Organizations and Strategies in Astronomy
Subtitle: Volume 4
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Published: 2012
Language: eng
Number of pages: 330
ISBN-13: 9789401039895
Subjects: Astronomy, research
Description: This book offers a unique collection of chapters dealing with socio-dynamical aspects of the astronomy (and related space sciences) community: characteristics of organizations, society activities, strategies for development, operational techniques, observing practicalities, environmental constraints, educational policies, public outreach, journal and magazine profiles, publication studies, electronic-media problematics, research communication, evaluation and selection procedures, research indicators, national policies and specificities, expertise sharing, contemporary history, and so on.