Proceedings of Colloquium 110 of the International Astronomical Union on Library and Information Services in Astronomy Held in Washington, DC on 26 July- 1 August 1988

Abstract

This report provides an overview of the presentations and summaries the discussions at IAU Colloquium 110, which was held in Washington, D.C., on 1988 July 26-30 and at the Goddard Space Flight Center on 1988 August 1. The topics included: the publication and acquisition of books and journals; searching for astronomical information; the handling and use of special-format materials; conservation; archiving of unpublished documents; uses of computers in libraries; astronomical databases and various aspects of the administration of astronomy libraries and services. Particular attention was paid to new developments, but the problems of astronomers and institutions in developing countries were also considered. (KR)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA215612

Entities

People

  • George A. Wilkins
  • Sarah Stevens-rayburn

Organizations

  • United States Naval Observatory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Compact Disks
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Data Storage Systems
  • Databases
  • Electronic Mail
  • Geography
  • Information Exchange
  • Information Retrieval
  • Information Systems
  • Materials Science
  • Network Science
  • Observation
  • Observatories
  • Operating Systems
  • Photographs

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Academic Conference Management
  • Astronomy/Astrophysics
  • Library and Information Science

Technology Areas

  • Space