SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION SOURCES

CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.....xxv

REVIEW SOURCES

Science Journals.....xxvii
Nonscience Journals.....xxix
Book Sources.....xxx

1. SELECTION TOOLS
Basic Tools.....1
Booklists and Serial Union Lists.....2
Subject Library Catalogs for Retrospective Selection.....4
- General Science.....4
- Physics.....4
- Biological Sciences.....5
--- Agriculture.....5
--- Botany.....5
--- Zoology.....6
- Earth Sciences.....6
--- Oceanography.....7
- General Engineering.....8
- Civil Engineering-Transportation.....8
- Military Engineering.....8
- Environmental Sciences.....8

2. GUIDES TO THE LITERATURE
General Science.....9
Astronomy.....11
Mathematics .....12
Physics.....12
Chemistry.....13
Biological Sciences .....14
Earth Sciences.....15
General Engineering.....15
Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering.....16
Chemical Engineering.....16
Civil Engineering.....17
Electrical and Electronics Engineering.....18
- General.....18
- Computer Technology.....19
Industrial Engineering.....19
Mechanical Engineering.....19
Metallurgy.....20
Nuclear Engineering.....20
Energy.....21
Environmental Sciences.....21

3. BIBLIOGRAPHIES
General Science.....23
Astronomy..... 23
Mathematics.....24
Physics.....25
Chemistry.....26
Biological Sciences.....27
- Agriculture.....27
- Botany.....28
- Nutrition.....29
- Zoology.....30
Earth Sciences.....31
- Oceanography.....33
General Engineering.....34
Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering.....34
Chemical Engineering.....35
Civil Engineering.....36
Electrical and Electronics Engineering.....37
- Computer Technology.....37
Industrial Engineering.....38
Material Science.....38
Mechanical Engineering.....38
Metallurgy.....39
Military Science.....40
Nuclear Engineering.....40
Energy.....41
Environmental Sciences.....42
- General.....42
- Pollution.....44

4 ENCYCLOPEDIAS
General Science.....47
Astronomy.....47
Mathematics.....48
Physics.....48
Chemistry.....49
- General.....49
- Specific.....50
Biological Sciences.....51
- Botany.....52
- Zoology.....53
Earth Sciences.....55
- Oceanography.....56
General Engineering.....56
Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering.....57
Chemical Engineering.....57
- Food Technology.....58
- Polymer Technology.....59
- Textile Technology.....59
Civil Engineering.....59
Electrical and Electronics Engineering.....60
- Computer Technology.....60
Industrial Engineering .....60
Material Science.....61
Mechanical Engineering .....61
Metallurgy.....61
Nuclear Engineering.....62
Energy.....62
Environmental Sciences.....62

5. DICTIONARIES
Abbreviations and Acronyms.....64
- Subject.....64
Nomenclatures and Thesauri.....66
Multilingual.....68
- Bibliographies.....68
- English-Chinese.....69
- English-French.....69
- English-German.....69
- English-Russian.....71
- English-Spanish.....72
- More Than Two Languages.....72
Subject Dictionaries.....77
- General-Units and Measurements.....77
- General Science.....77
- Astronomy.....79
- Mathematics .....80
- Physics .....81
- Chemistry.....82
--- Chemical Names.....83
- Biological Sciences.....83
--- Botany.....85
--- Nutrition and Food Science.....87
--- Zoology.....88
- Earth Sciences.....89
- General Engineering.....91
- Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering.....92
- Chemical Engineering.....92
- Civil Engineering.....94
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering.....95
--- Computer Technology .....96
Material Science.....98
Mechanical Engineering.....98
Metallurgy.....99
Nuclear Engineering.....99
Environmental Sciences.....99

6. HANDBOOKS
Index.....101
General Science.....101
Astronomy .....101
Mathematics.....102
Physics.....104
Chemistry.....106
Biological Sciences.....109
- Agriculture.....110
- Botany.....111
- Nutrition.....111
- Zoology.....112
Earth Sciences.....112
- Oceanography .....113
General Engineering.....114
Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering.....115
Chemical Engineering.....116
- Food Technology.....117
- Polymer Technology.....118
- Textile Technology.....120
Civil Engineering.....122
- General.....122
- Concrete and Construction Engineering.....122
- Other.....124
Electrical and Electronics Engineering.....125
- Computer Technology.....128
- Electronics.....128
--- Radio, TV, Etc. .....131
Industrial Engineering .....132
Materials Science.....134
Mechanical Engineering.....135
- General.....135
- Specific.....137
Metallurgy.....139
Nuclear Engineering.....140
Energy.....141
Environmental Sciences.....141
- Pollution.....142

7. TABLES, ALMANACS, DATABOOKS, AND STATISTICAL SOURCES
Tables.....145
- General Science.....145
--- SI Units..... 145
- Mathematics.....146
--- Statistics.....148
- Physics.....149
- Chemistry..... 149
- Earth Sciences.....150
- General Engineering.....151
- Subject Engineering......151
Almanacs, Databooks.....152
- General Science.....152
- Astronomy.....153
- Mathematics.....154
- Physics.....154
- Chemistry..... 156
- Biological Sciences.....158
- Earth Sciences.....158
- General Engineering.....159
- Chemical Engineering.....160
- Civil Engineering.....160
- Electronics Engineering.....160
- Materials Science.....162
- Mechanical Engineering.....162
- Metallurgy.....162
- Nuclear Engineering.....163
- Energy.....163
- Environmental Sciences.....163
Statistical Sources.....164
- Guide to Sources of Statistical Information.....164
- Governmental Statistical Sources.....165
- Nongovernmental Statistical Sources.....167

8. MANUALS, SOURCE BOOKS, LABORATORY MANUALS AND WORKBOOKS, AND HOW-TO-DO-IT MANUALS
Manuals.....170
- Science.....170
- Biological Sciences.....171
--- Botany.....172
--- Zoology..... 173
- Earth Sciences.....173
- General Engineering.....174
- Aviation.....174
- Chemical Engineering.....174
- Civil Engineering....175
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering.....176
- Industrial Engineering.....177
- Mechanical Engineering.....177
- Metallurgy.....178
- Environmental Sciences.....178
Source Books .....179
- Science.....179
- Engineering.....179
- Energy and Environmental Sciences.....180
Laboratory Manuals and Workbooks.....180
- Science.....180
- Chemistry.....180
- Biological Sciences .....181
- Earth Sciences.....181
- Engineering.....182
How-to-Do-It and Popular Manuals.....182
- General.....182
- Science.....183
- Horticulture..... 183
- Engineering.....184
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering.....184
--- Appliances.....185
--- Computer.....185
--- Electronics.....185
--- Radio and Stereo.....186
--- Television.....186
- Mechanics.....186
--- Automobiles.....187
Environmental Sciences.....187

9. GUIDES AND FIELD/GUIDES
Guides.....188
- General Science .....188
- Mathematics.....188
- Physics.....189
- Chemistry.....189
- Biological Sciences .....190
--- Agriculture.....191
--- Botany.....192
--- Nutrition .....192
--- Zoology.....192
- Earth Sciences.....193
- Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering.....194
- Chemical Engineering.....195
--- Textile Technology.....196
- Civil Engineering.....196
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering.....197
--- Computer Technology .....198
- Industrial Engineering .....199
- Marine Engineering.....200
- Material Science.....200
- Mechanical Engineering.....201
- Nuclear Engineering.....202
- Energy.....202
- Environmental Sciences.....203
Field Guides.....204
- Astronomy.....204
- Botany.....205
- Flowers .....208
- House Plants.....209
- Weeds and Wildflowers.....210
- Zoology.....211
--- Birds.....212
--- Fishes.....214
--- Insects.....216
--- Mammals.....217
--- Reptiles .....218
- Earth Sciences.....219
--- Minerals and Rocks.....219

10. ATLASES AND MAPS
Bibliographical Tools.....221
General.....222
Astronomy.....222
- Star Atlases and Catalogues.....223
Physics.....225
Chemistry.....225
Biological Sciences.....225
- Zoology.....226
Earth Sciences.....227
- Atmospheric Science.....229
- Oceanography.....230
Engineering.....230
Energy and Environmental Sciences.....230

11. DIRECTORIES, YEARBOOKS, AND BIOGRAPHICAL SOURCES
Directories.....232
- Bibliographical Sources.....232
- General.....232
- General Science.....234
- Science and Engineering Career and Education.....236
- Astronomy.....237
- Mathematics.....237
- Physics.....238
- Chemistry.....239
- Biological Sciences.....240
- Earth Sciences.....243
- General Engineering.....244
- Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering.....244
- Chemical Engineering.....245
- Civil Engineering.....247
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering.....248
--- Computer Technology.....248
- Marine Engineering.....250
- Mechanical Engineering.....251
- Metallurgy.....251
- Nuclear Engineering.....251
- Energy.....253
- Environmental Sciences.....254
--- Pollution.....256
Yearbooks.....256
- General Science .....256
- Subject Science .....257
- Engineering.....258
- Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering.....259
- Civil Engineering.....259
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering.....259
- Mechanical Engineering.....260
- Energy and Environmental Sciences.....260
Biographical Sources.....261
- General Science.....261
- Mathematics.....263
- Physics.....264
- Chemistry.....264
- Biological Sciences..... 264
- Earth Sciences.....265
- General Engineering.....265
- Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering.....266
- Civil Engineering.....267
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering.....267
- Nuclear Engineering.....267
- Environmental Sciences.....267
- Membership Directories.....268

12. HISTORY
General Science.....269
Astronomy.....271
Mathematics.....271
Physics.....272
Chemistry.....273
Biological Sciences.....274
Earth Sciences.....275
General Engineering.....275
Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering.....276
Chemical Engineering.....276
Electrical and Electronics Engineering.....276
Mechanical Engineering.....277
Nuclear Engineering.....277

13. IMPORTANT SERIES AND OTHER REVIEWS OF PROGRESS
Guide to Series Publications.....278
Important Series.....278
- Astronomy..... 278
- Mathematics.....278
- Physics.....279
--- Biophysics.....281
--- Nuclear Physics..... 281
- Chemistry.....282
--- Biochemistry.....284
--- Inorganic Chemistry.....285
--- Organic Chemistry.....285
--- Polymer Chemistry.....287
- Biological Sciences.....287
--- General.....287
--- Agriculture.....289
--- Botany.....290
--- Cell and Molecular Biology.....290
--- Enzymology.....290
--- Genetics.....291
--- Microbiology and Immunology.....291
--- Physiology.....292
--- Zoology.....292
- Earth Sciences.....293
- Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering.....293
- Bioengineering.....294
- Chemical Engineering.....294
- Civil Engineering.....295
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering.....295
- Materials Science.....296
- Mechanical Engineering.....296
- Nuclear Engineering.....296
- Energy.....297
- Environmental Sciences.....297
Other Reviews of Progress.....297

14. TREATISES AND MONOGRAPHS
Treatises.....299
- Astronomy and Mathematics..... 299
- Physics.....299
- Chemistry.....299
- Biological Sciences .....301
- Earth Sciences.....302
- Engineering .....302
Monographs.....303
- Astronomy.....303
- Mathematics.....304
- Physics.....305
--- Condensed Matter Physics.....305
--- Optics.....306
--- Theoretical Physics.....307
- Chemistry.....308
- Biological Sciences.....310
--- Agriculture.....311
--- Botany.....311
--- Cell Biology..... 312
--- Genetics.....313
--- Microbiology and Molecular Biology..... 313
--- Nutrition.....314
--- Zoology.....314
- Earth Sciences.....315
--- Oceanography.....315
- General Engineering.....315
- Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering.....316
- Chemical Engineering.....316
--- Food Technology.....316
--- Polymer Technology.....317
- Civil Engineering.....317
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering.....318
--- Computer Technology.....319
- Industrial Engineering.....319
- Materials Science.....320
- Mechanical Engineering.....320
- Metallurgy.....321
- Nuclear Engineering.....321
--- Nuclear Power.....322
- Energy.....322
- Environmental Sciences.....323
--- Pollution.....324

15. ABSTRACTS AND INDEXES, AND CURRENT-AWARENESS SERVICES
Abstracts and Indexes.....325
- Guides to Abstracts and Indexes.....325
- General Science.....326
- Astronomy.....327
- Mathematics.....328
- Physics.....329
- Chemistry..... 330
- Biological Sciences.....331
--- Agriculture.....333
--- Botany.....334
--- Zoology.....336
- Earth Science.....337
--- General.....337
--- Oceanography.....339
- General Engineering.....340
- Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering.....34 I
- Chemical Engineering.....342
- Civil Engineering.....343
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering.....344
--- General.....344
--- Computer Technology.....345
- Marine Engineering.....346
- Materials Science.....346
- Mechanical Engineering.....347
- Metallurgy.....347
- Military Science.....348
- Nuclear Engineering.....349
- Energy.....349
- Environmental Sciences.....350 --- General.....350
--- Pollution.....351
- Current-Awareness Services.....352
--- General.....352
--- Subject.....352

16. PERIODICALS
Reference Sources.....356
Abbreviations.....357
Cumulative Indexes.....358
Selective Titles.....359
- General Science.....359
- Astronomy.....359
- Mathematics.....359
- Physics.....360
- Chemistry.....361
- Biological Sciences.....361
--- General.....361
--- Agriculture.....362
--- Biochemistry and Biophysics.....362
--- Botany.....362
--- Genetics .....363
--- Microbiology.....363
--- Nutrition.....363
--- Physiology.....363
--- Zoology .....363
- Earth Sciences.....364
--- Atmospheric Sciences.....364
--- Oceanography .....364
- General Engineering.....365
- Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering.....365
- Chemical Engineering .....366
- Civil Engineering.....366
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering.....366
--- Computer Technology.....367
- Industrial Engineering .....367
- Mechanical Engineering.....367
- Nuclear Engineering.....368
- Energy.....368
- Environmental Sciences.....369

17. TECHNICAL REPORTS AND GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS
Technical Reports.....370
- General Reference Tools.....370
- Subject Reference Tools.....372
Government Documents.....373
- Major Bibliographic Sources.....373
- Sample Government Documents.....375

18. CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS, TRANSLATIONS, DISSERTATIONS AND RESEARCH IN PROGRESS, PREPRINTS, AND REPRINTS
Conference Proceedings.....378
- Calendars and Forthcoming Meetings.....378
--- General.....378
--- Subject.....379
- Published Proceedings.....379
--- Major Bibliographical Tools.....379
--- Sample Subject Bibliographical Tools.....380
- Conference Publications.....381
--- Mathematics.....382
--- Physics.....382
--- Chemistry .....382
--- Biological Sciences.....382
--- Earth Sciences.....383
--- Engineering.....383
--- Aeronautical Engineering.....383
--- Civil Engineering .....383
--- Chemical Engineering .....383
--- Electrical Engineering.....384
--- Mechanical Engineering .....384
Translations.....384
- General Sources.....384
- Abstracting and Indexing Sources.....386
- Subject Sources.....386
- Cover-to-Cover Translations..... 386
Dissertations and Research in Progress.....387
- Dissertations.....387
--- General Tools.....387
--- Subject Guides.....389
- Research in Progress.....389
--- General Science .....389
--- Mathematics.....391
--- Chemistry .....391
--- Biological Sciences .....391
--- Earth Sciences .....391
--- General Engineering.....392
--- Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering.....392
--- Civil Engineering.....392
--- Electrical and Electronics Engineering.....392
--- Nuclear Engineering .....393
--- Environmental Sciences .....393
--- Environmental Sciences--Pollution.....393
Preprints.....394
Reprints.....394
- Reference Tools.....394
- Subject Tools.....395

19. PATENTS AND STANDARDS
Patents.....396
- Indexes to US and International Patents.....397
- Sources about Patents.....397
- US Patents.....398
- International Patents.....398
- Subject Guide to Patents (Selective) ..... 399
--- Science.....399
--- Engineering.....400
Standards.....401
- Guides to Standards.....402
- Major Bibliographic Tools---General.....403
- Subject Guides to Standards..... 404
--- Units of Measurement.....405
--- Terminology and Symbolic Representation.....405
--- Safety of Persons and Goods.....406
--- Products and Processes.....408
------ Chemistry and Physics.....408
------ Aeronautical Engineering..... 408
------ Chemical Engineering.....408
------ Civil Engineering..... 409
------ Electrical Engineering.....409
------ Electrical Engineering--Computer Technology..... 410
------ Marine Engineering..... 410
------ Mechanical Engineering.....410
------ Nuclear Engineering.....411

20. TRADE LITERATURE
Guide to Trade Literature.....412
Trade Reference Tools.....413
Selected Trade Journals.....413
Commercial Product Information.....414

21. NONPRINT MATERIALS
General Reference Sources.....415
- Guides and Indexes.....415
- AV Equipment.....417
Subject Sources.....418

22. PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES AND THEIR PUBLICATIONS
Directories.....420
Selective List of Professional Organizations.....421
Society Publications.....424
- Guide.....424
- Sample Society Catalogs and Bibliographic Tools.....425
--- Catalogs.....425
--- Indexes.....425

23. DATA BASESBR
Directory Sources.....427
Evaluation of Data Bases .....428
Selective Data Bases.....428
- NLM Data Bases (Selected) .....437

REFERENCE LIST
Abstracts and Indexes.....438
Bibliographies.....440
Bibliographic Control.....441
Biographies.....441
Classification and Indexing.....441
Citation Indexing and Citations.....443
Collection Development.....444
Computer Technology and Libraries.....446
Conference Proceedings.....447
Current Awareness Services.....449
Data Bases.....450
Dictionaries.....451
Directories.....451
Dissertations, Theses, and Research in Progress.....451
Encyclopedias.....452
Guide to Literature.....452
Handbooks.....452
History.....453
Information Services and Sources.....453
Literature Searching.....454
Maps.....455
Microforms.....456
Patents.....457
Periodicals.....458
Preprints.....461
Primary Literature.....461
Reprints.....462
Retrieval Systems.....462
Reviews of Progress.....465
Science and Technology.....466
Scientific and Technical Communication.....468
Scientific and Technical Information.....470
Scientific and Technical Literature.....472
Standards.....474
Technical Reports.....475
Trade Literature.....477
Translations.....478
Use and Users.....479

AUTHOR INDEX.....483

AUTHOR INDEX TO REFERENCE LIST.....513