Handbook for MBS Staff

MBS RESEARCH INFORMATION CENTER

NAT L INST. OF STAND & TECH NIST REFERENCE

PUBLICATIONS

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NO. 86-3394

1986

NBSIR 86-3394

U.S. Department of Commerce

National Bureau of Standards

NBS IR86-3394

MBS RESEARCH INFORMATION CENTER

HANDBOOK FOR NBS STAFF

Fourth Edition

Prepared by Lenore S. Maruyama (Consultant)

U.S. Department of Commerce

National Bureau of Standards

Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899
Issued 1978, 1979,

1982, 1986
CONTENTS

FOREWORD 1

1. INTRODUCTION 3

Who Can Help You? 3

What’s in the Research Information Center? 7

How Do You Find a Specific Item? 8

Where Can You Use It? 10

2. THE COLLECTIONS 13

Books 13

Journals • • • 13

Special Collections 19

Materials in Special Formats 25

3. ACCESS TO THE COLLECTIONS 27

Card Catalog 27

LIBRO 32

Journal Access 32

Information Services 35

4. OBTAINING MATERIALS 39

Circulation 39

Interlibrary Loan 44

Acquisitions 46

APPENDIX A. MAJOR ABSTRACTS AND

INDEXES IN THE NBS RESEARCH INFORMATION

CENTER - 49

APPENDIX B. MAJOR DATA BASES AVAILABLE

AT THE NBS RESEARCH INFORMATION

CENTER 53

APPENDIX C. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

CLASSIFICATION SCHEDULES USED MOST

FREQUENTLY IN THE NBS RESEARCH

INFORMATION CENTER 57

INDEX 59

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LIST OF FIGURES

1. How to Find It vi

2. Main Reading Room 2 3a. Master Layout—Main Floor 4

3b. Master Layout—Mezzanine 5

4. NBS Museum 6

5. Circulation and Reference/Information Desks • • • • 9

6. Book Stacks 12

7. Location and Shelving Pattern for Books 14

8. Journal Stacks 15

9a. Location and Shelving Pattern for Journal

Collections—Main Floor 17

9b. Location and Shelving Pattern for Journal

Collections—Mezzanine 18

10. Historical Collection/Conference Room 20

11a. Special Collections—Main Floor 21

lib. Special Collections—Mezzanine 22

12. Means of Access Highlights 28

13a. Main Entry Card 29

13b. Subject Added Entry Card 30

13c. Subject Added Entry Card 30

13d. Title Added Entry Card • 31

13e. Series Added Entry Card 31

14. Reference/Information Desks 34

15. Online Search 36

16. Circulation Desk 38

17. Location of Circulation Services 40

18a. After-Hours Charge-Out Form—Books 42

18b. After-Hours Charge-Out Form—Bound Journals • • 43

18c. After-Hours Charge-Out Form—Unbound

Journals 43

19. Book Request/Interlibrary Loan Form 45

20. Acquisitions Form 47

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Figure 1. How to Find It...

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FOREWORD

This Handbook for NBS Staff provides a general

introduction to the resources of the Research Information

Center, which is located in the E Wing of the

Administration Building. Orientation tours of the Center

are conducted on the second Wednesday of every month. In

addition, instruction classes for new and summer staff are

held each June. The classes describe the resources and

services provided by the Center, followed by a tour of the

Center's facilities. The classes also include written practice

exercises to teach staff how to find materials and request

information. Both the tours and the classes are announced

in the appropriate weekly issues of the NBS Administrative

Calendar.

The information in this Handbook is as accurate and

up-to-date as possible; however, if you have any questions or

if you feel that something is missing from the Handbook or

is poorly described, do not hesitate to ask any member of

the Center staff for clarification, information, or assistance. Suggestions for improvements and changes are welcome at any tim<

Patric.^ ... Information Resources and Services Division

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Figure 2. Main Reading Room

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1. INTRODUCTION

The Research Information Center supports the

research information needs of the National Bureau of

Standards. Established in 1901 by an Act of Congress to serve as the nation's physical measurement laboratory, NBS

is charged with aiding manufacturing, commerce,

government, and academia. It is the only federal laboratory

specifically directed to serve U.S. industry and science.

Research programs at the Bureau are constantly

changing, and the scope of the Research Information

Center's collections shifts to accommodate these changes.

The Research Information Center works closely with the

Bureau's technical staff to ensure that new acquisitions

meet the needs of current programs.

At present, the Research Information Center contains over 200,000 books and bound journals. Over 2,300 current

journals are received. For a master layout of the Center,

see Figures 3a and 3b.

WHO CAN HELP YOU?

The Research Information Center is open to NBS staff,

guest workers, and associates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week;

however, because of budgetary constraints, Center staff

may not be available for consultation before 10:00 a.m. or after 4:00 p.m. on workdays. Signs are posted to indicate

the specific hours when services can be provided by Center

staff members.

The Information Services staff can assist you by

providing answers to your questions. They also conduct

computerized literature searches and arrange for

translations. Information Services are described in more

detail in Chapter 3.

The Circulation staff can assist you in borrowing

materials or physically locating them. They also provide

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Mezzanine

Figure 3b. Master Layout

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Microform

Reader

Printers

Main Floor

Figure 3a Master Layout

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Historical

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Figure 4. NBS Museum

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help in operating the microform and the photocopy

machines. Circulation services are described in more detail

in Chapter 4.

WHAT’S IN THE RESEARCH INFORMATION CENTER?

The collections of the Research Information Center

include materials in the fields of physics, chemistry,

mathematics, engineering, metrology, statistics, materials

science, and computer technology. Books and journals form

the major components of the Center's collections.

The Center's special collections include the Historical

Collection, the Intergovernmental Affairs (IGA) Collection,

the NBS Publications Collections, the National Standard

Reference Data System (NSRDS) Collection, and the

Noncurrent Materials Collection. Materials in special

formats include: Audiovisuals, Maps, Microcomputer

Software, NBS Historical Information, Reports and

Government Documents on Microfilm or Microfiche, and

Telephone Directories on Microfiche. The general and

special collections and the materials in special formats are described in more detail in Chapter 2.

The NBS Museum is a part of the Research

Information Center and is in the Center's lobby. It displays

approximately 130 items that document past and present

scientific work of the Bureau and constitute a record of the

Bureau's achievements. Figure 3a shows the location of the

Museum. Some of items displayed include:

• First AC radio receiver developed by P. D.

Lowell and F. W. Dunmore in 1922. It avoided the

inconvenience of batteries by using household 110-volt

alternating current.

• Polystyrene spheres, 10 micrometers in

diameter, which were manufactured by the crew of the U.S.

space shuttle "Challenger" during its flight in 1983. The

spheres are sold by NBS as Standard Reference Material No.

1960 and provide a nearly ideal microlength standard. The

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spheres are an important tool for calibrating instruments

that are used to examine very small particles.

• Objects machined by an industrial robot in the

Bureau’s Automated Manufacturing Research Facility

(AMRF).

HOW DO YOU FIND A SPECIFIC ITEM?

You can access the Research Information Center’s

collections through the card catalog, through an automated

"card" catalog called LIBRO ( LIBrary Resources Online), or with the help of the Information Services staff. These three

methods are described in greater detail in Chapter 3.

The card catalog is arranged alphabetically by author,

title, and subject. It is divided into two parts: an authortitle catalog and a subject catalog. Most of the materials in

the Center are organized on the shelves by call number,

which appears in the upper left-hand corner of each catalog

card. If you need assistance in the use of the card catalog

or have some questions about the contents of the cards, the

staff member at the Reference/Information desks will be

happy to help you.

LIBRO is the Center’s automated system for

circulation and retrieval. If you cannot find a record for a recent monograph in the card catalog, ask the Information

Services staff to check LIBRO. LIBRO also includes

information on which journal issues have been received.

The Information Services staff can also help you

obtain information by accessing an extensive collection of

reference books, abstracts, and indexes and by performing

searches in one or more of over 250 online data bases. See

Figure 5 for the location of the Reference/Information

desks.

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WHERE CAN YOU USE IT?

Once you have located the material you need, you can:

• Read it in the Research Information Center.

Reading areas are located on the main and mezzanine

floors. Private study rooms are also available and may be

reserved at the Reference/Information desks.

• Check it out. Most materials can be borrowed.

When a Circulation Attendant is present, you can charge the

materials out through an automated system. At all other

times, you must fill out a charge slip. See Figure 5 for the

location of the Circulation desk. For more information

about these procedures, see Chapter 4.

• Copy it. Copiers are located on the main floor

(see Figure 3a). The Copyright Revision Act of 1976 (P.L.

94-553, Title 17 U.S. Code) allows you to make a single copy

of journal articles or portions of books for research use. Microform reader/printers are also located on the main

floor (see Figure 3a).

If you are unable to find the material you need, you

can:

• Ask that it be located. If you can't find an item

on the shelves, fill out the Book Request/Interlibrary Loan

form found at the Circulation desk, and the Circulation

staff will look for the item. If another NBS staff member

has borrowed it, the Circulation staff will ask that it be

returned and notify you as soon as it becomes available. For

more details on these procedures, see Chapter 4.

• Arrange to have it borrowed from another

organization. If the Research Information Center

collections do not include the item you need, we can often

arrange to borrow it from an outside source. Fill out the

Book Request/Interlibrary Loan form and check the

Interlibrary Loan box. For more information on interlibrary

loan, see Chapter 4.

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• Recommend it be purchased. Forms for

recommending additions to the Research Information

Center’s collections are located at the Circulation desk and

in the Center's monthly publication, Sci-Tech Information.

For more information on purchases, see Chapter 4.

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Figure 6. Book Stacks.

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2. THE COLLECTIONS

The collections of the Research Information Center

are shelved by type of material: books; journals, which may

be shelved in one of four locations; special collections; and

materials in special formats.

BOOKS

Books, which are sometimes referred to as monographs, represent a relatively small part of the

Research Information Center's collections. They are fully

cataloged and can be identified in either the manual or automated catalog by author, title, or subject. Books that can be charged out are shelved in the main collection on the

mezzanine. They are arranged by call number based on the

Library of Congress classification schedule (see Appendix C

for the areas of the classification schedule used frequently

by NBS). Figure 7 shows the location and shelving pattern

for books.

New books are displayed on shelves on the main floor

for one week (see Figure 3a). They are placed on display

every Thursday afternoon by 3 p.m. and remain there until

the following Thursday morning. While they are on display,

they can be borrowed overnight, beginning at 4 p.m. on Monday through Thursday and at 1 p.m. on Friday. All new

books must be returned on the morning of the following

workday.

JOURNALS

Journals represent the bulk of the Research

Information Center's resources. The term "journals" is frequently used interchangeably with the term "periodicals."

Both are types of "serials," which are publications issued in

successive parts bearing numerical and chronological

designations and intended to be continued indefinitely.

Serials include annual publications and publications issued at

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Mezzanine

Figure 7. Location and Shelving Pattern for Books

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Figure 8. Journal Stacks.

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irregular intervals as well as journals and periodicals. In the

Research Information Center, these types of serials are referred to as "journals."

Journals are shelved in one of four locations: bound,

unbound, new, and selected high-interest. Figures 9a and 9b

show the location and shelving pattern for journals. See also

the section on Journal Access in Chapter 3.

Bound Journals. Bound journals represent the largest

group of serials in the Research Information Center. They

are arranged by call number and shelved on both the main

and mezzanine floors. In general, issues in the bound journal

sections are at least two years old. Noncurrent titles, such

as those that have been discontinued or back volumes of

journals that have very long runs, are shelved in the

basement (see also the section on Special Collections in this

chapter). Annual and irregularly issued serials are shelved

in the bound journal sections.

Unbound Journals. Unbound journals are shelved on

the main floor. They are arranged alphabetically by the

title that appears on the cover of the journal.

New Journals. New journals, that is, journals that the

Center is receiving for the first time, are displayed in a special area on the main floor for the first 12-24 months of

their subscription. Attached to each issue is an evaluation

slip to rate the usefulness of the journal. Please record your

evaluations of the journal on the slips to help us determine

whether to continue the subscription.

Selected High-Interest Journals. The current year of

about 50 unbound journals of very high interest to NBS staff

have been identified and placed in a special location on the

main floor near the photocopier room. They are shelved

alphabetically by title and include such items as: Applied

Physics Letters, Journal of Applied Physics, Journal of the

American Chemical Society, Physical Review Letters, and

Science.

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Figure 9b. Location and Shelving Pattern for Journal Collections
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS

The special collections in the Research Information

Center include the Historical Collection; the

Intergovernmental Affairs (IGA) Collection; the NBS

Publications Collections; the National Standard Reference

Data System (NSRDS) Collection; and the Noncurrent

Materials Collection. Figures 11a and 11b show the

location of these collections.

Historical Collection. The Historical Collection is housed in Room E-104 at the entrance to the Research

Information Center (see Figure 11a). It contains books

documenting the development of science and technology in

western society, with particular emphasis on the

development of metrology. The volumes date from 1533 to

the present. In addition to protecting and displaying this

unique Collection, Room E-104 serves as a conference room

that can accommodate meetings of 12-15 people. (To reserve E-104 for meetings, call the Information Resources

and Services Division office.)

Items in the Historical Collection are fully cataloged.

Cards for these titles are filed in the card catalog and are covered with a plastic overlay with the words "Special

Historical Collection" printed in black. For information

about this Collection or its use, inquire at the

Reference/Information desks.

Intergovernmental Affairs (IGA) Collection. The IGA

Collection serves as a limited source of legal authority and

precedent for NBS programs. In addition, the Collection

includes Congressional documents and regulatory/

administrative documents that are relevant to NBS

activities. It is housed on the mezzanine. Catalog cards for

items in this Collection are filed in the card catalog and are covered with a plastic overlay with the words

"Intergovernmental Affairs" or "IGA" printed in green.

Microfiche editions of all publications of the U.S.

Congress from 1977 on are stored in the IGA area. Also

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Figure 10. Historical Collection-Conference Room

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available on microform are earlier years of the

Congressional Record, the Federal Register, and the Code

of Federal Regulations.

Examples of questions that can be answered by using

this Collection include:

• What is the Communications Act of 1934?

• Where can I find background material on the

intent of Congress in passing the Climate Control Act of

1978?

For assistance in using this Collection, ask the Information

Specialist at the Reference/Information desks.

NBS Publications Collections. Two sets of all NBS

publications are maintained in the Center. One set, which is for reference only and does not circulate, is located

immediately behind the Reference/Information desks. Items

from the second set, which is located on the mezzanine,

may be checked out. New NBS publications are also

displayed on the main floor next to the new book display.

Both Collections are used heavily to answer questions about

publications published by the Bureau. If you need help in

using these materials, inquire at the Reference/Information

desks.

National Standard Reference Data System (NSRDS)

Collection. The NSRDS Collection includes compendia of

data on physical and chemical properties of matter that

have been compiled or critiqued by the scientific staff of

the Office of Standard Reference Data. The material is arranged according to the following classification scheme:

• General Properties and Materials (Broad

coverage of properties and materials)

• Nuclear Properties (Data on fundamental

particles, nuclear structure data; nuclear moments;

radioactivity; neutron, photon, and charged particle cross

sections; interactions of radiation with matter)

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• Atomic and Molecular Properties (Atomic energy

levels and spectra; molecular structure; collision cross

sections; mass spectra; Mftssbauer spectra; NMR and ESR;

microwave, infrared, Raman, visible, ultra-violet and x-ray

spectra of molecules)

• Solid State Properties (Crystallographic data;

electric and magnetic properties; semiconductors;

superconductors; optical properties; diffusion; mechanical

properties)

• Chemical Kinetics (Rate constants for gas,

liquid, and solid phase reactions; radiation chemistry)

• Colloid and Surface Properties (Surface tension;

adsorption data; catalytic properties)

• Thermodynamic and Transport Properties

(Alloys; ceramics; fused salts; electrolytes; thermophysical

properties of fluids; physical properties; solubility;

thermodynamic tables; thermal conductivity.

The classification scheme used for the NSRDS

Collection differs from that used in the other Research

Information Center collections. On all the catalog cards for

titles in this Collection, the letters "NSRDS" are printed

below the call number.

The NSRDS Collection is used heavily by NBS staff

members and by outside researchers. Examples of the types

of question that can be answered by using this Collection

include:

• What is the thermal conductivity of palladium?

• What is the freezing point of tetrachloroethylene?

The Information Specialist at the Reference/Information

desks can help you use this Collection or refer you to the

appropriate NSRDS staff member.

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Noncurrent Materials Collection. This Collection is housed in the lower level of the Research Information

Center. It includes journals used infrequently, such as journals that have been discontinued or back volumes of

journals that are still being received. Titles in this

Collection can be identified in the card catalog by a plastic

overlay on the main entry card with the words "Non-current

Collection" printed in brown (see Chapter 3 for a discussion

of main entries).

MATERIALS IN SPECIAL FORMATS

Certain categories of materials are kept together

because they are issued in special formats. They include:

Audiovisuals; Maps; Microcomputer Software; NBS

Historical Information; Reports and Government Documents

on Microfilm or Microfiche; and Telephone Directories on

Microfiche.

Audiovisual Collection. The Audiovisual Collection

consists of audio and videotapes on subjects related to the

Bureau's work. Typical titles include "Measurement: The

Vital Link" and "The Automated Manufacturing Facility."

These items are available in 16 mm film and VHS, Beta, and

3/4" videocassette formats. They are housed near the

Reference/Information desks and may be borrowed for three

days.

Maps. A noncirculating collection of maps of U.S.

cities and states and foreign cities is housed in a vertical

file near the Reference/Information desks. A collection of

atlases in an atlas case is housed in the Main Reading Room.

Microcomputer Software. The Research Information

Center has a small collection of disks containing public

domain software for microcomputers. Most of these disks are in CP/M or IBM PC formats. A directory of the disks

available can be consulted at the Reference/Information

desks. The disks can be borrowed for three days, and six

disks may be checked out at one time.

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NBS Historical Information Collection. Materials in

the Historical Information Collection document the Bureau's

past programs and achievements. In addition, the Center's

Historical Information Specialist manages an oral history

program that includes the taped recollections of

distinguished former NBS scientists and program managers.

Biographical files on present and former distinguished NBS

scientists and program managers are also maintained. For

additional information on the use of this Collection, contact

the Historical Information Specialist.

Reports and Government Documents on Microfilm or Microfiche. Several types of materials, such as technical

reports and some journal titles, are received in microform

formats. This collection and the reader/printers are located on the main floor at the rear of the bound journal section

(see Figure 3a). Titles in microform formats are designated

by blue cards in the card catalog and, where applicable, by

the abbreviation "M" in the publication NBS Serial Holdings,

which is updated and reissued annually.

Telephone Directories on Microfiche. This collection,

which contains white and yellow-page telephone directories

for selected cities and towns throughout the United States,

is located in the Main Reading Room near the atlas case. A

suggestion sheet is placed next to the microfiche reader for users to recommend additional cities that they would like to

have included in the collection. The Research Information

Center keeps paper copies of local Maryland, District of

Columbia, and Virginia directories, as well as paper copies

of directories not purchased on microfiche. All other paper

directories are discarded as they are replaced with

microfiche.

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3. ACCESS TO THE COLLECTIONS

Access to the collections of the Research Information

Center is provided through the card catalog, the automated

catalog or LIBRO, and the information services furnished by

the Center's staff. Because journals constitute such a large

proportion of the Research Information Center's resources, access to journals is described separately.

CARD CATALOG

The card catalog provides author, title, and subject access to most of the materials in the collections of the

Research Information Center. For the location of the card

catalog, see Figure 12. The catalog is arranged in two

sections: one for authors and titles, the other for subjects.

The card catalog contains two types of cards:

• Main entry (see Figure 13a). The main entry

card has no additional information typed or written above

the topmost line that is farthest to the left on the card. For

most books, the main entry card will be the author card; for

most journals, the title card. If a cataloged item is part of a special collection, that information is indicated either on

a plastic overlay on the main entry card or beneath the call

number on all of the cards.

• Added entries (see Figures 13b, 13c, 13d, and

13e). Added entry cards consist of additional cards for a

single item, such as those for joint authors, titles, series, or

subjects.

Each item cataloged is assigned a call number, which

is printed in the left-hand margin of the catalog card and on

the spine of the book or journal. The call number is based

on the Library of Congress classification schedule, and the

portions of the classification schedule that are used

frequently by the Research Information Center are listed in

Appendix C. The call number consists of a combination of

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Call No.

Dittrich, Walter*

Effective Lagrangians in quantum electrodynamics / Walter Dittrich,

Martin Eeuter* — Berlin ; Nev York : Springer-Verlagy 1985*

244 p* : ill* ; 24 cm* — (Lecture

notes in physics ; 220)

Bibliography! p* [242]—244*

2289456

ISBN 3-540-15182-6

1* Quantum electrodynamics*

2* Lagrangian functions* I* Reuter*

Martin, 1958- II* Title

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Figure 13a. Main Entry Card

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LAGRANGIAN FUNCTIONS.

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Dirtrich* Walter.

Infective Lagrangians in quantum

electrodynamics / Walter Dittrichy

Mai tin Neuter. — Berlin ; New York : Springer-Verlag, 1985.

i 44 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. — (Lecture

nol es in physics ; 220 ) I ibl iography: p. [242]—244.

: 289456

ISBN 3-540-15182-6

1. Quantum electrodynamics.

2. Lagrangian functions. I. Reuter*

Martin* 1958- II. Title

III. Series

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Figure 13b. Subject Added Entry Card

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QUANTUM ELECTRODYNAMICS.

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DitWrich* Walter.

Effective Lagrangians in quantum electrodynamics / Walter Dittrich*

Mar lin Reuter. — Berlin ; New- York : Spr iinger—Verlag* 1985.

24\4 p. : ill. * 24 cm. — (Lecture

notes in physics ; 220 ) Bi pi iography: p. [242]—244.

22K9456

ISBN 3-540-15182-6

DBS

1. Quantum electrodynamics.

2. Lagrangian functions. I. Reuter*

Martin* 1958- II. Title

III. Series

31 MAY 85 11623682 NBSSsc 85-2527

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Effective Lagraogians in quantum

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Dljtrich, Walter*

Effective Lagrangians in quantum

electrodynamics / Walter Dittrich*

Martin Seuter* — Berlin ; New York : Springer—Verlag* 1985*

244 p* : ill* ; 24 cm* — (Lecture

notes in physics ; 220

)

Bibliography: p* [242]—244*

2289456

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DBS

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244 p* : ill* ; 24 cm* — v Lee ture

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Bibliography: p* [242]—244*

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letters and numbers to identify a book or journal uniquely.

For example:

QA = Mathematics

251 = Universal algebra/Linear algebra

251.38 = Local rings

.S34 = Unique number for author

1978 = Date of publication

LIBRO

The LIBRO, or LIBrary Resources Online, system

provides an online catalog and a circulation system (the

circulation component is described in more detail in Chapter

4). The online catalog contains over 40,000 records, of

which 3,000 are records for serial titles. The majority of

the records are for books acquired by the Research

Information Center since 1974. Records for older titles are added on a selective basis. New issues of about 250 journals are also entered into LIBRO.

For books, LIBRO is more up-to-date than the card

catalog. In the near future, cards will no longer be filed in

the card catalog. Instead, patrons will query LIBRO via

public access terminals. The card catalog would be used to

find records for older and noncurrent titles. If you would

like to see a demonstration of LIBRO, inquire at the

Reference/Information desks.

JOURNAL ACCESS

When using journals, it is important to know which

issues are bound and which are unbound because they are shelved in different locations (see Figures 9a and 9b for

their locations). Bound journals are shelved by call number.

Unbound journals are shelved by title in the unbound journal

stacks, on the selected high-interest journal shelves, or in one of the special collections. In general, issues of a journal

published in the last two years are not bound. To aid users

in locating unbound journals, an alphabetical list of the

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titles shelved in a particular stack is posted on the aisle

ends of the appropriate shelves.

Access to the journals in the collections of the

Research Information Center can be accomplished by

checking:

NBS Serial Holdings. This publication is updated and

reissued annually to provide users with a quick reference to

the journals in the Research Information Center. Call

numbers are listed for bound journals. If there is a question

as to whether a title has been treated as a serial or as a book, its appearance in NBS Serial Holdings indicates that it

is shelved with the journals. Copies of the current issue of

NBS Serial Holdings can be found in several locations:

hanging from the shelves in the journal stack areas; at the

Reference/Information and Circulation desks; and in many

technical divisions and centers of the Bureau.

The Card Catalog. The record for a journal in the

card catalog indicates the volume and year that the

Research Information Center began subscribing to this title.

The main entry card may be followed by a holdings card

showing which issues or volumes have been bound. Unbound

issues are not recorded in the card catalog.

LEBRO. The online catalog contains information on which issues or volumes have been bound for about 2,750

frequently used journal titles and on the receipt of unbound

issues for about 250 titles.

The Research Information Center's Automated Serials

Check-In System. If you cannot find a current issue of a

journal on the shelf in the unbound journal stacks, on the

selected high-interest journal shelves, or in a special

collection, ask the Information Specialist at the

Reference/Information desk to check the Center's

automated check-in system to see if the Center has actually

received this issue. If the issue has been received, it may

have been borrowed by another user. The Circulation

Attendant can help you locate it (see Chapter 4).

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Figure 14. Reference-Information Desk

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INFORMATION SERVICES

The Research Information Center provides a variety of

Information Services and tools to assist you. The focal point

for these aids is the Reference/Information desks, which are

staffed by at least one Information Specialist during most

working hours. For the exact times, consult the signs at the

desks.

The tools available include:

The Reference Collection. The Reference Collection

provides quick access to information found in directories,

statistical compendia, encyclopedias, biographies, and

foreign language dictionaries. These materials are shelved

in a central location on the main floor near the

Reference/Information desks (see Figure 12).

The Abstracts and Indexes Collection. Abstracts and

indexes provide access to a variety of information in

journals, books, dissertations, and conference proceedings.

The Research Information Center subscribes to a broad

range of printed abstracting and indexing services (see

Figure 12) in the scientific and technical fields. In the card

catalog, records for these titles have a plastic overlay with

the words "Abstracts Collection" printed in red. Many of

these services are also available as online data bases (see

also the section below on Online Search Services). A. list of

the major abstracts and indexes available in the Research

Information Center appears in Appendix A.

Information Services provided include:

Online Search Services. The Research Information

Center subscribes to over 250 online data bases. A list of

the major data bases used appears in Appendix B. Inquiries

about online searches should be made at the

Reference/Information desks, where the Information

Specialist will provide the requester with a form to fill out

indicating the exact nature of the request and schedule a time to conduct the search. The requester is encouraged to

be present during the search.

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Online

Search
The cost of a search varies with the data base queried

but averages about $45 for a 20-minute search. The first

search for an NBS employee is free. After that, the

requester must pay for all online costs; therefore, you must

furnish a cost center number before your search is undertaken. When the Research Information Center

receives the bill for your search, your cost center will be

debited.

Examples of recent online searches include:

• Information on the use of robots in

manufacturing and industry.

• Locating published papers on microwave or rotational spectra.

Selective Dissemination of Information (SDI). SDI

searches provide citations of new literature on a particular

subject on a monthly or semimonthly basis. An Information

Specialist prepares a subject profile, which is stored on one

or more data bases, and citations are generated

automatically whenever the selected data base is updated.

The cost of these SDI searches is usually borne by the

Research Information Center although it may be debited to

the requester's cost center if the cost is unusually high.

Translation Services. The Information Services staff can translate short letters, announcements, or invoices. For

longer or more detailed materials, they can help you obtain

translations. They will check to see whether a translation

for a particular item already exists and if it is available. If not, they will arrange to have a translation done. All costs

for translations are borne by the requester.

NBS Programs and Publications Inquiries Desk. The

NBS Programs and Publications Inquiries desk responds to

requests from other organizations, the general public, and

NBS staff about NBS publications and programs. For further

information, contact the NBS Programs and Publications

Inquiries specialist.

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4. OBTAINING MATERIALS

The Research Information Center has a variety of

physical facilities for its users. Reading areas are scattered

throughout the main floor and the mezzanine. Carrels are located to the rear of the main floor and on the mezzanine.

Study rooms are available on a first-come, first-served

basis. Inquire at the Reference/Information desks to reserve a room. The study rooms may be requested for an

initial two-week period, with one-week renewals if no one

else is waiting for a room. To conserve paper and energy, the Center has installed

automatic controls to limit the time that lights are on in the areas where materials are shelved. Lights are turned off

automatically between 7:00 and 8:00 p.m. each weeknight.

They may be turned back on manually at any time. At 7:30

each workday morning, the lights are turned back on

automatically. Schedules for weekends and holidays may

vary.

During the period when the lights are normally off, all

switches will be checked automatically every half-hour, and

any lights that have been turned on will be turned off.

Certain safety lights are not affected by the automatic

controls to assure that the stack areas will never be totally

dark. If you are in the stacks when the lights go off, walk to

the nearest column and push the light switch to turn the

lights back on.

Several services facilitate the use of the Research

Information Center's collections, namely, circulation,

interlibrary loan, and acquisitions.

CIRCULATION

The Circulation Attendants can assist you in charging

out materials, renewing them, searching for items that

cannot be located, and helping you operate the copiers,

microform readers, and reader/printers. For the location of

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Main Floor

Figure 17. Location of Circulation Services

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the copiers, microform readers, and reader/printers, see Figure 17.

Borrowing Materials. Most materials in the Research

Information Center can be checked out. The loan period, or lack of one, for specific materials is listed below.

Location Label and Loan Period

Historical Collection (does not circulate)

Reference Collection or Ref. (does not circulate)

NBS Publications Collections (Reference Set does not

circulate; items from the Circulation Set can be

checked out for 1 month)

NSRDS Collection (overnight)

Type of Material and Loan Period

Latest Issue of Journal (overnight)

New Books (overnight)

Books (1 month)

Journals, except Latest Issue (1 week)

Legal Serials (do not circulate)

Maps (do not circulate)

Audiovisual Materials (3 days)

Software (3 days)

For each item checked out, the LIBRO circulation

system uses a wand to read an OCR label affixed to the cover of Center materials and a similar OCR label affixed

to your NBS identification card. Remember to bring your

NBS ID card with you when you visit the Center.

During the hours the Circulation desk is not staffed,

charts showing the loan periods for different types of

materials and sample charge slips (see Figures 18a, 18b, and

18c) are placed on the counter at the Circulation desk as guides to help you fill out the After-Hours Charge-Out

Form. Please remember to record the item's OCR number

in the appropriate block on the form.

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Charge Slips

Fill out the After-Hours Charge-Out Form for books, bound journals, and

unbound journals as indicated in Figures 18a, 18b, and 18c. Please print your name and include your telephone extension, building number, room,

and division or section. The OCR number is on the label affixed to the cover of the item.

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Materials being returned should be placed in the book

return chute located at the Circulation desk.

Book Request/Interlibrary Loan Form. If you are unable to locate a particular item on the shelves, get a Book

Request/Interlibrary Loan Form (see Figure 19) from the

Circulation desk and fill it out. Submit the white and blue

copies to the Circulation Attendant; save the yellow copy,

for your own records in case a question arises during the

processing of your request. If the material has been charged

out to another NBS staff member, the Circulation Attendant

will recall it and notify you when the material is available.

INTERLIBRARY LOAN

The Research Information Center can borrow

materials from outside organizations if the item you want is not in the Center's collections. Fill out a Book

Request/Interlibrary Loan form (see Figure 19) and mark the

interlibrary loan box. Give the form to the Circulation

Attendant.

To get your material quickly, you must furnish

complete and accurate bibliographic information about the

item(s). For a book, this includes the full name of the

author and the complete title. For a journal article, it includes the name(s) of the author(s) and title of the article,

the title of the journal, the volume, month, and year of the

issue, and the pages on which the article appears. If abbreviations are used in the title of the journal, record

them as cited. The citation can be written on the Book

Request/Interlibrary Loan form or copied from the source and stapled to the form. If the citation is written, include

the source because this information is useful for the staff

when verifying the information and interpreting

abbreviations. Use a separate form for each title requested.

Normally, an interlibrary loan request takes about two

weeks to fill.

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ACQUISITIONS

The Research Information Center is constantly adding

materials to its collections. Through its Subject Specialists

Program, Center staff and Bureau scientists meet regularly

to identify materials needed to meet the information

requirements of NBS projects. In addition, any NBS

employee can submit a request to purchase an item (see

Figure 20).

New books and journals are displayed in special

locations on the main floor (see Figure 3a). New books are placed on display each Thursday afternoon by 3 p.m. and

remain on display until the following Thursday morning.

They can be borrowed overnight, beginning at 4 p.m. on Monday through Thursday and at 1 p.m. on Friday. They

must be returned on the morning of the following work day.

For the first 12-24 months they are received, new

journals are displayed so that they can be evaluated.

Attached to each issue of a journal is an evaluation slip for

readers to rate the usefulness of the journal. It is important

that you fill out these slips because this information helps

the Center determine whether the subscription will be

continued. The display of new journals is located on the

main floor near the photocopier room (see Figure 3a).

New acquisitions are also listed in Sci-Tech

Information, a monthly publication issued by the Research

Information Center. Copies of the current issue are

available at the Reference/Information and Circulation

desks.

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APPENDIX A

MAJOR ABSTRACTS AND INDEXES IN THE

NBS RESEARCH INFORMATION CENTER

The abstracting and indexing publications listed below

were selected for their general interest to NBS . staff

members. For others in the Research Information Center's

collections, consult the publications, NBS Serial Holdings

and Abstract & Index Collection - NBS Research

Information Center, or inquire at the Reference/Information

desk.

Call No. Title (Society)/Beginning Date <5c Volume

QD71

.A49

Analytical Abstracts (Chemical Society,

London)

v.l , 1954-

TA 1 .A63953Applied Mechanics Reviews (American

Society of Mechanical Engineers)

v.l, 1948-

Z7913

.17 Applied Science and Technology IndexFormerly: The Industrial Arts Index

v.l, 1913-

HF5001

.B8

Business Periodicals Index

v.l, 1958-

TP785

.A64

Ceramic Abstracts (American Ceramic

Society)

v.l, 1922-

Searchable by computer

QD1

.A51

Chemical Abstracts (American Chemical

Society)

v.l, 1907-

Searchable by computer

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Call No.

TJ212

.C61

TA439

.C56

KF49

.C621

IGA

TA462

.C652

QC1

.C786

T1

.C8

Z5053

•C5

Q1

.S331

Z5851

.E62

Title (Society)/Beginning Date & Volume

Computer and Control Abstracts (Institution

of Electrical Engineers)

v.l, 1966-

Searchable by computer

Concrete Abstracts (American Concrete

Institute)

v.3, 1974-

Congressional Information Service Index/

Annual

1970-

Searchable by computer

Corrosion Abstracts (National Association of

of Corrosion Engineers)

v.l, 1962-

Current Physics Index (American Institute of

Physics)

v.l, 1975-

Current Technology Index (Library

Association)

v.3, 1964-

Dissertations Abstracts International

v.2 (2), 1940-

Searchable by computer

Electrical and Electronics Abstracts

(Institution of Electrical Engineers)

v.6, 1903-

Searchable by computer

Engineering Index Monthly

v.l, 1884-

Searchable by computer

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Call No. Title (Society)/Beginning Date & Volume

QD1

.A1G3

Gas Chromatography Literature, Abstracts

and Index

v.2, 1969-

Z7916

.B47

Government Reports Announcements and

Index

v.l, 1946-

Searchable by computer

Z699

.A115

Information Science Abstracts

v.l, 1966-

QC770

.12 INIS Atomindex: An International AbstractingService (International Atomic Energy

Agency, Vienna)

INIS = International Nuclear Information

System

v.6, 1975-

TK7871.3

.J65

Journal of Current Laser Abstracts

v.l, 1964-

Z671

.L617

Library and Information Science Abstracts

1969-

Searchable by computer

Z666

.S211

Library Literature

1921-

QA1

.M76

Mathematical Reviews (American

Mathematical Society)

v.l, 1940-

Searchable by computer

TNI

.M5153

Metals Abstracts

v.l, 1968-

Searchable by computer

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Call No.

Z7163

.P9

Q1

.S311

QCl

•P68

AI3

.R4

Q1

.S3

Z7401

.S365

PL787

. U 5

Title (SocietyVBeginning Date & Volume

P.A.I.S. Bulletin

P.A.I.S. = Public Affairs Information Service

v.55, 1969-

Searchable by computer

Physics Abstracts (Institution of Electrical

Engineers)

v.6, 1903-

Searchable by computer

Physics Briefs; Physikalische Berichte

v.l, 1920-

Searchable by computer

Readers Guide to Periodical Literature

v.29, 1970-

Science Abstracts (Institution for Electrical

Engineers)

v.l, 1898-

Science Citation Index

1961-

Searchable by computer

Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports

v.l, 1963-

Searchable by computer

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APPENDIX B

MAJOR DATA BASES AVAILABLE AT THE

NBS RESEARCH INFORMATION CENTER

The data bases listed below were selected for their

general interest to NBS staff members. For others

accessible by NBS, consult the current edition of the

publication, Data Bases Available at the NBS Research

Information Center, compiled by Diane Cunningham, or inquire at the Reference/Information desks.

Data Base/Date of Coverage Description

ABI/INFORM

1971-

Business management

and administration

AGRICOLA - AGRICULTURAL ON- Agricultural literature,

LINE ACCESS worldwide

1970-

APILIT

1964-

Petroleum refining and

petrochemical industry

BIOSIS PREVIEWS

1969-

Life sciences

CHEMICAL ABSTRACTS

1967-

Chemistry and

chemical engineering

CIS INDEX - CONGRESSIONAL

INFORMATION SERVICE

1970-

U.S. legislation

CLAIMS/PATENTS

1950-

U.S. patents

COMPENDEX - ENGINEERING

INDEX

1970-

Engineering

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Data Base/Date of Coverage Description

CRECORD - CONGRESSIONAL

RECORD ABSTRACTS

1981-

Legislative information

DISCLOSURE II 1980-Company information

DISSERTATION ABSTRACTS

ONLINE

1861-

Dissertations

EDB - DOE ENERGY DATA BASE

1974-

Energy

FEDERAL RESEARCH IN

PROGRESS

Current

On-going federallyfunded research

FEDREG

1977-

Federal government

regulations

GEOREF - GEOLOGICAL

REFERENCE FILE

1785-

Geosciences

GPO MONTHLY CATALOG

1976-

U.S. government

reports, legislation

INSPEC

1969-

Physics, electrotechnology, computer

and control engineering

ISMEC - INFORMATION SERVICE

IN MECHANICAL

ENGINEERING

1973-

Mechanical engineering

and engineering manage

ment

LEXIS

Current

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Full text of laws from

various courts in the

U.S. and U.K.
Data Base/Date of Coverage Description

MAGAZINE INDEX

1959-

Current affairs, general

news

MANAGEMENT CONTENTS

1974-

Business and management

MATHSCI

1973-

Mathematics

MEDLINE - MEDLARS ONLINE

1966-

Biomedical sciences

METADEX - METALS ABSTRACTS/ Metallurgy

ALLOYS INDEX

1966-

NTIS

1964-

Government research

and development reports

PAPERCHEM

1968-

Paper chemistry

ROBOTICS - INFORMATION

DATABASE

1980-

Robotics

RTECS - REGISTRY OF TOXIC

EFFECTS OF CHEMICAL

SUBSTANCES

Current

Chemical toxicity

SCISEARCH - SCIENCE CITATION Physical, biological,

INDEX and biomedical sciences

1974-

SOCIAL SCISEARCH

1972-

Social sciences and

humanities

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Data Base/Date of Coverage Description

SPIN - SEARCHABLE PHYSICS

INFORMATION NOTICES

1975-

Physics and astronomy

STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS

Current

Standards

TELEGEN

1973-

Biotechnology

TOXLINE - TOXICOLOGY

INFORMATION ON-LINE

1965-

Toxicology and

pharmacology

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APPENDIX C

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION SCHEDULES

USED MOST FREQUENTLY IN THE

NBS RESEARCH INFORMATION CENTER

BF Psychology

H Social Science

NA Architecture

Q General Science

QA Mathematics

QB Astronomy

QC Physics

QD Chemistry

QE Geology

QH Natural History

QP Physiology

R Medicine

S Agriculture

T Technology

TA General Engineering

TC Hydraulic Engineering

TD Sanitary and Municipal Engineering

TE Highway Engineering

TF Railroad Engineering

TG Bridge Engineering

TH Building Construction

TJ Mechanical Engineering

TK Electrical and Nuclear Engineering

TL Motor Vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics

TN Mining Engineering. Mineral Industries. Metallurgy

TP Chemical Technology

TR Photography

TS Manufactures

Z Bibliography and Library Science

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INDEX

Abstracts and Indexes Collection, 28, 35, 49-52

Acquisitions, 46

form for recommendations, 47

Added entry cards, 27, 30-31

After-Hours Charge-Out Form, 41-43

Approval Books Program. See Subject Specialists Program

Atlases, 25

Audiovisual Collection, 25, 41

Automated circulation system, 41

Automated serials check-in system, 33

Biographical files. See NBS Historical Information

Collection

Book Request/Interlibrary Loan Form, 10, 44-45

Books, 13

borrowing of. See Borrowing materials

location of, 14

new, 13, 46

recommendations for, 46-47

requests for, 44-45

shelving pattern for, 14

Borrowing materials, 10, 41

from the Research Information Center

books, 41

charge slips for, 41-43

journals, 41

loan periods for, 41

from other organizations. See Interlibrary loan

Bound journals. See Journals

Call numbers, 8, 13, 16, 27, 32

Card catalog, 8, 27

Charge slips, 41-43

Charging out materials. See Borrowing materials

Checking out materials. See Borrowing materials

Circulation desk, 3-4, 10, 40-41

Circulation services, 10, 39-41, 44

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Classification schedules

Library of Congress, 13, 27, 32, 57

NSRDS, 23-24

Collections

general, 7, 13, 16

special, 19-25

location of, 21-22

See also Historical Collection; Intergovernmental

Affairs Collection; National Standard

Reference Data System Collection; NBS

Publications Collections; Noncurrent Materials

Collections

Computer searches. See Online search services

Conference room, 19-20

how to request, 19

Copiers, 10, 39

location of, 4, 40

See also Microform reader/printers

Copyright, 10

Data bases. See Online data bases

Historical Collection, 19

Historical Information Collection, 26

Holdings card, 33

Hours of operation, 3

IGA. See Intergovernmental Affairs Collection

Indexes. See Abstracts and Indexes Collection

Information desk. See Reference/Information desks

Information services, 8, 35-37

Intergovernmental Affairs Collection, 19, 23

Interlibrary loan, 10, 44

form for, 44-45

Journals, 13, 16 access to, 32-33

borrowing of. See Borrowing materials

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Journals (cont.)

bound journals, 16

check-in system, 33

holdings, 33

list of NBS holdings, 33

location of, 17-18

new, 16, 46

noncurrent, 16, 25

recommendations for, 16, 46

requests for, 33, 44

selected high-interest, 16

shelving pattern for, 17-18

unbound journals, 16

Library of Congress classification schedule, 13, 27, 32, 57

LIBrary Resources Online. See LIBRO

LIBRO, 8

circulation, 41

online catalog, 32

Lights, 39

Loan periods, 41

Magazines. See Journals

Main entry cards, 27, 29

Maps, 25

Materials in special formats, 25-26

See also Audiovisual Collection; Maps; Microcomputer

software; NBS Historical Information Collection;

Technical reports; Telephone directories

Microcomputer software, 25

Microfiche

IGA Collection, 19

telephone directories, 26

Microform reader/printers, 26, 40

Microforms

IGA Collection, 23

journals, 26

technical reports, 26

Monographs. See Books

Museum. See NBS Museum

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National Standard Reference Data System Collection, 23-24

classification, 23-24

NBS Historical Information Collection, 26

NBS Museum, 7-8

NBS Programs and Publications Inquiries desk, 37

NBS Publications Collections, 23, 41

NBS Serial Holdings, 33

Noncurrent Materials Collection, 25

NSRDS. See National Standard Reference Data System

Collection

Online data bases, 35, 37, 53-56

Online search services, 35, 37

cost of, 37

Oral history program, 26

Periodicals. See Journals

Photocopiers. See Copiers

Programs and Publications Inquiries desk. See NBS

Programs and Publications Inquiries desk

Purchase requests. See Recommendations for purchase

Reading areas, 4-5, 10, 39

Recommendations for purchase, 11, 46-47

Reference Collection, 28, 35

Reference/Information desks, 8-9, 35

Reference services. See Information services

Reports. See Technical reports

Requesting materials, 10, 44

form for, 45

Research Information Center

hours of operation, 3

instruction classes, 1 master layout, 4-5

orientation tours, 1 size of, 3

Returning materials, 44

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Sci-Tech Information, 11, 46

SDI. See Selective Dissemination of Information

Selected high-interest journals, 16

Selective dissemination of information, 37

Serials. See Journals

Shelving patterns

for books, 14

for journals, 17-18

Software, 26, 41

Special collections, 19-25

See also Historical Collection; Intergovernmental

Affairs Collection; National Standard Reference

Data System Collection; NBS Publications

Collections; Noncurrent Materials Collection

Storage materials. See Noncurrent Materials Collection

Study rooms, 39

how to reserve, 39

Subject Specialists Program, 46

Technical reports, 26

Telephone directories

microfiche, 26

paper, 26

Translation services, 37

Unbound journals. See Journals

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