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Abstracting and Indexing Service for Current Antarctic Literature GEZA T. THURONYI Science and Technology Division Library of Congress Since 1963, the Library of Congress, with the aid of the National Science Foundation, has been providing a service for the control of current world literature pertaining to the Antarctic. All forms of published literature, such as monographs, handbooks, atlases, journal articles, conference papers, etc., are described and indexed on 3x5 inch cards, which are distributed free of charge to about 150 organizations or individuals participating in antarctic research. Another 25 sets of cards are used to service the master file of the bibliography maintained at the Office of Antarctic Programs of the National Science Foundation. To date, over 6,000 items have been distributed. The cards are reproduced periodically in book form under the title Antarctic Bibliography, each volume containing 2,000 entries with author, subject, geographic and grantee indexes. Volumes 1 (1965) and 2 (1966) are for sale for $4.25 each by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402, and volume 3 will be available at approximately the time this issue of the Antarctic Journal is distributed. The following statistical data have been compiled on the contents of volume 3 of the bibliography. The 2,000 publications cited were issued in 17 languages as follows (by percentage) : English, 59.3; Russian, 30.15; French, 3.7; Spanish, 2.9; German, 1.8; and Afrikaans, Bulgarian, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, Flemish, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Polish, and Ukrainian, each less than 1. The publications originated in 28 countries with the following distribution (by percentage) : United States, 34.35; U.S.S.R., 30.15; Great Britain, 10.95; Japan, 4.1; France, 3.4; New Zealand, 3.2; Australia, 2.8; Argentina, 2.15; West Germany, 1.95; Netherlands, 1.35; Norway, 1.05; and Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Germany, India, Italy, Peru, Poland, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Yugoslavia, each less than 1. The acquisition of materials is based not only on the vast collections of the Library of Congress, but also on exchanges with other institutions, on the files of the Office of Antarctic Programs of the National Science Foundation, and finally on review copies and reprints received directly from publishers and authors. Those wishing to contribute are invited to send copies of their publications to the Cold Regions Bibliography 212
Section, Science and Technology Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540, U.S.A.
Antarctic Bibliography, 1951-1961 GEZA T. THURONYI Science and Technology Division Library of Congress Compilation of this retrospective bibliography, based on the collections of the Library of Congress and other institutions, began in 1966 and is scheduled for completion by mid-1969. Several approaches are used to identify pertinent literature. Some 180 journals and serial publications were selected for cover-to-cover review of all issues of the 1951-1961 period; 60 of these have been scanned completely, and 80 partially. Additional material is located by consulting bibliographies, including lists of references contained in books and articles. Moreover, the Scott Polar Research Institute of Cambridge, England, has made available copies of its library cards representing several thousand useful references. It is estimated that the bibliography will contain some 9,000 citations, about 2,500 of which have been listed and indexed in final form. To be issued in one or two volumes, the bibliography will include author, subject, and geographic indexes.
Antarctic Geographic Nomenclature FRED G. ALBERTS Geographic Names Division Army Map Service In March 1968, the functions and personnel of the former Office of Geography, Department of the Interior, were transferred to the Geographic Names Division, Army Map Service. The personnel, as relocated, continued to perform the research and other staff functions for the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (ACAN), which makes recommendations on antarctic names and naming policy to the Board on Geographic Names and the Secretary of the Interior. During the year, ACAN met five times and approved 613 new names. Seventeen names were amended or their descriptions changed, and three decisions were vacated. This increment brings the total number of approved names to nearly 10,000. The members of ACAN are Kenneth J . Bertrand (chairman), Albert ANTARCTIC JOURNAL
P. Crary, Henry M. Dater, and Herman R. Friis. Meredith F. Burrill is a member ex officio. Approved names were made available at an early stage in the preparation of new maps and technical and scientific reports, e.g., original names were provided to the U.S. Geological Survey for nine 1:250,000-scale reconnaissance series maps of the Pensacola Mountains, four maps of the Prince Albert Mountains, and three 1:500,000-scale sketch maps of Ellsworth Land and southern Palmer Land. Assistance was given to the Naval Oceanographic Office in identifying names to appear on nautical and air charts, and to the American Geographical Society for its map folios and in updating its four-sheet map of the Continent. Cooperation was extended to USARP researchers in university centers in their requests for information or new names for reference purposes. Galley proof for volumes 11 and 12 of the American Geophysical Union's Antarctic Research Series was reviewed, and hundreds of inquiries from Government agencies and the public were received and answered. Cooperation with other countries was instrumental in resolving questions of name duplication and feature identification. The chairman of the New Zealand Antarctic Place Names Committee attended one ACAN meeting, and correspondence with other committees in the interest of international standardization was continued. The persistent examination of aerial photographs, extremely useful to comprehending vast antarctic areas, was an invaluable key in correlating landmarks with earlier discoveries. Ellsworth's "isolated nunatak" has been identified as the feature photographed by Ronne in 1947 and named Mount Rex. Ellsworth's accurate position for the mountain is in keeping with the overall reliability of his cartographic results as developed by Joerg. "Zumberge Nunatak," observed from a distance by Neuburg and others, is probably the cape now named Cape Zumberge by ACAN. Although not of the magnitude indicated by Gould, the Leverett Glacier is 3 to 4 miles wide and 50 miles long and should not be termed a "plateau" as suggested by Swithinbank. Other interesting correlations were made. Work has gone forward in drafting the texts of decisions for an expanded gazetteer to include a description of the features and historical notes on their discovery and naming. This phase of the work is 60 percent completed. It is expected that the present program will be continued in the next year without significant change. References Gould, L. M. 1931. Cold; the Record of an Antarctic Sledge Journey. New York, Brewer, Warren and Putnam. 275 p.
September-October 1968
Joerg, W. L. G. 1937. The cartographical results of Ellsworth's trans-antarctic flight of 1935. Geographical Review, 27: 430-444. Joerg, W. L. G. 1936. The topographical results of Ellsworth's trans-antarctic flight of 1935. Geographical Review, 26: 454-462. Neuburg, H. A. C. et al. 1959. The Filchner Ice Shelf. Association of American Geographers. Annals, 49: 110-119. Ronne, F. 1948. Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition, 1946-1948. Geographical Review, 38: 355-391. Swithinbank, C. 1964. The valley glaciers that feed the Ross Ice Shelf. Polar Record, 12: 80-82. U.S. Board on Geographic Names. 1966. Antarctica, Second Edition. 169 p. (Official Name Decisions Gazetteer No. 14.)
Antarctic Map Folio Series VIVIAN C. BUSHNELL American Geographical Society The following folios either have been, or will be, published in 1968: Folio 9: Magnetic and Gravity Maps of the Antarctic, by J. C. Behrendt and C. R. Bentley. The nine plates of the folio include maps of freeair and Bouguer gravity anomalies for the Antarctic Continent and maps of residual total magnetic intensity and short-wavelength magnetic anomalies for the entire region south of 55°S. Other maps show magnetic inclination, magnetic variation, and the three components (horizontal, vertical, and total) of magnetic intensity. In a brief text, the computational methods are explained and the anomaly maps are discussed. Folio 10: Primary Productivity and Benthic Marine Algae of the Antarctic and Subantarctic, by E. Balech, S. Z. El-Sayed, G. Hasle, M. Neushul, and J. S. Zaneveld. The maps of this folio show the distribution and abundance of the phytoplankton standing crop and primary organic productivity along the paths of the research vessel USNS Eltanin and nine cruises of Argentine research vessels in the waters east of Argentina. Also included are maps of the distribution of nutrient chemicals along these tracks. Two plates are devoted to the distribution of selected species of diatoms and dinofiagellates, based on published and unpublished data. Benthic marine algae are also the subject of maps in the folio. In all, there are 15 plates and 12 text pages. In all phases of planning and editing, Dr. El-Sayed acted as scientific advisor. Folio 11: Distribution of Selected Groups of Marine Invertebrates in Waters South of 35°S. Latitude; maps and text by A. W. H. Be; H. Boschma and T. P. 213
Section, Science and Technology Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540, U.S.A.
Antarctic Bibliography, 1951-1961 GEZA T. THURONYI Science and Technology Division Library of Congress Compilation of this retrospective bibliography, based on the collections of the Library of Congress and other institutions, began in 1966 and is scheduled for completion by mid-1969. Several approaches are used to identify pertinent literature. Some 180 journals and serial publications were selected for cover-to-cover review of all issues of the 1951-1961 period; 60 of these have been scanned completely, and 80 partially. Additional material is located by consulting bibliographies, including lists of references contained in books and articles. Moreover, the Scott Polar Research Institute of Cambridge, England, has made available copies of its library cards representing several thousand useful references. It is estimated that the bibliography will contain some 9,000 citations, about 2,500 of which have been listed and indexed in final form. To be issued in one or two volumes, the bibliography will include author, subject, and geographic indexes.
Antarctic Geographic Nomenclature FRED G. ALBERTS Geographic Names Division Army Map Service In March 1968, the functions and personnel of the former Office of Geography, Department of the Interior, were transferred to the Geographic Names Division, Army Map Service. The personnel, as relocated, continued to perform the research and other staff functions for the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (ACAN), which makes recommendations on antarctic names and naming policy to the Board on Geographic Names and the Secretary of the Interior. During the year, ACAN met five times and approved 613 new names. Seventeen names were amended or their descriptions changed, and three decisions were vacated. This increment brings the total number of approved names to nearly 10,000. The members of ACAN are Kenneth J . Bertrand (chairman), Albert ANTARCTIC JOURNAL
P. Crary, Henry M. Dater, and Herman R. Friis. Meredith F. Burrill is a member ex officio. Approved names were made available at an early stage in the preparation of new maps and technical and scientific reports, e.g., original names were provided to the U.S. Geological Survey for nine 1:250,000-scale reconnaissance series maps of the Pensacola Mountains, four maps of the Prince Albert Mountains, and three 1:500,000-scale sketch maps of Ellsworth Land and southern Palmer Land. Assistance was given to the Naval Oceanographic Office in identifying names to appear on nautical and air charts, and to the American Geographical Society for its map folios and in updating its four-sheet map of the Continent. Cooperation was extended to USARP researchers in university centers in their requests for information or new names for reference purposes. Galley proof for volumes 11 and 12 of the American Geophysical Union's Antarctic Research Series was reviewed, and hundreds of inquiries from Government agencies and the public were received and answered. Cooperation with other countries was instrumental in resolving questions of name duplication and feature identification. The chairman of the New Zealand Antarctic Place Names Committee attended one ACAN meeting, and correspondence with other committees in the interest of international standardization was continued. The persistent examination of aerial photographs, extremely useful to comprehending vast antarctic areas, was an invaluable key in correlating landmarks with earlier discoveries. Ellsworth's "isolated nunatak" has been identified as the feature photographed by Ronne in 1947 and named Mount Rex. Ellsworth's accurate position for the mountain is in keeping with the overall reliability of his cartographic results as developed by Joerg. "Zumberge Nunatak," observed from a distance by Neuburg and others, is probably the cape now named Cape Zumberge by ACAN. Although not of the magnitude indicated by Gould, the Leverett Glacier is 3 to 4 miles wide and 50 miles long and should not be termed a "plateau" as suggested by Swithinbank. Other interesting correlations were made. Work has gone forward in drafting the texts of decisions for an expanded gazetteer to include a description of the features and historical notes on their discovery and naming. This phase of the work is 60 percent completed. It is expected that the present program will be continued in the next year without significant change. References Gould, L. M. 1931. Cold; the Record of an Antarctic Sledge Journey. New York, Brewer, Warren and Putnam. 275 p.
September-October 1968
Joerg, W. L. G. 1937. The cartographical results of Ellsworth's trans-antarctic flight of 1935. Geographical Review, 27: 430-444. Joerg, W. L. G. 1936. The topographical results of Ellsworth's trans-antarctic flight of 1935. Geographical Review, 26: 454-462. Neuburg, H. A. C. et al. 1959. The Filchner Ice Shelf. Association of American Geographers. Annals, 49: 110-119. Ronne, F. 1948. Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition, 1946-1948. Geographical Review, 38: 355-391. Swithinbank, C. 1964. The valley glaciers that feed the Ross Ice Shelf. Polar Record, 12: 80-82. U.S. Board on Geographic Names. 1966. Antarctica, Second Edition. 169 p. (Official Name Decisions Gazetteer No. 14.)
Antarctic Map Folio Series VIVIAN C. BUSHNELL American Geographical Society The following folios either have been, or will be, published in 1968: Folio 9: Magnetic and Gravity Maps of the Antarctic, by J. C. Behrendt and C. R. Bentley. The nine plates of the folio include maps of freeair and Bouguer gravity anomalies for the Antarctic Continent and maps of residual total magnetic intensity and short-wavelength magnetic anomalies for the entire region south of 55°S. Other maps show magnetic inclination, magnetic variation, and the three components (horizontal, vertical, and total) of magnetic intensity. In a brief text, the computational methods are explained and the anomaly maps are discussed. Folio 10: Primary Productivity and Benthic Marine Algae of the Antarctic and Subantarctic, by E. Balech, S. Z. El-Sayed, G. Hasle, M. Neushul, and J. S. Zaneveld. The maps of this folio show the distribution and abundance of the phytoplankton standing crop and primary organic productivity along the paths of the research vessel USNS Eltanin and nine cruises of Argentine research vessels in the waters east of Argentina. Also included are maps of the distribution of nutrient chemicals along these tracks. Two plates are devoted to the distribution of selected species of diatoms and dinofiagellates, based on published and unpublished data. Benthic marine algae are also the subject of maps in the folio. In all, there are 15 plates and 12 text pages. In all phases of planning and editing, Dr. El-Sayed acted as scientific advisor. Folio 11: Distribution of Selected Groups of Marine Invertebrates in Waters South of 35°S. Latitude; maps and text by A. W. H. Be; H. Boschma and T. P. 213
