Research libraries and the dissemination of information in genetic engineering and biotechnology*

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Lucker, Jay K.

Affiliations: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Libraries, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA

Note: [*] Based on a presentation delivered at the Ninth International Conference of CODATA (Committee on Data for Science and Technology, of the International Council of Scientific Unions) in Jerusalem, 24–28 June 1984. The selected proceedings of this conference, under the title The Role of Data in Scientific Progress, have just been published by Elsevier Science Publishers (North-Holland).

Abstract: Research libraries play an essential role in the dissemination of information, both bibliographic and numerical, including acquisition, processing, cataloguing, retrieval, and document delivery. Most of these functions have been affected dramatically by the application of computer and other technology. Various printed tools and online services in genetic engineering and biotechnology are available to research libraries. The retrieval of periodical literature from print and online services is an essential aspect of bibliographic control. MIT library services have evolved in the light of new technology, and will continue to change as the libraries become an integral part of an evolving campus-wide computer and information network.

DOI: 10.3233/ISU-1985-5302

Journal: Information Services & Use, vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 131-142, 1985