IAMSLIC,
FYI. Please let Richard know if you have an interest in getting
these older indexes online.
Joe
>Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 11:14:49 +0100
>From: "Pepe, Richard (FIDI)" <Richard.Pepe@fao.org>
>Subject: RE: [IAMSLIC:2801] ASFA Database ( news on "additional"
>records a dded
> to database)
>To: "'Joe Wible'" <wible@Stanford.EDU>
>X-Perlmx-Spam: Gauge=XXXIIII, Probability=34%,
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>
>Joe,
>
>When, and if, we start the keying and/or scanning of any (non-FAO)
>ASFA predecessor journals the more copies available the better (in
>fact, I don't think we have any copies of the "Aquatic Biology
>Abstracts"). So your copies would be of eventual vital interest.
>Please hang on to them.
>
>However, when we start the keying/scanning of ASFA predecessor
>journals we would probably start first with the FAO, ASFA
>predecessor journals (i.e. "Current Bibliography for Aquatic
>Sciences and Fisheries", and "World Fisheries Abstracts"). "Aquatic
>Biology Abstracts" is not an FAO publication (it was published by
>IRL of London), so I don't know if it can be scanned and included in
>ASFA (the original Publishers and the ASFA Partners would have to
>agree).
>
>In any case, it is essential for us to get e-mails like yours
>showing an interest in seeing "old" references put online,
>because our initiative can only get started if there is a continuous
>expressed desire from the user community regarding
>the need/importance of seeing these "old" references in machine
>readable format. Thank you again for your e-mail.
>
>Richard Pepe
>FAO
>Rome, Italy
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Joe Wible [mailto:wible@stanford.edu]
>Sent: 15 January 2003 18:19
>To: Pepe, Richard (FIDI)
>Subject: RE: [IAMSLIC:2801] ASFA Database ( news on "additional"
>records a dded to database)
>
>
>Richard,
>
>I have v.1-3 (1969 - 1971) of Aquatic Biology Abstracts and am
>willing to donate my copies if that will help get this online as
>part of ASFA.
>
>Joe
>
>
>
>>It's a possibility. Thank you for your interest in the matter.
>>
>
>
>Richard Pepe
>
>FAO
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Joe Wible [mailto:wible@stanford.edu]
>Sent: 14 January 2003 22:12
>To: Pepe, Richard (FIDI)
>Subject: Re: [IAMSLIC:2801] ASFA Database ( news on "additional"
>records added to database)
>
>
>Richard,
>
>
>This is great news. I assume you are planning to do the few
>remaining years (1969 - June 1971), right?
>
>
>Joe
>
>
>>Dear IAMSLIC,
>>
>1. As you know for the last few years, the Aquatic Sciences and
>Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA) Bibliographic Database has been growing
>in size (also "backwards") due to the inclusion in the database of
>the records contained in the paper ASFA journals prior to 1978 (i.e.
>those journals which preceded the computerization of ASFA).
>
>THE WORK IS NOW COMPLETED! All the paper ASFA journals, back to its
>beginning in July 1971, have been added to the machine readable ASFA
>database.
>
>The most recent additions (just loaded) are the 18,265 records from
>the 1971 and 1972 printed ASFA abstracts journals.
>
>2. For your more detailed information:
>
>2.1 (year 1971, (6 issues; July to December)) The 5,827 records
>contained in the 1972 ASFA printed journals have been added to the
>ASFA database. On CSA's web based IDS service (accessible only if
>you have a subscription), the records can be retrieved collectively
>by searching for(TR=1971 and ud=200212). The records will also
>eventually appear on the ASFA CD-ROM. This work was carried out by
>the ASFA Partner in India (National Information Centre for Marine
>Sciences (NICMAS), National Institute of Oceanography- NIO).
>
>2.2 (year 1972, 12 issues) The 12,438 records contained in the 1972
>ASFA printed journals have been added to the ASFA database. On CSA's
>web based IDS service, the records can retrieved by searching
>for(TR=1972 and ud=200212). The records will also eventually appear
>on the ASFA CD-ROM. This work was carried out by the ASFA Partner in
>China (National Marine Data and Information Service (NMDIS).
>
>3. The other ASFA journal years that have been keyboarded/scanned
>over the last few years have been:
>
>3.1 (year 1973) Approx. 13,500 records. The records can be
>collectively retrieved by searching on CSA's web based IDS service (
>TR=1973 ), or on the ASFA CD-ROM by searching ( 1973 in IC ). This
>work was carried out by the ASFA Partner in Kenya (Kenya Marine and
>Fisheries Research Institute-KMFRI).
>
>3.2 (year 1974) Approx. 13,300 records. The records can be
>collectively retrieved by searching on CSA's web based IDS service (
>TR=1974 ), or on the ASFA CD-ROM by searching ( 1974 in IC ). This
>work was carried out by the ASFA Partner in India (National
>Information Centre for Marine Sciences (NICMAS), National Institute
>of Oceanography- NIO).
>
>3.3 (years 1975-1977) - Approx. 45,000 records. These records were
>actually converted into machine readable format from the printed
>ASFA journals many years ago (however without the abstracts and they
>were only available on the German ASFA Partner's host database
>system). Abstracts were added to these records (keyed and/or scanned
>from the ASFA abstract journals) and all the records have been added
>to the ASFA computer readable database. On CSA's web based IDS
>service, the records can be collectively retrieved by searching (
>TR=1975 )( TR=1976 )( TR=1977 ). All of these records also appear on
>the ASFA CD-ROM, where they can be collectively retrieved by
>searching (1975 in IC ) (1976 in IC ) (1977 in IC ).
>
>4. Note, soon (within a few years) the total number of references
>included in the ASFA database should reach 1 million.
>
>Season's Greetings to all from the FAO ASFA Secretariat.
>
>
>Regards,
>
>Richard Pepe
>Fishery Information Officer (Editor-in-Chief ASFA)
>
>
>Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
>Fisheries Department
>Fishery Information, Data and Statistics Unit (FIDI)
>Via delle Terme di Caracalla
>00100, Rome, Italy
>
>Telephone: (+39) (06) 57051 (FAO operator)
>Telephone: (+39) (06) 570 56380 (direct to me)
>Fax number: (+39) (06) 570 53605
>E-mail: Richard.Pepe@fao.org
>
>The FAO Homepage is: <http://www.fao.org>http://www.fao.org
>The Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA) Homepage is:
><http://www.fao.org/fi/asfa/asfa.asp>http://www.fao.org/fi/asfa/asfa.asp
>
>
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