College and Research Libraries


B y M A U R I C E H . S M I T H 

The Selection of Chemical Engineering 
Periodicals in College Libraries 

Mr. Smith is librarian of the Aeronautical 

Archives of the Institute of the Aeronauti-

cal Sciences, Inc. His paper is a com-

pression of a master's essay accepted at the 

School of Library Service, Columbia Uni-

versity, in 1942 and exemplifies one of 

the two series described in Miss Fay's 

article on pages 207-16. 

THE PURPOSE of this essay is to con-sider the p r o b l e m of selection of 
c h e m i c a l e n g i n e e r i n g p e r i o d i c a l s in the 

e n g i n e e r i n g c o l l e g e l i b r a r y , u s i n g as a 

basis the statistical m e t h o d . I n this 

m e t h o d the p e r i o d i c a l r e f e r e n c e s in one or 

m o r e r e p r e s e n t a t i v e source j o u r n a l s are 

c o u n t e d and t a b u l a t e d in o r d e r to a r r i v e 

at a list of the periodicals most used by 

i n v e s t i g a t o r s in the field. 

A s the s t u d y w a s u n d e r t a k e n w i t h r e f e r -

ence to the c h e m i c a l e n g i n e e r i n g c u r r i c u -

l u m , the c o n t e n t of this c u r r i c u l u m w a s 

e x a m i n e d as presented in the r e p o r t pub-

lished in 1 9 3 8 by A l b e r t B . N e w m a n , 1 

c h a i r m a n of the C h e m i c a l E n g i n e e r i n g 

E d u c a t i o n C o m m i t t e e of the A m e r i c a n I n -

s t i t u t e of C h e m i c a l E n g i n e e r s . T h e ac-

c r e d i t i n g of c h e m i c a l e n g i n e e r i n g c u r r i c u l a 

by this o r g a n i z a t i o n had been in o p e r a t i o n 

f o r some time, a n d the d a t a a c c u m u l a t e d 

t h r o u g h its w o r k in s u r v e y i n g i n d i v i d u a l 

c o l l e g e s p r o v i d e d a basis f o r the section 

1 Newman, A . B. "Development of Chemical Engi-
neering Education in the United S t a t e s . " In Ameri-
can Institute of Chemical Engineers. Transactions, 
v. 34, Supplement, J u l y 1938. 46p. 

on the c u r r i c u l u m in N e w m a n ' s r e p o r t . 

H e points o u t t h a t : 

T h e institute does not desire to set up any 
hard and fast limits on the scope and char-
acter of the curriculum, nor on the relative 
amounts of time that should be devoted to 
the several groups of studies which w i l l 
make up a satisfactory course of instruction 
in chemical engineering. T h e committee has, 
however, made a c a r e f u l analysis on sev-
eral occasions of the content of such courses 
in the more widely recognized curricula. 
T h e f o l l o w i n g distribution of time is typ-
ical of programs which produce an effective 
composite f o r the instruction of well-pre-
pared graduates f r o m schools offering a' 
f o u r - y e a r undergraduate course in chemical 
engineering.2 

T A B L E I 

Distribution of T i m e in Representative 
Chemical Engineering C u r r i c u l a 

P e r C e n t 
Chemistry 25-30 
Chemical Engineering 20-15 
O t h e r Engineering 12 
M a t h e m a t i c s 12 
Physics 8 
Mechanics 6 
O t h e r Sciences 2 
C u l t u r a l Subjects 15 

T h u s , as s h o w n in T a b l e I, the distri-

b u t i o n of time in representative chemical 

e n g i n e e r i n g c u r r i c u l a a l l o w s c h e m i s t r y 25 

to 30 per cent, c h e m i c a l e n g i n e e r i n g 2 0 to 

1 5 per cent, and these, t o g e t h e r w i t h addi-

2 Newman, op. cit., p. 22-23. 

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19 7 



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tional e n g i n e e r i n g and science coursfes, take 

up 85 per c e n t of the time, the r e m a i n -

i n g 1 5 per c e n t b e i n g d e v o t e d to c u l t u r a l 

s u b j e c t s . I t w a s assumed t h a t this distri-

b u t i o n of time served as a reasonable par-

tial g u i d e in the c o n s i d e r a t i o n of source 

j o u r n a l s . 

T w o lists of p e r i o d i c a l s w e r e used as 

a d d i t i o n a l g u i d e s . O n e w a s c o m p i l e d by 

the D e p a r t m e n t of C h e m i c a l E n g i n e e r i n g 

of the C o o p e r U n i o n 3 in 1 9 3 6 and sent to 

its l i b r a r y f o r a r e p o r t on h o l d i n g s . T h e 

o t h e r w a s c o m p i l e d by the A m e r i c a n I n -

s t i t u t e of C h e m i c a l E n g i n e e r s in 1 9 3 9 . 4 

Sources 

R e f e r e n c e s w e r e t a b u l a t e d f r o m f o u r 

sources. T h e first w a s the Transactions 

of the A m e r i c a n I n s t i t u t e of C h e m i c a l 

E n g i n e e r s , chosen because of the impor-

t a n c e and a c t i v i t y of the institute and on 

the a d v i c e of specialists c o n s u l t e d . T h e 

3 Cooper Union. Department of Chemical Engi-
neering. [List of Periodicals.] New Y o r k City, 1936. 
3 1. Typewritten. 

4 American Institute of Chemical Engineers. Book 
List ,(No. 1, Parts 1 & 2) ''Minimum List of Recom-
mended Books for a Chemical Engineering L i b r a r y . " 
New Y o r k City, 1939. 11 1. Supplement, New Y o r k 
City, 1939. 24 1. Mimeographed. 

n e x t w a s Industrial and Engineering 

Chemistry, i n d u s t r i a l e d i t i o n , a p u b l i c a -

tion of the A m e r i c a n C h e m i c a l S o c i e t y . 

T h i s j o u r n a l a c c o u n t e d f o r 2 4 . 2 2 per c e n t 

of the r e f e r e n c e s in the Transactions of 

the A m e r i c a n I n s t i t u t e of C h e m i c a l E n g i -

neers and w a s considered by specialists 

c o n s u l t e d to be the most i n c l u s i v e a n d 

possibly the most i m p o r t a n t j o u r n a l f o r 

er N u m b e r of 
?nt P a g e s 

.80 7,541 

.32 1,940 

.38 3,625 

— 3 >029 

16,135 

c h e m i c a l e n g i n e e r i n g s t u d e n t s . T h e 

Chemical Engineers' Handbook, second 

edition, edited by J o h n H . P e r r y , w a s 

selected as the n e x t source w h e n n o j o u r -

n a l in c h e m i c a l e n g i n e e r i n g w a s f o u n d 

w h i c h had a sufficient n u m b e r of r e f e r -

ences to s e r v e the purpose. T h e Transac-

tions of the I n s t i t u t i o n of C h e m i c a l 

E n g i n e e r s , L o n d o n , w a s considered, b u t 

the 1 9 4 0 v o l u m e w a s not a v a i l a b l e and 

t h e r e f o r e it w a s n o t used: T h e f o u r t h 

s o u r c e used w a s the " T r a n s a c t i o n s a n d 

C o m m u n i c a t i o n s " section of the Journal 

of the S o c i e t y of C h e m i c a l I n d u s t r y , L o n -

d o n . T h e s e f o u r sources are listed in 

T a b l e I I , r a n k e d a c c o r d i n g to the n u m b e r 

of r e f e r e n c e s f o u n d in the v o l u m e s w h i c h 

w e r e used. 

T A B L E I I 

Sources in W h i c h References W e r e C o u n t e d , Ranked 
A c c o r d i n g to N u m b e r of References 

N u m b e r of N u m b e r of P 
1 e References S e l f - R e f e r e n c e s C( 

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry 
(industrial edition) v. 28-32, 1936-40 14,546 2,737 x8 

Society of C h e m i c a l Industry. Journal 
( " T r a n s a c t i o n s and C o m m u n i c a -
t i o n s " ) v. 55-59, 1936-40 4,257 482 11 

A m e r i c a n Institute of C h e m i c a l Engi-
neers. Transactions, v. 32-36, 1936-
40 1,672 207 12 

J. H . P e r r y . Chemical Engineers' 
Handbook, second ed., 1941 1,253 — 

21,728 

v 218 COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES 



" S e l f - r e f e r e n c e s , " t h a t is, r e f e r e n c e s fn 

source j o u r n a l s to their o w n files, w e r e 

i n c l u d e d in the t a b u l a t i o n s , as such inclu-

sion has l i t t l e e f f e c t on the final r a n k i n g 

of j o u r n a l s w h e n each source is g i v e n 

equal w e i g h t by the p e r c e n t a g e m e t h o d . 

R e f e r e n c e s to the c u r r e n t y e a r w e r e ex-

c l u d e d in o r d e r not to g i v e u n d u e w e i g h t 

to domestic or m o r e accessible j o u r n a l s . 

c h e m i c a l e n g i n e e r i n g s t u d e n t is G e r m a n , 

as w i l l be seen f r o m the d a t a presented in 

T a b l e I I I . T h e i m p o r t a n c e of F r e n c h is 

s o m e w h a t less f o r c u r r e n t m a t e r i a l than 

f o r o l d e r references. O n l y one F r e n c h 

periodical achieved the final list in this 

s t u d y , b u t there w e r e seven G e r m a n j o u r -

nals in the final list. T h e n u m b e r of f o r -

eign r e f e r e n c e s in all the A m e r i c a n sources 

T A B L E I I I 

N u m b e r and P e r C e n t of English, G e r m a n , and French References 
in the F o u r Sources 

T i t l e N u m b e r of 
- L a n g u a g e References P e r C e n t 

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry English io,594 72.83 
G e r m a n 2,594 17.83 
French 672 4-63 
A l l O t h e r s 686 4.71 

14,546 100.00 

A m e r i c a n Institute of Chemical E n - English i,352 80.82 
gineers. Transactions G e r m a n 223 13.34 

French 40 2.39 
A l l O t h e r s 57 3-45 

1,672 100.00 

J . H . P e r r y . Chemical Engineers' English i,053 84.00 

Handbook, second ed., 1941 G e r m a n 157 12.95 
French 7 .50 
A l l O t h e r s 36 2.55 

1,253 100.00 

Society of Chemical Industry. Journal English 2,988 70.19 
( T r a n s a c t i o n s ) G e r m a n 872 20.48 

French 226 5.31. 
A l l O t h e r s 171 4.02 

T h a t is, in the v o l u m e of Industrial and 

Engineering Chemistry f o r 1 9 4 0 all r e f e r -

ences dated 1 9 4 0 w e r e e x c l u d e d ; in the 

v o l u m e f o r 1 9 3 9 , a l l r e f e r e n c e s dated 1 9 3 9 

w e r e e x c l u d e d ; and so o n . 

T h e most i m p o r t a n t l a n g u a g e f o r the 

4,257 100.00 

w a s less than 5 0 per cent, b u t in the B r i t -

ish source w a s m o r e t h a n 50 per c e n t . 

T a b l e s I I I and I V s h o w the p e r c e n t a g e s 

of E n g l i s h , G e r m a n , and F r e n c h r e f e r e n c e s 

and f o r e i g n and domestic r e f e r e n c e s in 

each of the f o u r sources. 

JUNE, 1944 
19 7 



TABLE I V 
N u m b e r and P e r C e n t of D o m e s t i c and F o r e i g n R e f e r e n c e s 

in A m e r i c a n and B r i t i s h S o u r c e s 

D o m e s t i c F o r e i g n 

R e f e r e n c e s R e f e r e n c e s 

A m e r i c a n S o u r c e s N u m b e r P e r C e n t N u m b e r P e r C e n t 

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry.... 8,345 57-37 6,201 42.63 

A m e r i c a n I n s t i t u t e of C h e m i c a l E n g i n e e r s . 

Transactions 1,108 66.26 564 33-74 

J . H . P e r r y . Chemical Engineers' Hand-

book. Second ed., 1941 943 75-25 3 1 0 24.75 

B r i t i s h S o u r c e 

S o c i e t y of C h e m i c a l I n d u s t r y ( L o n d o n ) 
Journal ( T r a n s a c t i o n s ) 1 , 8 1 2 42.56 2,445 57-44 

U n i t e d S t a t e s g o v e r n m e n t p u b l i c a t i o n s , p r e s e n t s t u d y , a r e u s u a l l y d e f i n i t i v e a n d 

e s p e c i a l l y t h o s e o f t h e B u r e a u of M i n e s f r e q u e n t l y m o n o g r a p h i c . B r i t i s h g o v e r n -

a n d t h e Journal of Research of the Na- m e n t p u b l i c a t i o n s , w h i c h h a v e t h e s a m e 

tional Bureau of Standards, a r e of g r e a t q u a l i t y , a r e c i t e d less t h a n A m e r i c a n o n e s , 

i m p o r t a n c e t o t h e c h e m i c a l e n g i n e e r i n g e v e n in t h e B r i t i s h s o u r c e . T a b l e s V a n d 

s t u d e n t . T h e Journal of Research a n d t h e V I g i v e t h e n u m b e r of r e f e r e n c e s in t h e 

Reports of Investigations a n d Bulletin of f o u r s o u r c e s t o t h e v a r i o u s t y p e s of g o v -

t h e B u r e a u of M i n e s a p p e a r in t h e f i n a l e r n m e n t p u b l i c a t i o n s a n d t h e t i t l e s of t h e 

l i s t of t h i s s t u d y . T h e p u b l i c a t i o n s of m o r e i m p o r t a n t o n e s . T h e t i t l e s of e n g i -

s t a t e e n g i n e e r i n g e x p e r i m e n t s t a t i o n s a r e n e e r i n g e x p e r i m e n t s t a t i o n b u l l e t i n s h a v e 

of n e x t i m p o r t a n c e . I t s h o u l d be p o i n t e d b e e n i n c l u d e d in T a b l e V I , a n d s t a t e g o v -

o u t t h a t t h e s e p u b l i c a t i o n s , w h i l e t h e y e r n m e n t p u b l i c a t i o n s a n d t w o s e r i e s p u b -

r a n k r e l a t i v e l y l o w s t a t i s t i c a l l y in t h e l i s h e d b y c o l l e g e s a r e i n c l u d e d . 

TABLE V 

T y p e s of A m e r i c a n and F o r e i g n G o v e r n m e n t P u b l i c a t i o n s 

C i t e d , S h o w i n g N u m b e r of R e f e r e n c e s in A m e r i c a n 

and B r i t i s h S o u r c e s 

A m e r i c a n B r i t i s h 

A m e r i c a n • S o u r c e s S o u r c e 

F e d e r a l 687 47 

S t a t e e n g i n e e r i n g e x p e r i m e n t s t a t i o n s . . . . 1 7 1 16 

S t a t e a g r i c u l t u r a l e x p e r i m e n t s t a t i o n s . . . . 54 J 9 

M i s c e l l a n e o u s s t a t e p u b l i c a t i o n s 24 3 

B r i t i s h 33 39 

O t h e r F o r e i g n 23 17 

992 141 

T o t a l R e f e r e n c e s i 7 , 4 7 i 4.257 
P e r C e n t of G o v e r n m e n t P u b l i c a t i o n s 5.6 3.3 

v 220 COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES 



T A B L E V I 

T i t l e s of Principal G o v e r n m e n t and C o l l e g e Publications Cited, Showing N u m b e r of 
References in British and A m e r i c a n Sources 

N u m b e r of References 
T i t l e A m e r i c a n British 

Sources Source 
C a l i f o r n i a . University. Publications in Engineering 5 
C a r n e g i e Institute of T e c h n o l o g y . Mining and Metallurgical In-

vestigations 5 i 
C o r n e l l University. Engineering Experiment Station. Bulletin 5 
G r e a t Britain A e r o n a u t i c a l Research Committee. Reports and 

Memoranda 5 
Adhesives Research Committee. Reports 5 
D e p a r t m e n t of Scientific and Industrial Research. Technical , 

Papers 11 
Food Investigation Board. Reports 4 24 
F u e l Research B o a r d . Technical Papers 15 
M e d i c a l Research B o a r d . Technical Papers 10 

Illinois. University. Engineering Experiment Station. Bulletin 35 
I o w a State C o l l e g e . Engineering Experiment Station. Bulletin 5 
Iowa State College Journal of Science 15 2 
Journal of Agricultural Research ( U . S. D e p a r t m e n t of A g r i c u l t u r e ) 50 10 
Journal of Research of the National Bureau of Standards 185 25 
M i c h i g a n . University. D e p a r t m e n t of Engineering Research. En-

gineering Research Bulletin 7 1 
Circular Series 4 

Polytechnic Institute of B r o o k l y n . Research Note 1 4 
T e x a s . University. Bulletin. Engineering Series 4 

Bulletin. Science Series 4 
U . S. B u r e a u of Fisheries. Investigational Report 5 

B u r e a u of L a b o r Statistics. Bulletin 4 
B u r e a u of M i n e s . Bulletin 72 
Information Circular 10 
Mo nographs 9 
Reports of Investigations 7 4 
Technical Papers 55 
D e p a r t m e n t of A g r i c u l t u r e . Bulletin 15 5 
Circular 18 
Miscellaneous Publications II 
Technical Bulletin 32 
D e p a r t m e n t of A g r i c u l t u r e . B u r e a u of Chemistry. Bulletin 4 
D e p a r t m e n t of A g r i c u l t u r e . B u r e a u of Soils. Bulletin 6 
G e o l o g i c a l Survey. Annual Report 4 
Bulletin 41 
Professional Paper 8 
N a t i o n a l A d v i s o r y Committee f o r Aeronautics. Technical 

Memorandum 5 
— T e c h n i c a l Reports 19 

N a t i o n a l B u r e a u of Standards. Circular 4 
Scientific Papers 9 
Technologic Papers 8 
Public H e a l t h Service. Public Health Bulletin 12 

JUNE, 1944 
19 7 



TABLE V I (Continued) 
N u m b e r of R e f e r e n c e s 

T i t l e A m e r i c a n B r i t i s h 

S o u r c e s S o u r c e 

Public Health Reports 34 

U t a h , U n i v e r s i t y o f , and U . S. B u r e a u of M i n e s . Technical Paper 5 

W e s t V i r g i n i a . U n i v e r s i t y . E n g i n e e r i n g E x p e r i m e n t S t a t i o n . Re-

search Bulletin 5 

Technical Bulletin 10 

W i s c o n s i n . U n i v e r s i t y . E n g i n e e r i n g E x p e r i m e n t S t a t i o n . Bulletin 24 

A n y j o u r n a l w h i c h a c h i e v e d 1 p e r c e n t 

of t h e r e f e r e n c e s in a n y o n e s o u r c e w a s 

i n c l u d e d in t h e f i n a l l i s t of j o u r n a l s r e -

s u l t i n g f r o m t h e a d d i t i o n of t h e d a t a f r o m 

t h e f o u r s o u r c e s . T h i s f i n a l l i s t of t h i r t y -

f o u r j o u r n a l s is p r e s e n t e d in T a b l e s V I I 

a n d V I I I . T a b l e V I I s h o w s t h e m r a n k e d 

a c c o r d i n g t o t h e t o t a l n u m b e r of r e f e r -

e n c e s , w i t h t h e d a t a a r r a n g e d b y f i v e - y e a r 

p e r i o d s , a n d T a b l e V I I I s h o w s t h e m 

r a n k e d a c c o r d i n g t o t h e i r a d d e d a n d a v e r -

a g e p e r c e n t a g e s of t o t a l r e f e r e n c e s . T h u s 

in T a b l e V I I I e a c h s o u r c e is g i v e n e q u a l ' 

w e i g h t b y t h e use of p e r c e n t a g e s . 

T h e s t a t i s t i c a l m e t h o d is n o t o f f e r e d as 

a f i n a l s o l u t i o n t o t h e p r o b l e m s of s e l e c -

t i o n of p e r i o d i c a l s in c h e m i c a l e n g i n e e r i n g 

f o r t h e c o l l e g e l i b r a r y . I n t h e a p p l i c a t i o n 

of t h e d a t a p r e s e n t e d , t h e n a t u r e of t h e 

i n s t i t u t i o n w h i c h t h e l i b r a r y is s e r v i n g is 

a m a j o r f a c t o r . A u n i v e r s i t y l i b r a r y , f o r 

e x a m p l e , s e r v i n g a c o m p r e h e n s i v e c u r r i c u -

l u m , m a y f i n d t h a t t h e m a j o r i t y of p e r i o d i -

c a l s a r e a p p l i c a b l e t o t h e n e e d s of t w o o r 

m o r e d e p a r t m e n t s . T o i l l u s t r a t e , t h e 

Journal of Agricultural Science, w h i c h is 

n u m b e r t h i r t y - t h r e e in t h e l i s t of j o u r n a l s 

in T a b l e V I I I , w o u l d be a m a j o r j o u r n a l 

in a n i n s t i t u t i o n g i v i n g d e g r e e s in a g r i -

c u l t u r a l s c i e n c e a n d w o u l d h a v e p a r t i a l 

v a l u e f o r c h e m i s t r y , b i o l o g y , a n d c h e m i c a l 

e n g i n e e r i n g d e p a r t m e n t s in t h e s a m e i n s t i -

t u t i o n . I t s c o s t p e r d e p a r t m e n t w o u l d be 

l e s s t h a n in a n i n s t i t u t i o n g r a n t i n g d e g r e e s 

in f e w e r s u b j e c t s . I n a n i n s t i t u t i o n g i v i n g 

o n l y e n g i n e e r i n g d e g r e e s , t h i s j o u r n a l 

w o u l d be o n l y p a r t i a l l y a p p l i c a b l e t o t h e 

n e e d s of o n l y o n e d e p a r t m e n t , t h a t of 

c h e m i c a l e n g i n e e r i n g , a n d t h u s w o u l d n o t 

be r e c o m m e n d e d f o r p u r c h a s e . 

A n o t a b l e t r e n d a m o n g l i b r a r i e s , t h a t 

of c o o p e r a t i o n in t h e p u r c h a s e of e x p e n s i v e 

m a t e r i a l s , s h o u l d be c o n s i d e r e d in c o n n e c -

t i o n w i t h t h e s e l e c t i o n of c h e m i c a l e n g i -

n e e r i n g p e r i o d i c a l s . T h i s is e s p e c i a l l y 

e f f e c t i v e f o r v a l u a b l e b u t l e s s - u s e d f o r e i g n 

l a n g u a g e p e r i o d i c a l s . S u c h c o o p e r a t i o n is 

n o t r e c o m m e n d e d i n r e s p e c t t o m a t e r i a l 

w h i c h is l i k e l y t o be in d a i l y d e m a n d . F o r 

e x a m p l e , a c o m p l e t e f i l e of Industrial and 

Engineering Chemistry s h o u l d be in t h e 

l i b r a r y of a n i n s t i t u t i o n g r a n t i n g d e g r e e s 

in c h e m i c a l e n g i n e e r i n g , as w i l l be seen b y 

r e f e r e n c e t o its s t a n d i n g in T a b l e s V I I 

a n d V I I I . 

Quality of Periodicals 

T h e q u a l i t y of p e r i o d i c a l s , m e a s u r e d b y 

t h e c o n c l u s i v e n e s s a n d c o m p l e t e n e s s of 

t h e i r a r t i c l e s a n d t h e a u t h o r i t y of t h e i r 

a u t h o r s , m u s t b e c o n s i d e r e d . T w o g e n e r a l 

t y p e s of p e r i o d i c a l s a p p e a r in T a b l e s V I I 

a n d V I I I , t h o s e p u b l i s h i n g r e s e a r c h , a n d 

t r a d e a n d t e c h n i c a l j o u r n a l s . M o s t of 

t h e f o r m e r a r e p u b l i s h e d b y s c i e n t i f i c o r 

e n g i n e e r i n g s o c i e t i e s , u n i v e r s i t i e s , o r g o v -

e r n m e n t b o d i e s . O f t h e j o u r n a l s l i s t e d in 

T a b l e s V I I a n d V I I I , t h r e e a r e of t h e 

v 222 COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES 



t r a d e a n d t e c h n i c a l t y p e . T h e y a r e Chem-

ical and Metallurgical Engineering, Engi-

neering and Mining Journal, a n d 

Canadian Chemistry and Process Indus-

tries. T h e r e is l i t t l e d o u b t of t h e v a l u e 

of t h e m t o t h e c h e m i c a l e n g i n e e r i n g s t u -

d e n t . W h i l e t h e y p u b l i s h l i t t l e o r i g i n a l 

r e s e a r c h , t h e y c o n t a i n a g r e a t d e a l o f 

i m p o r t a n t d e s c r i p t i v e d a t a o n t h e p r o c e s s 

i n d u s t r i e s a n d s h o u l d be a v a i l a b l e t o t h e 

c h e m i c a l e n g i n e e r i n g s t u d e n t . H o w e v e r , 

e x t e n s i v e p u r c h a s e of j o u r n a l s of t h i s t y p e , 

a t t h e e x p e n s e of r e s e a r c h m a t e r i a l , s h o u l d 

be a v o i d e d . 

T h r e e of t h e j o u r n a l s l i s t e d in T a b l e s 

V I I a n d V I I I b e a r d i r e c t l y o n c h e m i c a l 

e n g i n e e r i n g . O n t h e basis of t h e e v i d e n c e 

in T a b l e V I I , a set of t h e Transactions of 

t h e A m e r i c a n I n s t i t u t e of C h e m i c a l E n g i -

n e e r s b e g i n n i n g in 1 9 1 6 w o u l d s e r v e m o s t 

p u r p o s e s in a n i n s t i t u t i o n g i v i n g c o u r s e s 

in c h e m i c a l e n g i n e e r i n g , as t h e r e is o n l y 

o n e r e f e r e n c e p r e v i o u s t o 1 9 1 6 . T h e s a m e 

is t r u e of Chemical and Metallurgical 

Engineering, w h i c h h a s o n l y t h r e e r e f e r -

e n c e s b e f o r e 1 9 1 6 . A c o m p l e t e set of t h e 

Transactions of t h e I n s t i t u t i o n of C h e m i -

c a l E n g i n e e r s , L o n d o n , is i n d i c a t e d . 

I n r e l a t e d b r a n c h e s of e n g i n e e r i n g , 

j o u r n a l s w h i c h a r e r e c o m m e n d e d as u s e f u l 

t o c h e m i c a l e n g i n e e r i n g s t u d e n t s in a l l 

i n s t i t u t i o n s a r e : Transactions of t h e 

A m e r i c a n S o c i e t y of M e c h a n i c a l E n g i -

n e e r s , set b e g i n n i n g in 1 9 1 1 ; Transactions 

of t h e A m e r i c a n I n s t i t u t e o f M i n i n g a n d 

M e t a l l u r g i c a l E n g i n e e r s , set b e g i n n i n g in 

1 9 1 6 ; Reports of Investigations of t h e 

U . S . B u r e a u of M i n e s , ' c o m p l e t e s e t ; 

Mechanical Engineering, set b e g i n n i n g in 

1 9 2 1 ; Refrigerating Engineering, set be-

g i n n i n g in 1 9 2 1 ; Proceedings of t h e A m e r -

i c a n G a s A s s o c i a t i o n , set b e g i n n i n g in 

1 9 2 1 ; Technical Publications of t h e 

A m e r i c a n I n s t i t u t e of M i n i n g a n d M e t a l -

l u r g i c a l E n g i n e e r s , set b e g i n n i n g in 1 9 2 6 ; 

Engineering and Mining Journal, set be-

g i n n i n g in 1 9 2 6 . T h e s e j o u r n a l s a r e 

l i s t e d in t h e o r d e r of t h e i r i m p o r t a n c e , 

b a s e d o n t h e e v i d e n c e in T a b l e s V I I a n d 

V I I I . T h e sets i n d i c a t e d h e r e a r e t h e 

o n e s r e c o m m e n d e d f o r c h e m i c a l e n g i n e e r -

i n g s t u d e n t s . F o r e x a m p l e , m e c h a n i c a l 

e n g i n e e r i n g s t u d e n t s m i g h t n e e d a set of 

t h e Transactions of t h e A m e r i c a n S o c i e t y 

of M e c h a n i c a l E n g i n e e r s b e g i n n i n g e a r l i e r 

t h a n 1 9 1 1 . 

I n i n d u s t r i a l c h e m i s t r y , c o n t i n u i n g t h e 

r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s based o n T a b l e s V I I 

a n d V I I I , Industrial and Engineering 

Chemistry is i n d i s p e n s a b l e a n d a c o m p l e t e 

set f r o m 1 9 0 9 is r e c o m m e n d e d . T h e 

Journal of t h e S o c i e t y of C h e m i c a l I n d u s -

t r y , L o n d o n , is of n e x t i m p o r t a n c e , b o t h 

t h e " T r a n s a c t i o n s " a n d " C h e m i s t r y a n d 

I n d u s t r y " s e c t i o n s b e i n g r e c o m m e n d e d 

f r o m 1 9 0 0 t o d a t e . L i b r a r i e s d e s i r i n g 

c o m p l e t e n e s s s h o u l d h a v e Angewandte 

Chemie, 1 9 0 0 t o d a t e , a n d Canadian 

Chemistry and Process Industries, 1 9 3 1 

t o d a t e . 

I n c h e m i s t r y , t h e Journal of t h e A m e r -

i c a n C h e m i c a l S o c i e t y , 1 9 0 0 t o d a t e , is 

r e c o m m e n d e d f o r a l l i n s t i t u t i o n s g i v i n g 

c o u r s e s in c h e m i c a l e n g i n e e r i n g . Berichte 

d e r D e u t s c h e n C h e m i s c h e n G e s e l l s c h a f t , a 

c o m p l e t e set, a n d t h e Journal of t h e 

C h e m i c a l S o c i e t y , L o n d o n , a r e b o t h essen-

t i a l , as i n d i c a t e d b y t h e e v i d e n c e in T a b l e s 

V I I a n d V I I I . T h e l a t t e r h a s a v a l u a b l e 

a b s t r a c t s e c t i o n c o r r e s p o n d i n g t o t h a t in 

t h e Journal of t h e S o c i e t y of C h e m i c a l 

I n d u s t r y . O n l y o n e i n d e x is p u b l i s h e d 

a n d it c o v e r s b o t h s e c t i o n s . L i b r a r i e s h a v -

i n g o n l y o n e of t h e s e w i l l f i n d t h e m s e l v e s 

e x p l a i n i n g t h r o u g h o u t t h e y e a r t h a t t h e 

o t h e r s e c t i o n m u s t be c o n s u l t e d e l s e w h e r e . 

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 

Analytical Edition, is r e c o m m e n d e d , 1 9 2 9 

JUNE, 1944 
19 7 



T A B L E V I I 

J o u r n a l s C i t e d in t h e F o u r S o u r c e s , R a n k e d A c c o r d i n g t o T o t a l N u m b e r of R e f e r e n c e s 

( D a t a A r r a n g e d by F i v e - Y e a r P e r i o d s ) 

Title 

Total 
Number 

Refer-
ences 

40-36 35-31 30-26 25-21 20-16 15-11 10-06 05-01 He tore 

i . Industrial and Engineering 
619 82 Chemistry 3665 1025 1537 619 343 82 49 10 

2. American Chemical Society. 
63 16 Journal 1382 263 500 297 !47 63 48 39 16 9 

3- Society of Chemical Industry. 
Journal (Transactions) 672 140 3?1 107 47 22 4 18 11 2 

4 - Deutsche Chemische Gesell-
60 56 schaft. Berichte 604 39 91 82 60 3° 40 35 56 170 

5- American Institute of Chemical 
216 Engineers. Transactions 487 J75 216 49 31 *5 1 

6. Chemical Society (London). 
61 Journal 449 40 122 72 61 33 3° 22 25 44 

7- Industrial and Engineering 
Chemistry. Analytical Edition 406 120 251 35 

28 8. Journal of Physical Chemistry 306 45 97 108 28 8 4 7 7 2 

9- Chemical and Metallurgical En-
85 gineering 292 59 85 57 57 3i 2 1 

I O . Biochemical Journal 259 64 123 38 9 7 8 
I I . Institut de France, Academie 

des Sciences, Paris. Comptes 
16 16 Rendus 245 9 40 39 21 10 16 16 79 

12. Society of Chemical Industry. 
Journal ("Chemistry and In-

96 16 dustry") 239 96 52 11 18 16 10 6 10 J5 
!3- Journal of Biological Chemistry 238 33 89 4 8 39 

22 5 2 
14. Zeitschrift fur Physikalische 

16 36 
14. 

Chemie 229 16 48 . 5° 22 3 19 
12 23 36 

*5- Justus Liebig's Annalen der 12 *5- Chemie 209 J3 39 l9 4 2 8 16 12 98 
16. Royal Society (London). Pro-

186 ceedings. Series A 186 17 55 52 15 8 10 12 2 J5 
*7- Journal of Research of the Na-*7-

tional Bureau of Standards 185 43 103 39 
18. Kolloid Zeitschrift 172 24 5° 44 27 5 19 3 
19. Angewandte Chemie 148 21 40 27 21 1 1 6 1 1 6 5 
20. American Society of Mechani-

cal Engineers. Transactions T39 5° 47 20 4 7 1 1 
21. Analyst 105 22 31 27 4 9 6 2 3 1 
22. Forschung auf dem Gebiete des 

60 Ingenieurwesens. Ausgabe B 89 12 60 17 
23- American Institute of Mining 23-

and Metallurgical Engineers. 
16 36 Transactions 83 16 36 I O 1 1 8 — — — 2 

24. Institution of Chemical Engi-
16 neers. Transactions 82 42 16 9 

25- U . S. Bureau of Mines. Reports 25-
of Investigations 74 18 32 *7 6 I 

26. U . S. Bureau of Mines. Bulletin 72 14 22 1 9 4 9 4 
27. VDI; Zeitschrift des Vereines 

69 16 
27. 

Deutscher Ingenieur 69 8 22 10 4 16 3 6 
28. Mechanical Engineering 68 28 18 1 5 7 
29. Journal of Agricultural Science 60 6 21 22 4 1 5 1 

3°- Refrigerating Engineering 5
1 1 1 23 9 5 1 

31. American Institute of Mining 
and Metallurgical Engineers. 
Technical Publications 4 1 25 5 10 1 

32- American Gas Association. Pro-32-
ceedings 3° 1 7 9 

33- Canadian Chemistry and Process 33-
Industries 28 3 17 5 3 

34- Engineering and Mining Journal 28 8 9 6 
1 2 2 

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TABLE V I I I 

F i n a l L i s t of T h i r t y - F o u r J o u r n a l s C i t e d in the F o u r S o u r c e s , R a n k e d A c c o r d i n g 

t o T h e i r A d d e d and A v e r a g e P e r c e n t a g e s of T o t a l R e f e r e n c e s , 

w i t h P u b l i c a t i o n D a t a 

J o u r n a l 

A d d e d 
P e r C e n t of 
R e f e r e n c e s 

1. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, v . I - 3 2 , 1909-date, 

W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . M o n t h l y . $3 per y e a r 73-540 

2. A m e r i c a n C h e m i c a l S o c i e t y . Journal, v . 1-62, 1 8 7 9 - d a t e , 

• E a s t o n , P a . M o n t h l y . $8.50 p e r y e a r 21.901 

3. A m e r i c a n I n s t i t u t e of C h e m i c a l E n g i n e e r s . Transactions, 

v. 1 - 3 6 , 1908-date, N e w Y o r k . B i m o n t h l y . $9 per y e a r 2 1 . 8 5 0 

4. S o c i e t y of C h e m i c a l I n d u s t r y . Journal ( " T r a n s a c t i o n s and 

C o m m u n i c a t i o n s " ) , v . 1 - 5 9 , 1 8 8 2 - d a t e , L o n d o n . M o n t h l y . 

84s. p e r y e a r 14-376 

5. Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, v. 1 - 4 9 , 1902-date, 

N e w Y o r k . M o n t h l y . $3 p e r y e a r 1 0 . 1 7 7 

6. D e u t s c h e C h e m i s c h e G e s e l l s c h a f t . Berichte, v . 1 - 7 3 , 1866-

d a t e , B e r l i n . M o n t h l y . R M 7 0 p e r y e a r 7.808 

7. C h e m i c a l S o c i e t y . Journal, 1 8 4 1 - d a t e , L o n d o n . M o n t h l y . 

65s. p e r y e a r 7-596 

8. A m e r i c a n S o c i e t y of M e c h a n i c a l E n g i n e e r s . Transactions, v. 

1 - 6 2 , 1880-date, N e w Y o r k . M o n t h l y . $ 1 2 per y e a r 6.906 

9. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry (Analytical Edition), 

v . 1 - 1 2 , 1 9 2 9 - d a t e , W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . M o n t h l y . $2.50 p e r 

y e a r 5-350 

10. Biochemical Journal, v . 1 - 3 5 , 1 9 0 6 - d a t e , L o n d o n . M o n t h l y . 

70s. p e r y e a r 4.880 

1 1 . Journal of Physical Chemistry, v . 1 - 4 4 , 1896-date, B a l t i m o r e . 

M o n t h l y . ( O c t o b e r - J u n e ) $8 p e r y e a r 4.456 

12. R o y a l S o c i e t y of L o n d o n . Proceedings. S e r i e s A . Mathe-

matical and Physical Sciences, v . 1 - 1 7 6 , 1800-date, L o n d o n . 

M o n t h l y . 2 o r 3 v o l s , p e r y e a r , 30s. per v o l . 4*387 

13. Zeitschrift fur physikalische Chemie. A b t . A : Chemische 

thermodynamik, kinetik, elektrochemie, eigenschaftslehre, v. 

1-202, 1 8 8 7 - d a t e , L e i p z i g . I r r e g u l a r . R M 2 5 - 8 0 per v o l . 4-356 

14. S o c i e t y of C h e m i c a l I n d u s t r y . Journal ( " C h e m i s t r y and 

I n d u s t r y " ) , v . 1 - 5 9 , 1882-date, L o n d o n . W e e k l y , i s . 9d. 

p e r no. ( I n c l u d e d in price of c o m p l e t e Journal, 84s. per y e a r ) 4.040 

15. Forschung auf dem gebiete des Ingenieurwesens, Ausg. B. 

( I n c l u d e s s u p p l e m e n t , Forschung she ft) v . 1 - 1 1 , 1 9 3 0 - d a t e , 

B e r l i n . B i m o n t h l y . R M 2 5 p e r y e a r 3-852 

16. Journal of Biological Chemistry, v . 1 - 1 3 6 , 1 9 0 5 - d a t e , B a l t i -

m o r e . M o n t h l y . $4 per v o l . 2 . 9 1 6 

1 7 . I n s t i t u t de F r a n c e , A c a d e m i e des Sciences. Comptes Ren-

dus Hebdomadaires des Seances . . . , v . I - 2 I 0 , 1 8 3 5 - d a t e , 

P a r i s . W e e k l y . 3 7 4 f r . p e r y e a r 2.791 

18. Justus Liebig's Annalen der Chemie, v. 1 - 5 4 5 , 1 8 3 2 - d a t e , 

B e r l i n . I r r e g u l a r . R M I I per v o l . 2.727 

A v e r a g e 
P e r C e n t of 
R e f e r e n c e s 

18.385 

5-745 

5.642 

3-594 

2-544 

1.952 

1.899 

1 . 7 2 6 

1-337 

1.220 

1 . 1 1 4 

1.096 

1.089 

1 . 0 1 0 

.963 

.729 

.697 

.681 

JUNE, 1944 
19 7 



TABLE V I I I ( C o n t i n u e d ) 
F i n a l L i s t of T h i r t y - F o u r J o u r n a l s C i t e d in the F o u r Sources, Ranked A c c o r d i n g 

to T h e i r A d d e d and A v e r a g e Percentages of T o t a l References, 

w i t h Publication D a t a 
A d d e d A v e r a g e 

J o u r n a l P e r C e n t of P e r C e n t of 
References References 

19. VDI; zeitschrift des Vereines deutscher ingenieur, v. 1-84, 
1857-date, Berlin. W e e k l y . R M 4 0 per year 2.632 .658 

20. Institution of C h e m i c a l Engineers. Transactions, v. 1-18, 
1923-date, London. A n n u a l 2.480 .620 

21. Journal of Research of the National Bureau of Standards, 
v. 1-25, 1929-date, W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . M o n t h l y . $3 per year 2.480 .626 

22. A m e r i c a n Institute of M i n i n g and M e t a l l u r g i c a l Engineers. 
Transactions, v. 1-140, 1876-date, N e w Y o r k , 4-5 vols, per 
year. $5 per vol. 2.388 .597 

23. U . S. B u r e a u of M i n e s . Reports of Investigations, N o . 2000-
3540, 1919-date, W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . I r r e g u l a r . F r e e 2.380 .595 

24. Mechanical Engineering, v. 1-62, 1906-date, N e w Y o r k . 
M o n t h l y . $5 per year 2.318 .579 

25. U . S. B u r e a u of M i n e s . Bulletin, N o . 1-435, 1910-date, 
W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . I r r e g u l a r , 15-75^ each 2.240 .560 

26. Refrigerating Engineering, v. I-40, 1914-date, N e w Y o r k . 
M o n t h l y . $4 per y e a r 2.227 -55^ 

27. Angewandte Chemie, v. 1-53, 1887-date, Berlin. W e e k l y . 
R M 4 0 per y e a r 2.136 .534 

28. Kolloid-Zeitschrift, v. 1-92, 1906-date, Dresden. M o n t h l y . 
R M 8 0 per y e a r 2.120 .530 

29. Analyst (Society of Public A n a l y s t s and O t h e r A n a l y t i c a l 
C h e m i s t s ) , v. 1-65, 1875-date, C a m b r i d g e , England. M o n t h -
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30. A m e r i c a n G a s Association. Proceedings, v. 1-32, 1919-date, 
N e w Y o r k . A n n u a l 1-740 .425 

31. A m e r i c a n Institute of M i n i n g and M e t a l l u r g i c a l Engineers. 
Technical Publications, N o . 1-1257, 1927-date, N e w Y o r k . 
I r r e g u l a r 1-570 .392 

32. Engineering and Mining Journal, v. 1 - 1 4 1 , 1866-date, N e w 
Y o r k . M o n t h l y . $3 per year 1 4 6 9 .367 

33. Journal of Agricultural Science, v. 1-30, 1905-date, London. 
Q u a r t e r l y . 30s. per year L294 .323 

34. Canadian Chemistry and Process Industries, v. 1-24, 1917-
date, T o r o n t o . M o n t h l y . $3.50 per year 1.131 .282 

to date. T h e Journal of Physical Chemis-

try, 1 9 0 0 to d a t e ; Zeitschrift fur physikal-

ische Chemie, 1 9 0 0 to d a t e ; and the 

Journal of Research of the National Bu-

reau of Standards, c o m p l e t e set, are recom-

m e n d e d f o r a l l libraries. L i b r a r i e s 

d e s i r i n g completeness should h a v e the Bio-

chemical Journal, 1 9 1 1 to d a t e ; Journal 

of Biological Chemistry, 1 9 1 6 to d a t e ; 

and Justus Liebig's Annalen der Chemie, 

a c o m p l e t e set. T h i s last j o u r n a l appears 

on the e v i d e n c e to be m o r e i m p o r t a n t f o r 

its n i n e t e e n t h - c e n t u r y v o l u m e s t h a n f o r its 

v o l u m e s published since 1900, but the 

v 226 COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES 



l a t e r v o l u m e s are consistently used and the 

a r t i c l e s in this j o u r n a l are of a h i g h o r d e r . 

Kolloid Zeitschrift, c o m p l e t e set, and 

Analyst, 1 9 2 6 to date, are r e c o m m e n d e d 

f o r l i b r a r i e s d e s i r i n g completeness. 

Foreign Language Journals 

O f the f o r e i g n l a n g u a g e e n g i n e e r i n g 

j o u r n a l s , Forschung auf dem Gebiete des 

Ingenieurwesens, ausgabe B, on the evi-

dence in T a b l e s V I I and V I I I , is desirable 

in a c o m p l e t e set. T h i s j o u r n a l i n c l u d e s 

a v a l u a b l e s u p p l e m e n t , Forschungsheft, 

w h i c h c o n t a i n s m o n o g r a p h i c papers. 

VDI: Zeitschrift des Vereines deutscher 

ingenieur, 1 9 0 0 to date, is r e c o m m e n d e d . 

T h i s is a g e n e r a l e n g i n e e r i n g j o u r n a l of 

a type not f o u n d in the U n i t e d States. 

O f the t w o g e n e r a l science j o u r n a l s 

listed in T a b l e s V I I and V I I I , the Pro-

ceedings of the R o y a l S o c i e t y , L o n d o n , 

Series A, Mathematical and Physical Sci-

ences, is r e c o m m e n d e d f o r all libraries, 

1 9 0 0 to date. Comptes Rendus Heb-

dornadaires de l ' l n s t i t u t de F r a n c e , 

A c a d e m i e des Sciences, because of the in-

conclusiveness of its articles and its h i g h 

price of s e v e n t y - f i v e d o l l a r s per y e a r , is 

not r e c o m m e n d e d f o r the e n g i n e e r i n g col-

lege l i b r a r y , but it is desirable in the l a r g e 

u n i v e r s i t y l i b r a r y . 

T h e Journal of Agricultural Science, 

published by C a m b r i d g e U n i v e r s i t y , is 

r e c o m m e n d e d o n l y f o r the u n i v e r s i t y 

w h i c h i n c l u d e s a g r i c u l t u r e in its c u r -

r i c u l u m . 

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