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Biological Abstracts / BIOSIS

The First Fifty Years. The Evolution of a Major Science Information Service

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  • © 1976

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  1. William Campbell Steere

    1. New York Botanical Garden, USA

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Landmarks and Milestones in the History of Biological Abstracts/BIOSIS

    • William Campbell Steere
    Pages 1-11

  3. The Historical Origins of Biological Abstracts

    • William Campbell Steere
    Pages 13-39

  4. The Founding of Biological Abstracts

    • William Campbell Steere
    Pages 41-55

  5. Coexistence with a Time Bomb

    • Jacob Richard Schramm
    Pages 57-76

  6. The Years of Crisis

    • John Edward Flynn
    Pages 77-99

  7. Consolidation and Growth

    • G. Miles Conrad
    Pages 101-122

  8. The Computerization of Biological Abstracts

    • Phyllis V. Parkins
    Pages 123-139

  9. The Mechanization of Biological Abstracts/BIOSIS

    • William Campbell Steere
    Pages 141-156

  10. Planning for the Next Fifty Years

    • Harvey Edward Kennedy
    Pages 157-166

  11. Housing Biological Abstracts for a Half-Century

    • William Campbell Steere
    Pages 167-181

  12. Biological Abstracts/BIOSIS as a Leader in National and International Cooperation

    • William Campbell Steere
    Pages 183-197

  13. The Trustees of Biological Abstracts, 1927–1976

    • William Campbell Steere
    Pages 199-218

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 219-233
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About this book

A fiftieth birthday is a good one to celebrate-old enough to be ex­ perienced and mature, but not so old as to be an antique. And if the fifty years have spanned as much change in scientific affairs as has occurred during the lifetime of Biological Abstracts it is surely time for a stocktaking. The leaders of biology in 1926 simply could not have imagined the condi­ tions of 1976. And few biologists active in 1976 can imagine what 1926 was like. That was before the explosive growth of federal funds for research and development, before the huge swelling of graduate enrollments and degrees, before World War II, even before the Great Depression! A few old-timers can remember 1926, and Bill Steere will forgive me for calling him an old-timer. After all, he provides the evidence himself; as a graduate student he met the first editor when Biological Abstracts was only three years old, and he has known all its later editors and administra­ tive officers. What he does not say is that tn length of service to BIOSIS, in seniority, he stands among only a few past and present members of the board of trustees; nor does he mention that at least as frequently as any other biologist he has been called upon to serve on governmental and associational councils and committees dealing with policy and strategy concerning the abstracting, classification, and dissemination of scientific knowledge. Surely he was the right choice to write this history.

Authors and Affiliations

  • New York Botanical Garden, USA

    William Campbell Steere

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Biological Abstracts / BIOSIS

  • Book Subtitle: The First Fifty Years. The Evolution of a Major Science Information Service

  • Authors: William Campbell Steere

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-2235-1

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Biosciences Information Service of Biological Abstracts 1976

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4684-2237-5Published: 25 February 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4684-2235-1Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 233

  • Topics: Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary

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