Active Library® on Corrosion. Manual

Elsevier Science B.V., the world's largest scientific publisher, and the National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE), the world's largest publisher of corrosion technology, are proud to announce the Active Library ® on Corrosion, a novel hypertext/CD-ROM product, edited by W. Bogaert and K. Agema. The Active Library ® on Corrosion has been developed by Elsevier as part of one of the projects of ESPRIT, the European Strategic Programme for Research and Development in Information Technology. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION The Active Library ® on Corrosion (ALC) presents a vast amount of practical corrosion information, consisting of text and graphics (including hundreds of full-color photographs), which you can access through hypertext linking. The ALC contains several numerical and textual databases, which can be accessed via the unique reference cube and via various search options. The ALC allows you (1) to select screen sequences for storage in document trails which can be retrieved afterwards, (2) make annotations to information screens via the sticky note editor, and (3) to print the documents selected by you. AUDIENCE The Active Library ® on Corrosion is aimed primarily at the individual corrosion engineer, but will also prove to be an indispensable educational tool for courses on corrosion, as well as an invaluable reference for scientific and technical personnel who deal with any corrosion topic. The unique user interface and functions of the ALC will also be of great interest to students and researchers in the fields of hypertext, media technology and information retrieval Content: Front Matter , Page iii Copyright , Page iv Preface , Page v I - Welcome to the Active Library ® on Corrosion , Pages xi-xviii 1 - Contents of the Active Library ® on Corrosion , Pages 1-10 2 - Basics of using the Active Library , Pages 11-21 3 - Quick tour through the Active Library ® on Corrosion , Pages 23-39 4 - Document selection , Pages 41-59 5 - Document handling , Pages 61-71 6 - The Toolbox , Pages 73-86 7 - Reading strategies for the Active Library ® on Corrosion , Pages 87-97 Appendix A - Meaning of the Toolbox icons , Page 99 Appendix B - Contents overview of the Active Library ® on Corrosion , Pages 101-115 Appendix C - System maintenance for the Active Library ® on Corrosion , Pages 117-124 Subject Index , Pages 125-127 IMPORTANT NOTICE , Page 129