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The SCA presents: The Collections of The International Society for the Systems Sciences

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The Organization :

Name:

The International Society for the System Sciences
Description:“The International Society for the Systems Sciences (ISSS) is among the first and oldest organizations devoted to interdisciplinary inquiry into the nature of complex systems”
Website:https://www.isss.org/home/
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The Collection:

Collection (#COL)Last Update
Conferences+ (CP):Conferences + Proceedings: A list of the Annual conferences which have taken place since 1954, plus some additional Regional Conferences. Also, details on Proceedings, where available. (Conference Year; Theme; Venue; Dates; Proceedings). Selected proceedings available on the ISSS website, for members.01-Jan-22
Gen Sys Yearbooks (GSY):General System Yearbooks: Flagship publication of the ISSS, 32 Yearbooks from 1956-1989 (I-XXXII). Then a Special Issue in the Journal : ‘Systems Research and Behavioral Science, Issue 5, Special Issue’, published from 1998, to the present. Selected copies available on the ISSS website, for members.30-Nov-22
Gen Sys Bulletins (GSB)General System Bulletins: Bulletin newsletter, published from 1969 – 2013 (76 issues, usually 2 to 3 issues per year), with news, events and articles from the Systems Movement, and the Society. Available on the ISSS website, for members.30-Nov-22
Newsletter 1981 (NL1981):(Missing) SYSTEM TRENDS newsletter, from the Minnesota Chapter of the SGSR. Mentioned in: General Systems Bulletin09-Dec22
Newsletter 2021 (NL2021):2021+ Newsletters started by Editor: Roelien Goede (President ISSS, 2022-23)23-Mar-23
Reports (RPTS):Various digitised Reports published by the ISSS, and it’s members. Available on the ISSS website, for members.30-Nov-22
Books (BKS):Various digitised Books published by the ISSS, and it’s members. Available on the ISSS website, for members.30-Nov-22
Videos – Mini-Symposiums (VIDMS):A series of online mini-symposiums recordings/presentations, run yearly from 2018 onwards. Available on the ISSS website, for members.23-Mar-23
Videos (VIDS):Historic and current videos from the Systems Movement e.g. Dr James Miller interviewing Systems Luminaries; and on Living Systems Theory.23-Mar-23
Presidents (PRES):List of ISSS Presidents, from 1957, onwards.01-Dec-22
Student Awards (SAWD):Lists of Student award winners of: 1. Sir Geoffrey Vickers Award; 2. Anatol Rapoport Award; 3. Margaret Mead Award02-Dec-22
LvB Memorial Lectures (MLMVB): List of the Ludwig von Bertalanffy Memorial Lectures, with publication details.27-Jan-22
Book Club
(BK-CLUB):		List of Books covered by the ISSS Book Club.23-Mar-23

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    • Collection – New : ISSS#Book Club
    • Collection – Updated : ISSS#Newsletter 2021+
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    • Base File (Org) – Updated : ISSS#SCA-ISSS-Collections : Collections Index updated; Last Update Columns added (date; who; what); Added LOG
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    • SCA-ISSS-COL-GSY Index of Articles in the ISSS, General Systems Yearbooks (Vols. I – XXXII)
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