Isis Current Bibliography 2006, Vol. 97 - History of Science Society
Isis Current Bibliography 2006, Vol. 97 - History of Science Society
Isis Current Bibliography 2006, Vol. 97 - History of Science Society
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Introduction<br />
The <strong>Isis</strong> <strong>Current</strong> <strong>Bibliography</strong> <strong>of</strong> the <strong>History</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>Science</strong> was begun in 1913 by the historian <strong>of</strong><br />
science George Sarton as part <strong>of</strong> his new journal<br />
<strong>Isis</strong>. It seeks to provide, each year, a comprehensive<br />
survey <strong>of</strong> the most recent work done in<br />
the history <strong>of</strong> science and allied fields. It covers<br />
all time periods and all disciplines and strives to<br />
be truly international in scope. Below, readers<br />
will find information on the use and structure <strong>of</strong><br />
the bibliography as well as directions for access<br />
to the HSTM database, which includes this bibliography,<br />
and to other bibliographic sources in<br />
the history <strong>of</strong> science.<br />
As with all such projects, there are limitations,<br />
and certain fields <strong>of</strong> study are not fully<br />
covered. In addition, the many journals that are<br />
peripheral to our field cannot be surveyed each<br />
year. There is sometimes a longer lag time for<br />
works published in those forums, as well as for<br />
works published by presses outside <strong>of</strong> North<br />
America because access is <strong>of</strong>ten more difficult.<br />
Individual contributions are always welcome.<br />
Usage Notes<br />
Naming conventions. Family names are in<br />
small caps throughout the bibliography. Articles<br />
such as von, de, and della are usually not<br />
considered to be part <strong>of</strong> the last name, but this<br />
varies by country and language. Asian names<br />
are given in reverse Western order. Alphabetization<br />
is by last name <strong>of</strong> the individual with<br />
primary responsibility for the text.<br />
Cross-referencing. Cross-references are<br />
indicated with [ref.] throughout. Crossreferences<br />
to book reviews are identified by an<br />
R before the number, and refer to items in the<br />
book review section that follows the classified<br />
listing.<br />
Indexing <strong>of</strong> author names. In some instances<br />
an item will appear twice, once alone and once<br />
as part <strong>of</strong> an encompassing work (such as a<br />
chapter in an edited volume). In those instances,<br />
the author index lists only the the independent<br />
citation.<br />
Subject index. The terminology used in the<br />
subject index corresponds as closely as possible<br />
to terminology already in use either in the<br />
old <strong>Isis</strong> classification system or in one <strong>of</strong> the<br />
companion bibliographies in the <strong>History</strong> <strong>of</strong> Sci-<br />
ence, Technology, and Medicine database (see<br />
below). New subject index terms are drawn<br />
from the Library <strong>of</strong> Congress where possible.<br />
Entirely new terminology is added at the discretion<br />
<strong>of</strong> the bibliographer.<br />
Book reviews. In the book review section,<br />
reviews are listed alphabetically by author or<br />
editor <strong>of</strong> the book. In the author index, they are<br />
listed under the author <strong>of</strong> the review, but not<br />
author <strong>of</strong> the book.<br />
Dissertations. Dissertations cited from Dissertation<br />
Abstracts International have been entered<br />
from the information in the electronic<br />
database UMI ProQuest Dissertation and Theses,<br />
which is a subscription database accessible<br />
through Proquest at the following website:<br />
http://wwwlib.umi.com/dissertations/<br />
gateway.<br />
Source notes. In book records, some descriptions<br />
or contents lists are marked as “from<br />
WorldCat.” This means that the information<br />
came directly from the OCLC World-<br />
Cat database (see http://www.oclc.org/<br />
worldcat/) and not from the book itself.<br />
Where a description states “from the publisher,”<br />
this means that it was taken from the publisher’s<br />
website or from its printed catalog.<br />
Electronic publication conventions. Where<br />
there are both electronic and print forms <strong>of</strong> a<br />
journal record, the entry does not indicate which<br />
version was used to check the citation. Where<br />
only an electronic form exists, electronic access<br />
information is given for the article. In some<br />
cases, the Digital Object Identifier (DOI) number<br />
<strong>of</strong> an the item is listed. DOI numbers are<br />
unique for all digitally published works. Works<br />
with a DOI can be located through the internet<br />
at the following url: http://www.doi.org/.<br />
Readers should note that access to e-published<br />
articles <strong>of</strong>ten requires a subscription or a fee.<br />
Many libraries will have such subscriptions but<br />
this varies widely.<br />
General Note on Classification<br />
The <strong>Isis</strong> classification system for works in<br />
the history <strong>of</strong> science is a two-level hierarchy.<br />
It emphasizes time period and discipline, and<br />
the bulk <strong>of</strong> the bibliography is found in section<br />
G. Section F deals with geographically based