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Guide to Information Sources in Mathematics and Statistics
Martha A. Tucker
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Description for Guide to Information Sources in Mathematics and Statistics
Hardcover. Series: Reference Sources in Science & Technology. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: GLM; PBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 721.
This book is a reference for librarians, mathematicians, and statisticians involved in college and research level mathematics and statistics in the 21st century. We are in a time of transition in scholarly communications in mathematics, practices which have changed little for a hundred years are giving way to new modes of accessing information. Where journals, books, indexes and catalogs were once the physical representation of a good mathematics library, shelves have given way to computers, and users are often accessing information from remote places. Part I is a historical survey of the past 15 years tracking this huge transition in ... Read more
This book is a reference for librarians, mathematicians, and statisticians involved in college and research level mathematics and statistics in the 21st century. We are in a time of transition in scholarly communications in mathematics, practices which have changed little for a hundred years are giving way to new modes of accessing information. Where journals, books, indexes and catalogs were once the physical representation of a good mathematics library, shelves have given way to computers, and users are often accessing information from remote places. Part I is a historical survey of the past 15 years tracking this huge transition in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
ABC-CLIO United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Series
Reference Sources in Science & Technology
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781563087011
SKU
V9781563087011
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About Martha A. Tucker
MARTHA TUCKERis head librarian of the Mathematics Research Library at the University of Washington since 1983. A member of the Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics Division of Special Libraries Association since 1983. Martha is also a member of the American Mathematical Society and served on the AMS Library Committee for three years. She thanks her family and the University of Washington ... Read more
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