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 Subject
coverage
Applications of Glass
Products
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Physics and Chemistry of the Vitreous
State
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Art of Glass
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Pollution, Environment and Recycling
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| Chemical Engineering |
Properties of Glass - Measurement
and Control Methods
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| Composite Materials |
Raw Materials
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| Glass Furnaces - Fuels and Heating Problems |
Refractories
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| History of Glass |
Statistics and Economics
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| Manufacturing Processes and Defects |
Treatment Methods
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Database
description
The GLASSFILE database covers worldwide literature related
to the scientific, technological and historical aspects of
glass and allied fields. The documents are abstracted and
indexed according to a bilingual (French – English)
thesaurus developed by the IPGA. Most of the references dated
between 1970-1985 are in French, with abstracts provided since
1975. Since 1985, all references include English translated
titles and most of the abstract are in English.
Database
producer
IPGA - INTERNATIONAL POOL OF GLASS ABSTRACTS
[http://www.glassfile.info]
This group was founded by:
Institut
du Verre
114 rue la Boétie
75008 PARIS
FRANCE
info@institutduverre.fr
Tel: (+33) 142 65 96 54
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Stazione Sperimentale
del Vetro
Via Briati, 10
30141 MURANO-VENEZIA
ITALIA
mail@spevetro.it
Tel: (+39) 41 27 37 011
Fax: (+39) 41 27 37 048
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Sources
Approximately 250 primary journals, as well as books, dissertations
and conference proceedings, are scanned for information suitable
for inclusion in the database.
Availability on Internet
| Time Span |
1971 to present |
| Database Size |
More than 90,000 references |
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Database Update |
Approximately 200 references
every 2 months |
The GLASSFILE database is available on Internet
General Information
The SDI Alert service is available. Results are sent to an
email address.
The following are available from the database producer (at
Institut du Verre, Paris):
- Glass Thesaurus in French, English or bilingual (approx. 2 770 keywords);
- List of Journals Scanned (free of charge).
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