Publishing the Dictionary of Scientific Biography

Abstract

[The Dictionary of Scientific Biography, the “Landmark” reference work featured in this issue of RSR, is treated from two perspectives. Charles Scribner, Jr. describes the genesis of the DSB and provides some anecdotal and philosophical background about the deliberations and difficulties that culminated in this important reference resource. Sheldon T. Miller reviews the DSB and comments that it is hard to remember how historians of science managed before its publication. We present two views of the DSB which should provide its users with a broader understanding of how it was developed and how it can be used. Kathleen Heim]

Citation

Scribner, C. (1981), "Publishing the Dictionary of Scientific Biography", Reference Services Review, Vol. 9 No. 2, pp. 7-9. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb048703