From laboratory to information explosions... the evolution of chemical information services at ISI
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This paper presents an autobiographical account of Eugene Garfield’s involvement in chemical information systems. It traces his personal evolution from laboratory chemist transformed into an information scientist who combined his knowledge of structural linguistics and information technology into an algorithmic system for identifying molecular formulas in the literature. Recognizing the shortcomings of traditional abstracting and indexing systems like Index Medicus and Chemical Abstracts, he launched Current
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- J. Information Science
دوره 27 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2001