ThermoDex: A Tool for Mining a Science Library Collection for Thermodynamic Information
Theme: All Topics
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.29173/istl1810Abstract
Searching print reference sources for thermodynamic data can be a tedious and often frustrating task for librarians and scientists alike. This article describes ThermoDex, a web-based finding aid developed at the University of Texas at Austin, that indexes over 200 thermodynamic data collections and handbooks. ThermoDex allows a user to identify specific resources that might contain particular types of data, and offers a way to rediscover underutilized sources that might otherwise be overlooked. It strives to serve both end users and reference librarians as a link between traditional print resources and the web tools preferred by most users.
Downloads
References
Arny, Linda Ray. 1984. The Search for Data in the Physical and Chemical Sciences. Special Libraries Association, New York.
Lide, David R. 1981. "Critical data for critical needs." Science 212 (4501) 1343-49.
Maizell, Robert E. 1998. How to Find Chemical Information. 3rd ed. Wiley, New York. p.403-40.
NIST Chemistry WebBook. [Online] Available: http://webbook.nist.gov/ [August 10, 2000]
Northup, Diana, and Cromer, Donna. 1993. "Thermodynamic properties of substances: a selected annotated guide to the printed literature." Science & Technology Libraries 14(1) 57-95.
Weisman, Herman. 1967. "Needs of American Chemical Society members for property data." Journal of Chemical Documentation 7(1) 9-14.
Young, Robyn V., ed. 2000. World of Chemistry. Gale Group, Detroit, p.1084.
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2000 David Flaxbart
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.