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ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY ON CHEMICAL DOCUMENTATION
CHEMICAL TERMINOLOGY,
LANGUAGES
Conference on Technical Translation.
ASLIB Proc. 12, 129-68 (1960). Reprints
of the following papers presented at the
ASLIB Conference, January 15, 1960, in
London: Experience of Cooperation in
Translation Work; British Iron and Steel
Industry Translation Service; Published
English Texts of Foreign Periodicals;
Comparative Action, What Can Be Learned
from Abroad; Benefits of Cooperation; and
Some Impediments of Cooperation in
Translations. WAS
A Russian Machine Translation Dictionary.
H. S. H. Massey. Research (London)
13, 148-50 (1960). Based on an article
by I. K. Bel'skaya [ Voprosy Yazykoznaniva
8(3), 89 (1959)]. Discusses the differences
between the machine dictionary
and an ordinary dictionary, treats the
problem of multiple meanings and gives
examples of a program to deal with it.
KG
PRESENTATION OF DATA
Prose-Polishing Betters Research's
"Product." Chem. Week 86(14), 35, 37,
39 (1960). Reviews methods used by
various chemical companies to improve
research reports. RSC
Council for Advancement of Science
Writing Established. Anon. Science 131,
817 (1960). Discusses the purpose, and
lists the officers, of the new organization
established by the National Association
of Science Writers. KG
Science Reporting - Today and Tomorrow.
John Troan. Science 131, 1193-96 (1960).
Discusses the growth of science writing,
the requirements of readers, the functions
of scientists, writers, and editors, and
the activities of the National Association
of Science Writers (NASW) and the Council
for the Advancement of Science Writing
(CASW). KG
New Book Record. Anon. Science 131,
1089 (1960). Announcement of a new
monthly publication, American Book
Publishing Record. This contains all
entries from Publisher's Weekly, arranged
by subject according to the Dewey Decimal
Classification and indexed by author and
title. KG
Copyright - The Publisher's Viewpoint.
Paul B. Lee. Special Libraries 51,
244-46 (1960). The author discusses
infringement of copyright of maps but
many of his points apply to all copyrighted
material. MCPPublishing in the U.S.S.R. Boris I.
Gorokhoff. Indiana University (Bloomington,
Ind.), 1959. xvi + 306 pages. $3.00.
Reviewed in Science 131, 657 (1960). KG
CLASSIFYING, INDEXING, CODING,
SORTING
Primer in Machine Information Storage and
Retrieval. Daniel Melcher. Library J.
85, 909-12 (1960). A concise review of
the present state of the art of machine
searching and information retrieval, emphasizing
proved applications in data
processing and present handicaps for
library application. WFK
Closing the Loop on Literature Automation.
Chem. Week 86(8), 75-76, 78, 80, 82
(1960). Reviews the work being done at
data handling centers and private -companies.
RSC
A Practical System for Documentation.
Eugene Wall. Library J. 85, 889-97
(1960). Basic problems to be recognized
and met in setting up an effective information
retrieval system are outlined. A
system using unit terms modified by role
indicators is described. WFK
Electronic Editor. Anon. Research
(London) 13, 158 (1960). Describes the
use of an IBM computer by Cornell University
Press in preparing, collating, and
editing a concordance. KG
SEARCHING, ABSTRACTING,
SOURCES
Project Mars. J. Heston Heald. Special
Libraries 51, 115-21 (1960). The documentation
methods are outlined by which
the Armed Services Technical Information
Agency is transforming from a manual
system, using subject headings with subdivisions
and cross references, to a
subject arrangement, for computer program
and retrieval. The new system will be in
operation by June 30, 1960. MCP
Die Dokumentation auf dem Faserstoffund
Textilgebiet, ihre Nutzung und Ihre
Moglichkeiten (Documentation in the Field
of Fibrous Materials and Textiles, Its
Utilization and Potentialities). Joachim
Bramer. Faserforsch. u. Textiltech. 11,
85-90 (1960). Literature services (abstracts,
title lists, documentation centers,
etc.) for the textile and allied industries
are discussed, with emphasis on East
German contributions. CLB
Soviet Air-Pollution Research. Anon.
Science 131, 1303 (1960). OTS has released
U. S. S. R. Literature on Air Pollution
and Related Occupational Diseases, thefirst volume of a survey being conducted
under a U.S. Public Health Service grant.
KG
Mathematical Evaluation of the Scientific
Serial. L. Miles Raisig. Science 131,
1417-19 (1960). Offers what is claimed
to be an improved citation-count method
for measuring qualitatively the value of
any scientific serial. KG
Relationships in the Patterns of Bibliographical
Devices. J. H. Gribbin. Library
Quart. 30, 130-39 (1960). A report of a
study comparing the bibliographical devices
in chemistry with those in geology
and botany. RAH
LIBRARY OPERATION
Information and the Technologist. Ellen
M. Codlin. ASLIB Proc. 12, 91-100
(1960). Discusses the problem of making
scientists aware of the store and continuous
influx of knowledge, breaking
through the scientist's self-sufficiency
which does not admit that anything is to
be learned except by direct experiment or
by contact with his peers, and showing
him how much knowledge has been and is
continuously being won by others throughout
the world for him to use, combine and
develop at his will. The library information
bulletin is also described. WAS
The Information Problem. Laurence W.
Ross. Chem. Eng. 67(6), 143-48 (1960).
Discusses advantages and limitations of
four possible information-gathering plans:
the company library, use of nearby special
libraries, public libraries, and contract
information services. Partial solutions
to the technical journal problem in making
literature searches are indicated, notably
subscription magazines, reprints, translations,
abstract journals, and literature
reviews. CL B
Information Retrieval: A View from the
Reference Desk. Mary Francillon. J.
Document. 15, 187-98 (1959). Reference
questions asked of the IBM library at San
Jose, California, during a year were
analyzed by type, source, time required
to answer, and, in some cases, user
satisfaction. The importance of the
limitations of the human inquirer and
interpreter and that of the elements of
information to be kept available and the
systems for providing access to it are
stressed. WFK
Special Libraries Association Personnel
Survey, 1959. Special Libraries 51, 13357
(1960). A report by Price Waterhouse
and Co. summarizes a 1959 questionnaire
and gives information as to salaries and10
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