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Unit 13: Indexing Services and Abstracting (I&A) Periodicals

Conference Proceedings Notes

(i) Index to Conference proceedings. Boston Spa: U.K. British Library Bibliographic Division,
(1970)
(ii) Forthcoming International Conference on Military Science and Technology. Delhi:
DESIDOC
Report Literature

(i) Report Index, Leatherhead, Great Britain: Longley Associates Print form (1979-). 6 times
per year; CD-ROM, 3 times per year. The subjects covered are economic situation and
theory.

Self Assessment

Fill in the blanks:
12. ................................. indexes are unique from the point of view of technique followed.
13. ................................... provides access to 3300 leading scientific and technical journals of the
world in all disciplines.
14. .............................. are published every week in paper format and diskettes.

13.7 Uses of Indexing and Abstracting Periodicals

Library and information workers acquire skill in using the I & A periodicals as part of their
professional training and later by field experience.

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Caution Information users would require special training and orientation in the use of
I & A.

13.7.1 Services Available

(i) International Federation for Documentation: Abstracting Services. Vol. 1, Science,
Technology, Medical and Agriculture, vol. 2. Social Sciences, Humanities. The Hague,
1969.
(ii) Ulrich’s International Periodicals Directory: carries a list of abstracting and indexing
services in addition to other primary reference sources)

13.7.2 Selection

A single abstracting and indexing services may not be relied upon to provide coverage of all
literature of interest and there may be a need to consult many services. While selecting a specific
I & A periodical, it is worthwhile to find out its extent of coverage of literature and adequacy for
searching for required information. There is usually a ‘how to use’ section in the preliminary
pages of I & A periodicals.

Notes You should read this carefully before consultation of the tool.

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