Stresses in Current Medical Bibliography

Abstract

FROM the earliest days, scientists have exchanged visits and personal correspondence, and they have met together in conferences and societies to share information on their work. This is the oldest element of the communication system of science, and under the increased traffic of today it still provides an important link. As the number of scientists grew, the volume of information that they wished to communicate by letter led to the establishment of journals. By the beginning of the nineteenth century the volume of these primary publications had become so large that forms of secondary publication had to be devised — . . .