Classic Scientific References And More Becoming Available On CD-ROM

Tempted by the enormous data storage capacities of CD-ROM disks and spurred by recent drops in their production costs, scientific publishers are making available to researchers an increasing number of novel reference tools. accompanying article is available from these publishers: ADONIS P.O. Box 839 NL-1000 Amsterdam, Netherlands 020 6842206 Product: ADONIS ALDRICH CHEMICAL CO. P.O. Box 355 1001 W. St. Paul Ave. Milwaukee, Wis. 53233 (800) 231-8327 Fax: (800) 962-9591 Product: ALDRICHEM Da

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accompanying article is available from these publishers: ADONIS P.O. Box 839 NL-1000 Amsterdam, Netherlands 020 6842206 Product: ADONIS ALDRICH CHEMICAL CO. P.O. Box 355 1001 W. St. Paul Ave. Milwaukee, Wis. 53233 (800) 231-8327 Fax: (800) 962-9591 Product: ALDRICHEM Data Search JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS 2715 N. Charles St. Baltimore, Md. 21218 (410) 516-6960 Fax: (410) 516-6968 Products: Infrared Spectra of Minerals, Mendelian Inheritance in Man (in press) LIGHTBINDERS INC. 2325 Third St. Suite 320 San Francisco, Calif. 94107 (415) 621-5746 Fax: (415) 621-5898 Product: DARWIN MEDICAL ECONOMICS DATA, INC. 5 Paragon Dr. Montvale, N.J. 07645 (201) 358-7200 Fax: (201) 664-1902 Product: The Physicians' Desk Reference WORLD LIBRARY INC. 12914 Haster St. Garden Grove, Calif. 92640 (800) 443-0238 Fax: (714) 748-7198 Product: Library of theFuture, 2nd ed. Among these is a geological reference work that includes original mineral spectra data sets on a CD-ROM accompanying the printed text. Also available ...

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