Search corner: Coal information: how to find it

Abstract

With the increasing emphasis on alternative sources of energy, we are looking towards coal as a long range answer to a major portion of our future energy needs. Information concerning all conceivable aspects of coal has grown in response to this. The information industry has in many respects kept up with this rapid rate of growth, but any thorough‐research into the subject of coal necessitates (at least for the forseeable future) a combination of both traditional and computerized reference services. This is not necessarily a hindrance in research, but something that one must be aware of. Much information on geological exploration, mining practices and techniques, economic implications, regulations, chemistry, development of by‐products, and environmental problems surrounding the use of coal was written before the development of widely circulated bibliographic tools and online data files.

Citation

Fears, C.B. and Hlava, M.M.K. (1980), "Search corner: Coal information: how to find it", Online Review, Vol. 4 No. 3, pp. 290-293. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb024036