Tucker M.A., Anderson N.D. Guide to Information Sources in Mathematics and Statistics

Издательство Libraries Unlimited, 2004, -360 pp.This book was conceived as a reference for librarians, mathematicians, and statisticians involved in college- and research-level mathematics and statistics in the twenty-first century. Now in a time of transition in scholarly communications in mathematics, practices that have changed little for a hundred years are giving way to new modes of accessing information. Where journals, books, indexes, and catalogs were once the physical representation of a good mathematics library, shelves have given way to computers, and users are often accessing information from remote places.
Professional mathematicians and statisticians working today demonstrate a variety of expertise in their use of the literature. Practitioners who have worked in the field for years may primarily use paper-based methods to do their research and increase current awareness; some may incorporate a blend of old and new approaches. Other researchers who have never even used a paper index and seldom physically come to a library still depend on knowledgeable librarians. Librarians serving this diverse population must be familiar with all resources and must also continuously teach their users when old techniques no longer work. This guide is our effort to highlight resources, both digital and paper, that we find useful.
The introductory chapter is a historical survey of the past 15 years tracking this huge transition in scholarly communications in mathematics. Mathematics is unique among the sciences in its dependence on both monographs and journals, old and new. Mathematicians care deeply about their literature, its quality, longevity, accessibility, and affordability now and in the distant future. Mathematicians are active in discussing and demonstrating new ways to communicate. A bibliography on scholarly communications in mathematics is included at the end of the introductory chapter.
The major portion of our book is the bibliography of resources we recommend to support the disciplines of mathematics and statistics. We have grouped these resources by type of material as indicated in the table of contents. Publication dates range from the 1800s onwards. Hundreds of electronic resources—some online, both dynamic and static, some in fixed media—are listed among the paper resources. Amazingly, a majority of listed electronic resources are free. This is a testament to mathematicians’ desire to make their literature easily accessible to their community.Introduction: Mathematics Libraries—Time for Transition
Bibliographic Resources
Finding Tools
Selected Journals in Mathematics and Statistics
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
Tables, Handbooks, Manuals, Guides
Directories and Department Guides
Biographical and Historical Materials
Mathematics Books for Science Collections
Collected and Selected Works, Digital Collections
Monographic Series
Major Societies and Publishers
Additional Resources for Mathematics Librarianship