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Engineering Index 1884-1984: Its History and Its Service to Special Libraries.
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Landau, Herbert B. – Special Libraries, 1984
The history of "The Engineering Index" (Ei) and its parent organization, Engineering Information, Inc., is traced from 1884-1984, drawing parallels between the 100-year evolution of Ei and the 75-year development of Special Libraries Association. Ei's future plans for expansion are defined with emphasis given to special librarian's role.…
Descriptors: Databases, Engineering, History, Indexes
Historical Development of the "Insurance Periodicals Index" by the Insurance Division of the Special Libraries Association.
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Ives, Jean E. – 1993
The Insurance Division of the Special Libraries Association began an index to insurance magazines, the "Insurance Periodicals Index" (IPI), in 1962. This study examines its historical development. The index was published monthly in an insurance trade journal and then cumulated into an annual edition. Part of the background for its…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Indexes
Rare and Precious Books and Documents Section. Collections and Services Division. Papers.
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1983
Papers on rare and precious books and documents, which were presented at the 1983 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference, include: (1) "Report on the State of Work on the Union Catalogue of Incunabula (GW) and Progress in the International Cataloguing of Incunabula" by Ursula Altmann (East Germany); (2)…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Databases, Foreign Countries, International Organizations
Administrative Libraries Section. Special Libraries Division. Papers.
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1982
In "Contemporary Needs and Possibilities to Improve the Exchange of Bibliographical Information/Data Between Administrative Libraries (with Special Reference to Modern Technologies)," a discussion of the exchange of machine-readable bibliographic records, Walter Niedermeyr (Federal Republic of Germany) advocates the development of German…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Databases, Foreign Countries, Information Networks
IFLA General Conference, 1986. Special Libraries Division. Section: Science and Technology Libraries. Papers.
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1986
Papers on science and technology libraries which were presented at the 1986 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference include: (1) "Online Information Service of the Japan Information Center of Science and Technology" (Ryuko Igarashi, Japan); (2) "A View from the Chip--The Influence of Information…
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Information Centers
Art Libraries Section. Special Libraries Division. Papers.
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1982
Papers on art libraries, librarianship, and documentation presented at the 1982 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference include: (1) "The Tyranny of Distance: Art Libraries in Canada," a description by Mary F. Williamson of Canada's regional art libraries which serve both art students and the general public;…
Descriptors: Art History, Bibliographies, Foreign Countries, International Organizations
IFLA General Conference, 1987. Division of Special Libraries. Art Libraries Section. Round Table on Audiovisual Media. Administrative Libraries Section. Papers.
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1987
Seven of the 13 papers in this collection discuss art libraries; the remaining six papers are concerned with administrative and special libraries. The papers from the Section of Art Libraries appear first in this list: (1) "SCOAD (Standing Committee on Art Documentation): Its Inception and Aims" (Julian Gardner, United Kingdom); (2)…
Descriptors: Art, Audiovisual Aids, Databases, Developed Nations