Problems Posed by an Expanding Technical Literature

A quantitative estimate is made of the magnitude of the world's electronics and electrical engineering journal literature problem. By the use of a number of basic sources of information, a composite picture is established to show total volume, linguistic and national origins, degree of coverage by the abstracting and indexing services, and the availability of special information centers. Some criticism is directed at the electrical engineering professional societies for not taking more positive action on this problem of concern to their entire membership. The paper concludes with suggestions for coping with this general problem.