James E. Bobick, G. Lynn Berard

Science and Technology Resources (eBook, PDF)

A Guide for Information Professionals and Researchers

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 300
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. April 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781591587941
• Artikelnr.: 37976792

Autorenporträt

James E. Bobick is the former head of the Science and Technology department at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, and a past visiting lecturer in the School of Information Science at the University of Pittsburgh.

Inhaltsangabe

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