This informative book explains in detail the history, functions, holdings, services, and facilities of ten outstanding sci-tech libraries serving museums and aquariums. Focusing as it does on the rich holdings and professional activities of some highly successful libraries, including those of the American Museum of Natural History, Field Museum of Natural History, Museum of Science and Industry, and the National Air and Space Museum, Sci-Tech Libraries in Museums and Aquariums is highly recommended reading for all library professionals.
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Contents Introduction
American Museum of Natural History Library
The California Academy of Sciences Library
Deutsches Museum Library
Field Museum of Natural History Library
Museum of Comparative Zoology Library--The Agassiz Library: Harvard University
Museum of Science and Industry Library
National Air and Space Museum Library
National Museum of American History Branch Library
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Research Library
John G. Shedd Aquarium Library
Small Science Museum Libraries: Remarks on a Sampling of Data
SPECIAL PAPERS: Source Indexing in Science Journals and Indexing Services: A Surveyor Current Practices
The Marketing Approach Applied to Special Libraries in Industry: A Review of the Literature
SCI-TECH COLLECTIONS
Alzheimer's Disease: A Guide to Information Services
NEW REFERENCE WORKS IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
SCI-TECH ONLINE
SCI-TECH IN REVIEW
SCI-TECH NOTES
The Use of TeX in MathSci: A Way of Solving the Problem of Display of Special Symbols
Reference Notes Included
