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Indexes and Abstracts
Here is an example of an abstract. Abstracts involve a 2-step process to locate the citation and summary of an article.
Space Stations

Russians launch astronauts to Mir

A177255
Determination of Space Station on-orbit nondestructive evaluation requirements A1777345
Comparison of Mir, Shuttle and Space Station habitability A185445
Step 1:
  • The topic is located in the subject index.
  • A specific article is selected and the abstract number is noted

 

Step 2:

The full citation and summary are found in the corresponding volume using the abstract number
177255 Russians launch astronauts to Mir. The historic first Russian launch of a US astronaut to the Mir space station underscores the challenges faced by the two space powers as they implement new cooperation. NASA astronaut Norman Thagard lifted off Marc. 14 at the desolate site and from the same pad that launched Sputnik and Yuri Gagarin. The new joint mission forms a physical link between Russian and US space programs. ............Covault, Craig. Aviat Week Space Technol. (New York) 142 12 Mar. 20, 1005 McGraw-Hill Inc. New York, NY, USA, p23-