Primary sources of information

Abstract

This chapter discusses the primary sources of information regarding various fuels that include journals, reports, standards, patent specifications, conference papers, theses, and translations. The most comprehensive guide to journals is Ulrich's International Periodicals Directory , published by Bowker in New York. This is a classified guide in two volumes with a title index, covering nearly 70,000 journals. It also includes a list of journals that have ceased publication during the year and an index to publications of international organizations. British and European journals are covered by Willings Press Guide (annual), published by Thomas Skinner Directories, East Grinstead. A useful guide is Current Serials Received (annual), published by the British Library Document Supply Centre at Boston Spa. The main source of statistical information in the United Kingdom is the Digest of United Kingdom Energy Statistics , compiled annually by the Department of Energy and published by HMSO. This is updated monthly by Energy Trends: a Statistical Bulletin . Statistics relating to the European Community appear in the Energy Statistics Yearbook , available from the Commission and from HMSO. In the United Kingdom, the major standard organization is the British Standards Institution (BSI), the first national standards body to be established in 1901. BSI issues both standards and codes of practice that are listed in the BSI Catalogue (annual), updated each month by BSI News.