A Bibliography of Chemical Research in South Africa, 1910–1939

Abstract

THE author of this slender volume explains that the lack of bibliographical tools is a real handicap to research workers in South Africa, since the proceedings of the learned societies there have no cumulative indexes. Many of the papers listed, however, have been published in European or American journals, and chemical research is perhaps one of the best abstracted fields of work. The information given can, therefore, be of special interest only to those chemists who wish to know which publications were by South African authors. Full titles of the papers are given and the references to the publications. The classification is according to subjects in decimal order based on the general principle of increasing specialization. In each section, the order is according to year of publication. Dr. Coblans is himself a chemist, and the accuracy of the book may, therefore, be taken for granted. His position as librarian of Natal University College vouches for his bibliographical ability. It is clear from the contents of the book that chemists in South Africa are making notable contributions to research in their subject, as was, in fact, generally realized before its publication.