116 Using the Engineering Literature, Second Edition
has been a mainstay for chemists, biochemists, and engineers at academic, industrial, and
government institutions since publication of the rst edition in 1949. Because each edition
focuses on currently relevant topics, research libraries will hold all print editions. This is
especially important as lawyers and consultants, for example, use it for state-of-the-art in
litigation and/or patent support. New and revised articles are posted monthly; older ver-
sions of such articles may still be accessed in an archived form. The electronic version
allows browsing by either article title (pull-down menu … ablative materials to zone ren-
ing) or article subject (pull-down menu … analytical tech ...