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| Language: | en |
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1965
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED013222 |
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Table of Contents:
- CHEMICAL PUBLICATIONS, THEIR NATURE AND USE. MELLON, M.G. Bibliographies Chemistry College Science Dictionaries Directories Doctoral Dissertations Encyclopedias Library Instruction Periodicals Reference Materials Textbooks THIS PUBLICATION CONTAINS AN ANALYSIS OF TYPES OF CHEMICAL LITERATURE, WHERE THEY MAY BE OBTAINED, AND HOW THEY SHOULD BE USED. PRIMARY, SECONDARY, AND TERTIARY SOURCES OF INFORMATION ARE ANALYZED. PRIMARY SOURCES INCLUDE PERIODICALS, UNITED STATES AND FOREIGN GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS, UNITED NATIONS PUBLICATIONS, REPORTS OF NON-GOVERNMENTAL INSTITUTIONS, PATENTS, DISSERTATIONS, AND MANUFACTURER'S TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS. INDEX AND REVIEW SERIALS, ABSTRACTING JOURNALS, BIBLIOGRAPHIES, INDEXES, TABULAR COMPILATIONS, DICTIONARIES, ENCYCLOPEDIAS, FORMULARIES, TREATISES, MONOGRAPHS, AND TEXTBOOKS COMPRISE THE SECONDARY SOURCES. SUCH GUIDES AND DIRECTORIES AS BIOGRAPHIES AND BOOK LISTS ARE TERTIARY SOURCES EXAMINED. RESUMES FOR PARTICULAR TYPES OF PUBLICATIONS CONTAIN (1) GENERAL INFORMATION, (2) AN EXPLANATION OF THEIR USE, (3) A DESCRIPTION OF THEIR POTENTIAL VALUE TO THE CHEMIST, AND (4) LISTS OF CITATIONS FOR AVAILABLE PUBLICATIONS. DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS FOR SEARCHING CHEMICAL LITERATURE AND FORMS FOR STUDENT LIBRARY PROBLEMS ARE ALSO INCLUDED. THIS DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE FOR $9.50 FROM MCGRAW-HILL BOOK COMPANY, MANCHESTER ROAD, MANCHESTER, MISSOURI 63011. (AG)