International Metallurgical Classification : a Tool for Increasing, Efficiency in the Exchange of Experience in Iron and Steel Field

Abstract

THE problem of technical and scientific docuuientation is becoming more and more complex,because of the rapidly increasing number of new publications. According to a rough evaluation,about two million new items are pub- lished throughout the world every year : books, articles, miscellaneous publications. In order to cope with this problem, centres and organisations of technologists and scientists, together with experts in documentation, are established in all countries.I would mention here, for instance, the Indian National Scientific Documentation Centre (Insdoc), estab-lished it few years ago, whiclt is carrying out excellent work and is already known the world over.