Current Bibliography in the History of Technology (1991)

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Current Bibliography in the History of Technology (1991) The following compilation is the thirtieth annual bibliography of current publications in the history of technology. Previous bibliogra­ phies in this series have appeared in Technology and Culture since 1964. The reader is also referred to the fifth publication of the SHOT Monograph Series, Eugene S. Ferguson’s Bibliography of the History of Technology (Cambridge, Mass.: SHOT and MIT Press, 1968). After last year’s changes in the format and coverage of the bibliography, relatively little is different this year. The bibliography has grown slightly and now comprises more than 2,500 citations yet appears to fit its new format as a separate issue of Technology and Culture comfortably. We have expanded coverage of publications in languages other than English somewhat and provided geographical subject terms for the majority of entries, but on the whole little has changed. One change that has not occurred is the addition of brief citations of conference papers, because few conference organizers submitted the information I needed to produce this section. The bibliography has been available to scholars in electronic form since March of 1992 on the Research Libraries Information Network (RLIN) as part of the HST (History of Science and Technology) file. It is possible to search several years of the data base (currently 1987—1991) simultaneously and to query it using a variety of indexes from your personal computer, assuming that you have a modem or access to Internet. Moreover, RLIN offers document delivery through its new CitaDel service. For more information, please contact the RLIN Information Center at 800-537-RLIN (U.S. and Canada) or at BL.RIC@RLG.BITNET via electronic mail. The Isis “Current Bibliography of the History of Science” is also available through RLIN in the HST file. I would like to thank the other contributors to the bibliography: Judith A. Adams, Stephen H. Cutcliffe, and Ian Winship. This year, Katalin Harkanyi hasjoined the team; Jane Morley and Christine M. Roysdon have moved on to other projects, and I would like to thank them both for years of tireless contributions to the bibliography. The© 1993 by the Society for the History of Technology. All rights reserved. 0040-165X/93/34 1 2 Henry Lowood invaluable History of Technology Index, published under the editorship of Nicholas J. Wyatt by the Science Museum Library in London, has this year again been an important source of references, particularly for yielding citations from journals that were not available to be scanned by any of us. And there is still ample room for additional contributors who may be willing to scan a selected set ofjournals or keep track of publications in one of the subfields of the history of technology. Indeed, additional contributors are needed, and I encourage anyone who wishes to contribute on a regular basis to contact me. I also thank those who have sent me individual publications, offprints, journal issues, or citations. This bibliography can only provide a comprehensive picture of published research in the history of technology if those who publish will take a bit of time to submit offprints or full citations to me at the History of Science and Technology Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stan­ ford, California 94305-6004. I also welcome bibliographic informa­ tion via electronic mail (Henry.Lowood@forsythe.stanford.edu) or fax (415-725-1068). I would like to thank a few people who have contributed behind the scenes. Karen Crowell and Roger Strathausen assisted with biblio­ graphic verifications and data entry; their work was supported by the Ellen Poyet Endowment, which funds an undergraduate library assistantship in the history of science and technology in the Stanford University Libraries. Louis Rodriquez of Lehigh University’s Science, Technology and Society Program helped with data entry. I am also grateful to the University of Chicago Journals Division staff for their work in copyediting and producing the bibliography. Robert Post and Joan Mentzer provided encouragement and advice. Finally, I would like again to express my gratitude to the users of this bibliography, particularly those who have made an effort to come forward with comments, criticisms, and compliments. Stanford University Libraries Stanford University With the collaboration of: Lockwood Memorial Library...