Information and On-Line Data in Astronomy

Name: Information and On-Line Data in Astronomy
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ISBN: 9780792336594

ISBN-10: 0792336593

ISBN-13: 9780792336594

Edition: 1995

Authors: Daniel Egret, Miguel A. Albrecht

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Describes a wide range of on-line databases, archives, data centers, and information systems that have been created to store, manage, and provide access to the huge quantity of data collected by astronomical observations. Also discusses general issues such as the evolution of information technology, putting information on the network, and bibliographic conventions. When the editors decided to update their 1991 work, they found themselves in a different information universe, and had to start from scratch. Among the resources listed is the on-line version of the book itself. For astronomers, librarians, data specialists, and computer and network engineers. Annotation copyright by Book News,…

Book details

List price: $209.00
Copyright year: 1995
Publisher: Springer
Publication date: 9/30/1995
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 304
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.540
Language: English



Preface



Facets and Challenges of the Information Technology Evolution




The Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory Archive




Data from the X-ray Observatory ROSAT




The Einstein On-Line Service




The EUVE Archive



The IUE Archives




Building the archive facility of the ESO Very Large Telescope




Deep Near Infrared Survey of the Southern Sky (DENIS)




Data from the Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE)




The NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database




LEDA: The Lyon-Meudon Extragalactic Database




The Database for Galactic Open Clusters (BDA)




The HEASARC facility



IPAC Datasets and On-Line Services




The Archives of the Canadian Astronomy Data Centre




A global perspective on astronomical data and information: the Strasbourg astronomical Data Center (CDS)




Data Holdings in the ADS




The European Space Information System (ESIS)




The Star*s Family: An example of comprehensive yellow-page services




Library Information Services




How to make your information available on the network




Computer Networking in Astronomy




Data Storage Technology for Astronomy




NED and SIMBAD Conventions for Bibliographic Reference Coding



List of Authors


List of Acronyms


Subject Index