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Science and Technology Resources: A Guide for Information Professionals and Researchers(Library and Information Science Text Series)

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An indispensable resource for anyone wanting to create, maintain, improve, understand, or use the diverse information resources within a sci-tech library.

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 Resources: A Guide for Information Professionals and Researchers 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 practical guide 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.



Table of Contents:

Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments

1— INTRODUCTION TO THE LITERATURE OF SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY


2— SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION
Professional Associations and Societies
Historical Review
The Research Information Cycle
Information-Seeking Behaviors of Engineers and Scientists

3— JOURNALS
Types of Journals
Reviews
Journal Publishers
Proliferation of the Journal
Budgeting for Journals
Pricing Factors
Review Sources
Journal Bundling, Also Known as Aggregator Database
JSTOR: A Hybrid Example of Journal Service
Electronic Access vs. Traditional Access
The Open Access Movement
Institutional Repositories (IR)
Why an IR?

4— SPECIALIZED DATABASES
The Database Selection Process
General Sci-Tech Databases

5— CURRENT AWARENESS AND WEB 2.0 TOOLS
Web 2.0 Tools
RSS Feeds
Blogging
Wikis and Google Docs
Publishers' Gateways (Nature Publishing)

6— CONFERENCES AND SOCIETY MEETINGS AND DIRECTORIES
Conferences and Society Meetings
Directories

7— DICTIONARIES AND ENCYCLOPEDIAS
Dictionaries
Encyclopedias

8— HANDBOOKS, TABLES, AND MANUALS
Handbooks
Tables
Manuals

9— INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: PATENTS, TRADEMARKS, AND COPYRIGHT
Patents
Why Search Patents?
What Is a Patent?
Types of Patents: Utility Patents, Design Patents, and Plant Patents
Parts of a Patent
The Seven Steps to Searching the Patent Literature

10— STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS
More about Stakeholders
Types of Standards and Their Elements
Standards Collections
Standards Education

11— GREY LITERATURE AND TECHNICAL REPORTS
Grey Literature
Technical Reports
Government-Sponsored Reports
Privately Funded Reports
Academia-Generated Research Reports

12— BIOGRAPHICAL RESOURCES
Biographies in Collected Works
Biographical Information in Dictionaries
Biographies in Encyclopedias
Biographical Information in Festschriften
Biographical Information in Journals and Newspapers
Information in Membership Directories
Individual and Collective Biographies of Scientists in Books
Bibliographies of Biographical Information

APPENDIX: SUBJECT BIBLIOGRAPHIES
Anatomy and Physiology
Astronomy
Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Cell Biology
Bioengineering
Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering
Botany
Chemical Engineering
Chemistry
Civil Engineering
Computer Science and Information Technology
Electrical Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Environmental Science
General Biology and Natural History
General Engineering
General Science
Genetics, Developmental Biology, and Evolutionary Biology
General Technology and Inventions
Geology
History and Philosophy of Science and Technology
Industrial Engineering
Mathematics
Materials Science Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Meteorology
Microbiology
Nutrition and Food Science
Physics
Zoology

Index


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781591587934
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Publisher Imprint: Libraries Unlimited Inc
  • Depth: 25
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 23 mm
  • Weight: 794 gr
  • ISBN-10: 159158793X
  • Publisher Date: 19 Apr 2011
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Height: 254 mm
  • No of Pages: 300
  • Series Title: Library and Information Science Text Series
  • Sub Title: A Guide for Information Professionals and Researchers
  • Width: 178 mm


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