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Abstracting and indexing guide

Monograph 501
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Abstract

These instructions have been prepared for those who abstract and index scientific and technical documents for the Water Resources Scientific Information Center (WRSIC). With the recent publication growth in all fields, information centers have undertaken the task of keeping the various scientific communities aware of current and past developments. An abstract with carefully selected index terms offers the user of WRSIC services a more rapid means for deciding whether a document is pertinent to his needs and professional interests, thus saving him the time necessary to scan the complete work. These means also provide WRSIC with a document representation or surrogate which is more easily stored and manipulated to produce various services. Authors are asked to accept the responsibility for preparing abstracts of their own papers to facilitate quick evaluation, announcement, and dissemination to the scientific community.

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U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of Water Resources Research, 1974, Abstracting and indexing guide (Revised): Monograph 501, iii, 13 p.; Appendices.

Publication type Report
Publication Subtype Federal Government Series
Title Abstracting and indexing guide
Series title Monograph
Series number 501
Subseries Water Resources Scientific Information Center
Edition Revised
Year Published 1974
Language English
Publisher U.S. Department of the Interior
Publisher location Washington, D.C.
Contributing office(s) Water Resources Scientific Information Center
Description iii, 13 p.; Appendices
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