Science and technology resources A guide for information professionals and researchers

• Main Authors: Bobick, James E. (Author), Berard, G. Lynn (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Santa Barbara, Calif. Libraries Unlimited 2011
• Series: Library and information science text series
• Subjects: Science and technology libraries > Reference services; Science > Bibliography > Methodology; Scientific literature > Bibliography > Methodology
• Online Access: Click Here to View Status and Holdings.
• Physical Description: xiii, 285 pages : illustrations 26 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 9781591588016

Ironically, a large proportion of technical publications and scientific data is not found online: 70 percent of the information found in the patent literature section of a typical sci-tech library is unavailable elsewhere, and there are estimated to be 100,000 unique scientific journal titles. Science and technology library materials continue to be vital to the advancement of scientific knowledge.