Western Canadian Contributions to Librariansbip GUIDE TO LITERATURE OF ELECTRONICS
Eleanor Haydock · 2016
s not only list articles under subject headings, but also give summaries of their con tents. They are therefore much more useful than indexes, since you can often tell from the abstract that the article will, or will not, be useful. You should read the introduction and instructions for use with care, for abstracts vary a good deal in arrangement and methods. Look out for cumulative indexes to both ab stracts and indexes, which can save your having to look through several volumes; and keep in mind that you may find information under more than one heading. For instance, when looking for information about semi-conductors, you should also use headings such as transis tors and germanium. Applied science and technology index, 1913 Monthly. (Old title: Industrial arts index.) Up-to-date cumulations, general coverage.) Chemical abstracts. 1907Semi monthly. (For solid-state physics, semi conductors, etc. Classified arrangement. Subject indexes year ly.) Gt. Brit. Department of Scientific and Indus trial Research. Radio Research Organization. Abstracts and references. (These abstracts were issued by D.S.I.R. until the end of 1962, and published in Electronic technology and in the Proceedings of the Institute of Radio Engineers. Engineering index. 1884Annual. (Abstracts, international in scope. Not as useful as Science abstracts.)