Decades ago, one pathway that expanded access to chemistry's international literature was the production and distribution of translations as technical reports. Thousands of these were indexed by specialized tools, which in turn led researchers into a maze of both paper and various microformats. Two years ago, an MIT chemist asked us to locate English versions of several SciFinder citations which, although bibliographically complete for works in original languages, did not provide many clues to other versions. This presentation will briefly review the resources used to find English translations in the technical report literature; the tools' digital availability through the HathiTrust Emergency Access Temporary Service (ETAS); and how one particular resource might be used to uncover an institution’s own historical, chemical research.

Roots of finding chemical translations: Tools that uncover technical reports

ACS Fall 2021

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