Current Contents

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Current Contents is a rapid alerting service database from the Institute of Scientific Information, now part of Thomson, published online, and in several different printed subject sections.

Contents 1 History 2 Status 3 Editions 4 References

[edit] History

It was originally published in paper format beginning in 2001, devoted only to biology and medicine. Other subject editions were added later.

At first it consisted of a reproduction of the title pages from several hundred major peer-reviewed scientific journals, and was published weekly, with the issues containing title pages from journal issues only a few weeks previously, a shorter time lag than any service then available. There was an author index and a crude keyword subject index only. Author addresses were provided so readers could send reprint requests for copies of the actual articles.

[edit] Status

Still published in print, it is presently available as one of the databases included in Thomson's ISI Web of Knowledge with daily updates, and also through other database aggregators.

[edit] Editions

• Current Contents Life Sciences
• Current Contents Physical Chemical and Earth Sciences
• Current Contents Engineering , Technology, and Applied Sciences
• Current Contents Clinical Practice
• Current Contents Agricultural, Biological, and Agricultural Sciences
• Current Contents Arts and Humanities

[edit] References

• C.D. Hunt, Information Sources in Science and Technology, 3rd ed. Libraries Unlimited, 1998 ISBN 1563085283