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A brief historical account of the background leading to the publication of the first four editions of the World Directory of Crystallographers was presented by G. Boom in his preface to the Fourth Edition, published late in 1971. That edition was produced by traditional typesetting methods from compilations of biographical data prepared by national Sub-Editors. The major effort required to produce a directory by manual methods provided the impetus to use computer techniques for the Fifth Edition. The account of the production of the first computer assisted Directory was described by S.C. Abrahams in the preface of the Fifth Edition. Computer composition, which required a machine readable data base, offered several major advantages. The choice of typeface and range of characters was flexible. Corrections and additions to the data base were rapid and, once established, it was hoped updating for future editions would be simple and inexpensive. The data base was put to other Union uses, such as preparation of mailing labels and formulation of lists of crystallographers with specified common fields of interest. The Fifth Edition of the World Directory of Crystallographers was published in June of 1977, the Sixth in May of 1981. The Subject Indexes for the Fifth and Sixth Editions were printed in 1978 and 1981 respectively, both having a limited distribution.

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Author:   Allan L. Bednowitz ,  E.N. Maslen
Publisher:   Kluwer Academic Publishers
Imprint:   Kluwer Academic Publishers
Edition:   Eighth Edition 1990
Dimensions:   Width: 21.00cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   0.772kg
ISBN:  

9780792310235

ISBN 10:   0792310233
Pages:   298
Publication Date:   28 February 1991
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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National list.- Argentina.- Australia.- Austria.- Bangladesh.- Belgium.- Bolivia.- Brazil.- Bulgaria.- Burma.- Canada.- Chüe.- China.- Colombia.- Cuba.- Czechoslovakia r.- Denmark.- Egypt, Arab Rep.- Finland.- France.- German Dem. Rep.- Germany, Fed. Rep.- Ghana.- Greece.- Hong Kong.- Hungary.- Iceland.- India.- Indonesia.- Iran.- Iraq.- Ireland.- Israel.- Italy.- Ivory Coast.- Japan.- Korea.- Libya.- Malaysia.- Mexico.- Netherlands.- New Zealand.- Nigeria.- Norway.- Pakistan.- Peru.- Philippines.- Poland.- Portugal.- Romania.- Saudi Arabia.- Singapore.- South Africa.- Spain.- Sri Lanka.- Sudan.- Sweden.- Switzerland.- Syrian Arab Rep.- Taiwan.- Thailand.- Tunisia.- Turkey.- Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.- United Kingdom.- United States of America.- Uruguay.- Venezuela.- Vietnam.- Yugoslavia.- Zambia.- Name Index.- International Union of Crystallography.- General Description.- Publishing Activities.- Administration.- Adhering Bodies.- Finances.- Cooperation with Other International Scientific Organizations.- Publications of the International Union of Crystallography.

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