Forwarded message. FYI. This came across the govdocs list......Susan
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Susan Berteaux...Head, Science & Technology Library...Syracuse University...Syracuse, NY 13244
Ph: 315/443-9766...Fax: 315/443-5549...Email: ssbertea@syr.edu
>>> diane@kovacs.com 08/25/03 04:54PM >>>
Dear Colleagues,
Thank you all very much for sharing your expertise. Here are the results of this survey: http://www.kovacs.com/scitechcorevote.html.
I'll continue to collect responses but they will not be included in the compilation until later this Fall. Feel free to redistribute.
Cordially,
Di
URLs provided are for the publisher's Web site.
Table 8.2. Core or Essential Physical Sciences Reference Tools
Core Physical Sciences Databases
1. INSPEC (http://www.iee.org/Publish/INSPEC/)
2. ISI Web of Science (http://www.isinet.com/isi/products/citation/wos/)
3. SciFinder Scholar (http://www.cas.org/SCIFINDER/SCHOLAR/)
4. GeoRef (http://www.agiweb.org/georef/index.html)
5. Compendex/Engineering Index
(http://www.ei.org/eicorp/eicorp?menu=compendexmenu&display=compendex)
multiple vendors, and
Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology
(http://www.mrw.interscience.wiley.com/kirk/)
6. Google (http://www.google.com)
7. Applied Science and Technology Abstracts (http://www.hwwilson.com) and
NASA Astrophysical Data Service (http://adswww.harvard.edu/)
Core Physical Sciences Print Reference
1. Merck Index (http://www.merck.com/pubs/mindex/)
Table 8.3. Core or Essential Engineering Reference Tools
Core Engineering Databases
1. Compendex/Engineering Index
(http://www.ei.org/eicorp/eicorp?menu=compendexmenu&display=compendex)
multiple vendors
2. INSPEC (http://www.iee.org/Publish/INSPEC/)
3. Applied Science and Technology Abstracts (http://www.hwwilson.com) and
4. ISI Web of Science (http://www.isinet.com/isi/products/citation/wos/)
Core Engineering Print Reference
1. ASM handbooks
(http://www.asm-intl.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Bookstore/ASM_Handbooks/ASM_Handbooks.htm) and
CRC handbooks (http://www.crcpress.com/)
2. ASTM Standards (http://www.astm.org/)
3. Perry's Chemical Engineers Handbook
(http://books.mcgraw-hill.com/cgi-bin/pbg/0070498415.html)
4. McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology (http://www.mhest.com)
5. Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology
(http://www.mrw.interscience.wiley.com/kirk/) and
Machineryıs Handbook (http://www.industrialpress.com/mh.htm), and
National Electric Code (http://www.nfpa.org/nec/)
Table 8.4. Core or Essential Computer Sciences Reference Tools
Core Computer Science Databases
1. IEEE/IEE Electronic Library IEL
(http://www.ieee.org/products/onlinepubs/iel/iel.html)
and INSPEC (http://www.iee.org/Publish/INSPEC/)
2. ACM Digital Library (http://www.acm.org) includes ACM Journals
Portal and ACM database
3. Compendex/Engineering Index
(http://www.ei.org/eicorp/eicorp?menu=compendexmenu&display=compendex)
multiple vendors
4. InfoTrac (http://infotrac.thomsonlearning.com/) and
ISI Web of Science (http://www.isinet.com/isi/products/citation/wos/)
5. MathSciNet (http://www.ams.org/mathscinet)
6. Applied Science and Technology Abstracts (http://www.hwwilson.com) and
Books24X7 (http://www.books24x7.com/)
Core Computer Science Print Reference
1. Encyclopedia of Computer Science
(http://www.wileyeurope.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470864125.h
tml)
Encyclopedia of Computers and Computer History
(http://www.mosgroup.com/html/pub/computers.html)
Diane K. Kovacs - Web Teacher http://www.kovacs.com
The Kovacs Guide to Electronic Library Collection Development: Essential Core Subject Collections, Selection Criteria, and Guidelines by Kovacs, Diane K. & Robinson, Kara L. (forthcoming 2003) Neal-Schuman Publishers.
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