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This book is a practical guide to science and technology resources, providing cutting-edge practices and tools in library and information science, as well as a historical perspective on science and technology resources. Science and Technology Library Resources: Print and Electronic begins with an overview of the nature of sci-tech literature, the information-seeking behavior of scientists and engineers, and an examination of the research cycle. Each of the 12 chapters focuses on a specific format, showcasing specific examples and representative resources in current practice.
This text will be invaluable to librarians, information specialists, engineering and science professionals, and students interested in acquiring a practical knowledge of science and technology resources. The comprehensive subject bibliographies provide a sci-tech library administrator with the resources to develop and maintain an effective science, technology, and engineering collection.
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"Two experienced librarians and authors have written a guide to the literature of science and technology. . . . A timely resource to add to reference collections and to the library science curriculum."-
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Table of Contents
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xiii
1 Introduction to the Literature of Science and Technology 1
2 Scientific and Technical Communication 5
Professional Associations and Societies 5
Historical Review 6
The Research Information Cycle 8
Information-Seeking Behaviors of Engineers and Scientists 10
3 Journals 15
Types of Journals 16
Reviews 18
Journal Publishers 19
Proliferation of the Journal 20
Budgeting for Journals 25
Pricing Factors 25
Review Sources 26
Journal Bundling, Also Known as Aggregator Database 30
JSTOR: A Hybrid Example of Journal Service 31
Electronic Access vs. Traditional Access 31
The Open Access Movement 32
Institutional Repositories (IR) 34
Why an IR? 34
4 Specialized Databases 41
The Database Selection Process 44
General Sci-Tech Databases 49
5 Current Awareness and Web 2.0 Tools 53
Web 2.0 Tools 55
RSS Feeds 56
Blogging 57
Wikis and Google Docs 58
Publishers' Gateways (Nature Publishing) 59
6 Conferences and Society Meetings and Directories 63
Conferences and Society Meetings 63
Directories 69
7 Dictionaries and Encyclopedias 73
Dictionaries 73
Encyclopedias 81
8 Handbooks, Tables, and Manuals 91
Handbooks 91
Tables 92
Manuals 92
9 Intellectual Property: Patents, Trademarks, and Copyright 97
Patents 97
Why Search Patents? 99
What Is a Patent? 102
Types of Patents: Utility Patents, Design Patents, and Plant Patents 103
Parts of a Patent 106
The Seven Steps to Searching the Patent Literature 107
10 Standards and Specifications 125
More about Stakeholders 129
Types of Standards and Their Elements 129
Standards Collections 132
Standards Education 133
11 Grey Literature and Technical Reports 137
Grey Literature 137
Technical Reports 139
Government-Sponsored Reports 142
Privately Funded Reports 142
Academia-Generated Research Reports 143
12 Biographical Resources 147
Biographies in Collected Works 148
Biographical Information in Dictionaries 154
Biographies in Encyclopedias 154
Biographical Information in Festschriften 154
Biographical Information in Journals and Newspapers 154
Information in Membership Directories 155
Individual and Collective Biographies of Scientists in Books 155
Bibliographies of Biographical Information 156
Appendix: Subject Bibliographies 161
Anatomy and Physiology 163
Astronomy 166
Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Cell Biology 170
Bioengineering 173
Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering 176
Botany 179
Chemical Engineering 182
Chemistry 186
Civil Engineering 192
Computer Science and Information Technology 196
Electrical Engineering 199
Environmental Engineering 202
Environmental Science 206
General Biology and Natural History 211
General Engineering 215
General Science 219
Genetics, Developmental Biology, and Evolutionary Biology 223
General Technology and Inventions 227
Geology 231
History and Philosophy of Science and Technology 235
Industrial Engineering 239
Mathematics 242
Materials Science Engineering 248
Mechanical Engineering 252
Meteorology 255
Microbiology 258
Nutrition and Food Science 261
Physics 266
Zoology 270
Index 273