, 1962-2011, contain IBM and other computer manuals, a data printout, memos and notes relating a teaching evaluation form, the proposal for the ePartners Initiative, and materials documenting the history of the Department of Computer Science at North Carolina State University.
This collection is listed alphabetically although the folders are not physically in that order.
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[Identification of item], Alan L. Tharp Papers, MC 00400, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
Gift of Alan L. Tharp, 2010 (Accession no. 2010-0209), 2012 (Accession no. 2012-0159)
Finding aid created by Judy Allen Dodson, November 2010; updated by Babi Hammond, December 2011, and Vivian Phinizy, June 2012
These manuals bound together in unlabeled 3-ring binder.
Memos and notes regarding redesign of Teaching Evaluation Form.
Originally bound together in binder.
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[Identification of item], Alan L. Tharp Papers, MC 00400, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
The NC State University Libraries generally claims only physical ownership of most Special Collections materials. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. Libraries staff are unable to advise on copyright and other legal matters; the user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Helpful resources for assessing copyright include Cornell Libraries' "Copyright Services: Copyright Term and the Public Domain" and copyright.gov. This collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information about identifiable living individuals, which may be protected under federal or state laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that there may be legal ramifications for disclosing this information.
The University Archives operates in accordance with the State Public Records Act, with unrestricted access to records not covered by state and federal statutes and regulations.