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Proceedings of the International Conference on Scientific Information
- Author / Creator
- Conferences
- International Conference on Scientific Information (1958 : Washington, D.C.)
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- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Washington : National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council, 1959
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (1662 p.)
- ISBNs
- 0309574218
- OCLC
- ocn726822992
- Sponsors of the Conference: National Science Foundation, National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, American Documentation Institute.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- English
- ""Proceedings of the International Conference on Scientific Information""; ""Copyright""; ""IN MEMORIAM""; ""CONFERENCE ORGANIZATION""; ""PREFACE""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""Contents""; ""OPENING SESSION ADDRESS""; ""OPENING SESSION ADDRESS""; ""AREA 1 LITERATURE AND REFERENCE NEEDS OF SCIENTISTS""; ""AREA ORGANIZATION""; ""PROPOSED SCOPE OF AREA 1""; ""SUGGESTED WORKING PAPERS""; ""PRESENT KNOWLEDGE OF INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS""; ""METHODOLOGY""; ""Study on the Use of Scientific Literature and Reference Services by Scandinavian Scientists and Engineers Engaged in...""
- ""EARLIER STUDIES IN THE FIELD""""I. BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE USE OF SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE AND REFERENCE SERVICES AS REVEALED BY STUDIES DIRECTED TO THE SCIENTISTS""; ""II. BIBLIOGRAPHY OF EARLIER STUDIES ON THE USE OF SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE AND REFERENCE SERVICES ARRANGED BY SUBJECT FIELD...""; ""THE SCANDINAVIAN STUDY""; ""I. THE STUDY POPULATION (QUESTIONS 1-2)""; ""II. HOW WELL DO YOU FEEL YOU ARE ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH ADVANCES IN YOUR FIELD? (QUESTION 3)""; ""III. ESTIMATE THE RELATIVE IMPORTANCE TO YOU OF THE FOLLOWING SOURCES OF INFORMATION: (1) LITERATURE AND (2) VERBAL...""
- ""IV. ESTIMATE THE TIME YOU SPEND WEEKLY ON SEARCHING AND READING LITERATURE (QUESTION 5)""""V. HOW MANY SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL JOURNALS AND SERIES DO YOU PERSONALLY SUBSCRIBE TO AND OBTAIN THROUGH MEMBERSHIPS?...""; ""VI. HOW MANY SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL JOURNALS AND SERIES DO YOU FOLLOW REGULARLY? (QUESTION 6c)""; ""VII. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF PUBLICATIONS DO YOU USE (A) FREQUENTLY, (B) OCCASIONALLY, (c) SCARCELY EVER?...""; ""VIII. LIST THE FOREIGN LANGUAGES THAT YOU CAN READ (QUESTION 8)""; ""IX. DO YOU KEEP A PERSONAL INDEX? (QUESTION 9)""
- ""X. DO YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO USE REFERENCE AND INFORMATION SERVICES OF A LIBRARY? (QUESTION 10)""""XI. WHICH OF THE SERVICES LISTED BELOW HAVE YOU MADE USE OF: (A) FREQUENTLY, (B) SOMETIMES, (C) NEVER? (QUESTION 11)""; ""XII. IF YOU HAVE NOT HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO AVAIL YOURSELF OF SOME SERVICE LISTED ABOVE WHICH YOU FEEL A GREAT NEED FOR,...""; ""XIII. HOW MANY PAPERS, RESEARCH REPORTS, AND BOOKS HAVE YOU PUBLISHED DURING THE PAST THREE YEARS AND IN WHICH JOURNALS...""; ""XIV. WHAT ARE SOME OF THE DIFFICULTIES YOU HAVE HAD WITH YOUR OWN PUBLICATIONS? (QUESTION 14)""
- ""XV. WHAT ARE SOME OF THE DIFFICULTIES YOU HAVE IN OBTAINING REQUIRED INFORMATION AND KEEPING UP WITH ADVANCES (QUESTION 15)""""XVI. CAN YOU DESCRIBE SPECIFIC INSTANCES OF UNDESIRABLE DUPLICATION IN YOUR WORK CAUSED BY THE LACK OF INFORMATION ON...""; ""XVII. CAN YOU RECOMMEND IMPROVEMENTS WHICH MIGHT MAKE THE LITERATURE AND REFERENCE SERVICES MEET YOUR NEEDS MORE...""; ""List of suggestions made for the improvement of the state of affairs""; ""Journals""; ""Abstract journals and indexes""; ""Reviews""; ""Libraries""; ""Information services""
- ""Instruction in the use of libraries and in subject literatures""