To alleviate the laborious preliminary work of determining if work already has been done toward solving a corrosion problem and summarizing available information relative to a possible solution the National Association of Corrosion Engineers provides several assists to the investigator. They are :
These services are designed to help the researcher progress through the four steps to the solution of a corrosion problem: 1) Determine if a similar problem has occurred, and how it was solved and if the solution was adequate; 2) If the problem is new or unsolved, summarize available information indicating a solution; 3) Plan a program to supply needed data and carry it out and 4) Formulate and apply a solution.
Of the three means provided by NACE related to abstracts, the biennial compilation—Bibliographic Survey of Corrosion—has the disadvantage of containing only abstracts up to three or four years prior to publication date. In this fast-moving...
