Title: Information & On-Line Data in Astronomy
Description: The ability of storing, managing, and giving access to the huge quantity of data collected by astronomical observatories is one of the major challenges of modern astronomy. At the same time, the growing complexity of data systems implies a change of concepts: the scientist has to manipulate data as well as information. Recent developments of the `WorldWideWeb' bring interesting answers to these problems. 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. Audience: This volume provides an essential tool for astronomers, librarians, data specialists and computer engineers.
Subjects: Text processing (Computer science, Statistics, Data structures (Computer science), Astronomy, data processing, Online data processing, Information storage and retrieval systems, Text processing (Computer science), Statistics for Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Chemistry and Earth Sciences, Cryptology and Information Theory Data Structures, Document Preparation and Text Processing, Observations and Techniques Astronomy