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Scientific and Technological Communication deals with the fundamental aspects of the elements and media of scientific and technological communication, with emphasis on the critical issues involving them as well as the opportunities and techniques for exploiting them. Topics covered include informal...
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Pergamon Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Oxford ; New York : |
| Publication Dates: | [1969] |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780080066318 |
| Summary: |
Scientific and Technological Communication deals with the fundamental aspects of the elements and media of scientific and technological communication, with emphasis on the critical issues involving them as well as the opportunities and techniques for exploiting them. Topics covered include informal information exchange; specialized information and analysis centers; mechanization and information handling; and international aspects of scientific and technical communication. This book is comprised of nine chapters and begins with an overview of the scientific communication process, its evolution, |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (x, 151 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-143). |
| ISBN: |
9781483158426 148315842X |
| Index Number: | T10 |
| CLC: | G206 |
| Contents: |
Front Cover; Scientific and Technological Communication; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface; CHAPTER 1. Introduction; CHAPTER 2. The Research and Engineering Process and Technical Information; CHAPTER 3. The Primary Scientific Literature; A. SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS; B. QUALITY OF THE TECHNICAL LITERATURE; C. ECONOMICS OF PUBLICATION; CHAPTER 4. The Technical Report Literature; CHAPTER 5. Informal Information Exchange; CHAPTER 6. The Secondary Literature; A. ABSTRACTING AND INDEXING OF TECHNICAL MATERIAL; B. REVIEWS, MONOGRAPHS AND STATE- OF-THE-ART REPORTS. CHAPTER 7. Specialized Information and Analysis CentersCHAPTER 8. Mechanization and Information Handling; CHAPTER 9. The International Aspects of Scientific and Technical Communication; A. THE LANGUAGE GAP; B. INTERNATIONAL COORDINATION OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION; APPENDIX A: Taxonomy of the Technical Report Literature; 1. The individual author's ""preprint""; 2. The corporate ""proposal-type"" report; 3. Institutional reports; 4. The contract ""progress report""; 5. The ""Final Report"" on a technical contract effort; 6. The ""separate"", topical, technical report. 7. The ""book"" in report form8. Committee-type reports; References; Index. |