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A fiftieth birthday is a good one to celebrate-old enough to be ex perienced and mature, but not so old as to be an antique. And if the fifty years have spanned as much change in scientific affairs as has occurred during the lifetime of Biological Abstracts it is surely time for a stocktaking. The leaders of biology in 1926 simply could not have imagined the condi tions of 1976. And few biologists active in 1976 can imagine what 1926 was like. That was before the explosive growth of federal funds for research and development, before the huge swelling of graduate enrollments and degrees, before World War II, even before the Great Depression! A few old-timers can remember 1926, and Bill Steere...
Fully Occupied Years (Book ID 91049) should interest the former employees of BIOSIS, the company whose history is given in these pages. But it should also capture the attention of a wider audience. By providing the history of this once-major information provider, the book offers a fascinating glimpse into the history of the information industry in the years leading up to the Internet Age. As such, the book should prove valuable to those interested in economic history. NOTE: this book is available in ebook format!
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