Bibliographic Coverage of Antarctic Literature
Bibliographic Coverage of Antarctic Literature
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GEZA T. THTJRONYI
Science and Technology Division Library of Congress
The Cold Regions Bibliography Section in the Science and Technology Division of the Library of Congress has continued its coverage of antarctic literature, under arrangements with the National Science Foundation.
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Retrospective Coverage After some three years of compilation, the retrospective bibliography of world literature, Antarctic Bibliography 1951-1961, was completed. The clothbound 349-page volume, priced at $4.75, is now available from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. The bibliography was compiled from a variety of sources, such as the Library of Congress collections, other libraries, files of the Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation, and direct acquisitions of the Cold Regions Bibliography Section. Several thousand catalog cards made available by the Scott Polar Research Institute of Cambridge, England, were particularly useful. Abstracts are included with approximately 15% of the citations and brief annotations with another 25%, the remainder being listed without amplification. The volume contains 4,773 numbered items, but the total number of references is much larger, because many items contain two or more related references combined into one item. The material is presented in 13 subject categories. If a given item fits more than one category, a main entry appears under the most appropriate category, with cross-references in the other applicable ones. Distribution by categories is as follows: General, 716 items; Biological Sciences, 984 items (plus 43 references to items listed under other subject categories) Cartography, 94 (plus 23); Expeditions, 533 (plus 90); Geological Sciences, 314 (plus 100); Ice and Snow, 403 (plus 105); Logistics, Equipment and Supplies, 254 (plus 77); Medical Sciences, 95 (plus 15) ; Meteorology, 535 (plus 75); Oceanography, 250 (plus 89); Atmospheric Physics, 323 (plus 18); Terrestrial Physics, 169 (plus 32) ; and Political Geography, 103 (plus 14). The distribution of items by date of publication is shown in Fig. 1. As might be expected, publication of antarctic literature shows a significant increase following the International Geophysical Year. 200
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1951 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 YEAR OF PUBLICATION
Figure 1. Distribution by year of publication, based on a sample of 800 items representing a typical cross section of the bibliography.
Current Coverage Work has continued on current literature review in the form described earlier (Splettstoesser, 1967; Thuronyi, 1968, 1969). The number of items abstracted under this program now exceeds 8,000. Volume 4 of the Antarctic Bibliography is being assembled. World literature through 1950 has been extensively documented, especially in the Antarctic Bibliography published in 1951 (U.S. Naval Photographic Interpretation Center, 1951). With Antarctic Bibliography 1951-1961 and coverage since 1962 in the continuing Antarctic Bibliography, this documentation has been brought up to date and is being kept current. References
Splettstoesser, J . F. 1967. Abstracting and indexing service for current antarctic literature. Antarctic Journal of the U.S., 11(5): 209. Thuronyi, G. T. 1968. Abstracting and indexing service for current antarctic literature. Antarctic Journal of the U.S., 111(5): 212. Thuronyi, G. T. 1969. Antarctic bibliography. Antarctic Journal of the U.S., IV(5): 237. U.S. Naval Photographic Interpretation Center. 1951. Antarctic Bibliography. U.S. Department of the Navy, NAVAER 10-35-591. Washington, D.C., U.S. Government Printing Office. 147 p.
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18
GEZA T. THTJRONYI
Science and Technology Division Library of Congress
The Cold Regions Bibliography Section in the Science and Technology Division of the Library of Congress has continued its coverage of antarctic literature, under arrangements with the National Science Foundation.
16
n 14 CD
U, a,
cc 12 0 U.
10
Retrospective Coverage After some three years of compilation, the retrospective bibliography of world literature, Antarctic Bibliography 1951-1961, was completed. The clothbound 349-page volume, priced at $4.75, is now available from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. The bibliography was compiled from a variety of sources, such as the Library of Congress collections, other libraries, files of the Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation, and direct acquisitions of the Cold Regions Bibliography Section. Several thousand catalog cards made available by the Scott Polar Research Institute of Cambridge, England, were particularly useful. Abstracts are included with approximately 15% of the citations and brief annotations with another 25%, the remainder being listed without amplification. The volume contains 4,773 numbered items, but the total number of references is much larger, because many items contain two or more related references combined into one item. The material is presented in 13 subject categories. If a given item fits more than one category, a main entry appears under the most appropriate category, with cross-references in the other applicable ones. Distribution by categories is as follows: General, 716 items; Biological Sciences, 984 items (plus 43 references to items listed under other subject categories) Cartography, 94 (plus 23); Expeditions, 533 (plus 90); Geological Sciences, 314 (plus 100); Ice and Snow, 403 (plus 105); Logistics, Equipment and Supplies, 254 (plus 77); Medical Sciences, 95 (plus 15) ; Meteorology, 535 (plus 75); Oceanography, 250 (plus 89); Atmospheric Physics, 323 (plus 18); Terrestrial Physics, 169 (plus 32) ; and Political Geography, 103 (plus 14). The distribution of items by date of publication is shown in Fig. 1. As might be expected, publication of antarctic literature shows a significant increase following the International Geophysical Year. 200
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1951 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 YEAR OF PUBLICATION
Figure 1. Distribution by year of publication, based on a sample of 800 items representing a typical cross section of the bibliography.
Current Coverage Work has continued on current literature review in the form described earlier (Splettstoesser, 1967; Thuronyi, 1968, 1969). The number of items abstracted under this program now exceeds 8,000. Volume 4 of the Antarctic Bibliography is being assembled. World literature through 1950 has been extensively documented, especially in the Antarctic Bibliography published in 1951 (U.S. Naval Photographic Interpretation Center, 1951). With Antarctic Bibliography 1951-1961 and coverage since 1962 in the continuing Antarctic Bibliography, this documentation has been brought up to date and is being kept current. References
Splettstoesser, J . F. 1967. Abstracting and indexing service for current antarctic literature. Antarctic Journal of the U.S., 11(5): 209. Thuronyi, G. T. 1968. Abstracting and indexing service for current antarctic literature. Antarctic Journal of the U.S., 111(5): 212. Thuronyi, G. T. 1969. Antarctic bibliography. Antarctic Journal of the U.S., IV(5): 237. U.S. Naval Photographic Interpretation Center. 1951. Antarctic Bibliography. U.S. Department of the Navy, NAVAER 10-35-591. Washington, D.C., U.S. Government Printing Office. 147 p.
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