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International Catalogue of Scientific Literature

International Catalogue of Scientific Literature is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand International Catalogue of Scientific Literature rather than just read about it. In short: The International Catalogue of Scientific Literature was an annual index covering scientific literature from all major areas of science. The Catalogue was produced by an international committee and was published by the Royal Society of London.

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Reference excerpt

The International Catalogue of Scientific Literature was an annual index covering scientific literature from all major areas of science. The Catalogue was produced by an international committee and was published by the Royal Society of London. It was published from 1902–1921, and indexed scientific literature published from 1901–1914.

History The International Catalogue of Scientific Literature developed from the earlier Catalogue of Scientific Papers dating from 1867. According to Isadora Mudge in the Guide to Reference Books: "While issued this was the most important current bibliography covering all the sciences. Includes both books and periodical articles. Publication suspended after issues of the volumes for 1914". A reprint of the Catalogue was published in 1968 by the Johnson Reprint Corporation (New York). As the Royal Society was unable to continue financially supporting the Catalogue, financial assistance was sought from the scientific offices of contributing countries. Despite these efforts, the Catalogue ceased publication in large part due to increasing international tension in the build up to World War I and to a lesser extent the resulting devaluation of currency.

Criticism As Mudge notes, the Catalogue "[i]ndexes a large number of important scientific journals, but was never very satisfactory for up-to-date reference work because of the delay in publication.

Coverage Each year, seventeen volumes were issued:

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External links

List of Journals (1903) Supplementary List of Journals (1904) First Conference (March 1898) Second Conference (Oct. 1898)

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with International Catalogue of Scientific Literature

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Example 2 — changing one variable

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about International Catalogue of Scientific Literature ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of International Catalogue of Scientific Literature

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In the classroom: International Catalogue of Scientific Literature is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1902 establishments in England, 1921 disestablishments in England, Annual journals, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
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