Journal of Documentation: Volume 24 Issue 2

TUITION IN THE USE OF THE LIBRARY AND OF SUBJECT LITERATURE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD

C.A. CROSSLEY

This paper describes work done in the University of Bradford to give instruction to readers in the use of the library and the use of subject literature, with particular reference…

CURRENT AWARENESS NEEDS OF PHYSICISTS: RESULTS OF AN ANGLO‐AMERICAN STUDY

STELLA KEENAN, MARGARET SLATER

An outline of methods and summary of findings of a study of American, British and Overseas physicists. This project was conducted by Aslib Research Department (acting for the…

PHYSICS ABSTRACTS AS A SOURCE OF ABSTRACTS IN ASTRONOMY

J.G. O'CONNOR, A.J. MEADOWS

The frequency and consistency of selection by Physics Abstracts of astronomical articles from three major journals, Nature, Astrophysical Journal, and Icarus, have been…

THE LAW OF CONSTANT CITATION FOR SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE

M.C. GOMPERTS

In listing the literature concerning the subject of ‘vibrating plates’ the following law was noticed: Rj x aj,t=constant=5·6 where Rj is the ‘citation factor’ for the year, j, and…

DOCUMENTATION NOTE: A NOTE ON THE TREATMENT OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY IN THE UNIVERSAL DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE DOCTRINE OF INSTINCT

A. MUKHOPADHYOY

The field of social psychology has only been cursorily glanced at by the critics of UDC, including Miss Kyle who took 301.151 for the whole of socio‐psychology and overlooked the…

DOCUMENTATION SURVEY

This survey is not comprehensive. It is highly selective and intended to keep the reader informed of significant new ideas and developments. All unsigned abstracts are prepared by…