Title: Information & on-line data in astronomy /
Authors: Egret, D.; Albrecht, Miguel A.
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers,
Year: 1995
Subjects: Astronomy Data processing; Astronomy Information services.; Online data processing.; Information storage and retrieval systems Astronomy
Abstract: "The book presents a wide selection of databases, archives, data centers, and information systems. Clear and up-to-date descriptions are included, together with their scientific context and motivations."--BOOK JACKET. "This volume provides an essential tool for astronomers, librarians, data specialists and computer engineers."--BOOK JACKET.
Contents: Facets and challenges of the information technology evolution / André Heck -- The Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory archive / Paul Barrett -- Data from the X-ray observatory ROSAT / H.U. Zimmermann [and others] -- The Einstein on-line service / Daniel E. Harris & Carolyn Stern Grant -- The EUVE archive / Center for Extreme Ultraviolet Astrophysics -- The IUE archives / M. Barylak [and others] -- Building the archive facility of the ESO very large telescope / Miguel A. Albrecht, Michèle Péron & Benoît Pirenne -- Deep near infrared survey of the southern sky (DENIS) / Erik Deul, Nicolas Epchstein & Jean Borsenberger -- Data from the cosmic background explorer (COBE) / David Leisawitz & John C. Mather -- The NASA/IPAC extragalactic database / G. Helou [and others] -- LEDA : the Lyon-Meoudon extragalactic database / G. Paturel [and others] -- The database for galactic open clusters (BDA) / Jean-Claude Mermilliod -- The HEASARC facility / The HEASARC team -- IPAC datasets and on-line services / R. Ebert [and others] -- The archives of the Canadian Astronomy Data Centre / Dennis R. Crabtree [and others] -- A global perspective on astronomical data and information : the Strasbourg Astronomical Data Center (CDS) / D. Egret [and others] -- Data holdings in the ADS / Stephen S. Murray [and others] -- The European Space Information System (ESIS) / Paolo Giommi & Salim G. Ansari -- The Star*s Family : an example of comprehensive yellow-page services / André Heck -- Library information services / U. Michold [and others] -- How to make your information available on the network / Miguel A. Albrecht & Daniel Egret -- Computer networking in astronomy / Fionn Murtagh -- Data storage technology for astronomy / Benoît Pirenne & Daniel Durand -- NED and SIMBAD conventions for bibliographic reference coding / M. Schmitz [and others].