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" Guide to information sources in engineering / "
Charles R. Lord.
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BL
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1016516
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b770886
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Lord, Charles R.
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Guide to information sources in engineering /\ Charles R. Lord.
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| Publication Statement
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Englewood, CO :: Libraries Unlimited,, 2000.
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Reference sources in science and technology series
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1 online resource (xiii, 345 pages).
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0313009430
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: 9780313009433
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1563086999
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9781563086991
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: How Engineers Use Information; Chapter 2: General Reference Sources; Chapter 3: Information Access Tools; Chapter 4: Scholarly Journals, Trade Journals, and Newsletters; Chapter 5: Grey Literature: Conference Literature, Research and Technical Reports; Chapter 6: Handbooks, Manuals, and Tables; Chapter 7: Buyer's Guides, Databooks, and Catalogs; Chapter 8: Internet Resources; Chapter 9: Regulations, Standards, and Specifications; Chapter 10: Government Resources.
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| Abstract
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The only source that focuses exclusively on engineering and technology, this important guide maps the dynamic and changing field of information sources published for engineers in recent years. Lord highlights basic perspectives, access tools, and English-language resources--directories, encyclopedias, yearbooks, dictionaries, databases, indexes, libraries, buyer's guides, Internet resources, and more. Substantial emphasis is placed on digital resources. The author also discusses how engineers and scientists use information, the culture and generation of scientific information, different types o.
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Engineering, Bibliography.
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Technical literature.
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Technology-- Information services.
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Documentation technique.
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Ingénierie-- Bibliographie.
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Technologie-- Documentation, Services de.
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Engineering.
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LANGUAGE ARTS DISCIPLINES-- Library Information Science-- General.
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Technical literature.
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Technology-- Information services.
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Informatiebronnen.
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Technische wetenschappen.
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025.066
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T10.7.L67 2000eb
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50.00bcl
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