Table Of ContentGENERATION, COMPILATION, EVALUATION
AND DISSEMINATION OF DATA
FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
The Proceedings of the Fourth
International CO DATA Conference
held at Tsakhcadzor, Armenian SSR, June 24th-June 27th 1974
edited by
BERTRAND DREYFUS
Executive Secretary Commitee on Data for
Science and Technology {CODATA), Paris
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FOREWORD
The Committee on Data for Science and Technology (CODATA)
has so far organized four international conferences· The
first and second were held in Arnoldshain, Federal Republic
of Germany (30 June - 5 July 1968) and in St. Andrews,
Scotland (7-11 September 1970), respectively. No proceedings
were published but brief reports appeared in CODATA Newsletter
No.l (October 1968) and No.5 (1970). The Proceedings of the
3rd Conference held in Le Creusot, France in June 1972 were
published in August 1973
and copies may be ordered from the CODATA Secretariat, 51
boulevard de Montmorency, F-75016 Paris, France.
The Fourth International CODATA Conference was held in
the Tsakhcadzor Olympic Village about 100 kms north of
Yerevan, the capital of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic.
160 participants from 19 countries spent five days
together in agreeable surroundings and the isolated character
of the centre gave added stimulus for informal meetings
outside the formal sessions.
These proceedings comprise not only practically all the
papers, but also the discussion remarks made during the formal
sessions. The author index on page 169 contains not only
the names of the authors of papers but also the names of all
those who took part in the discussions.
The first and second CODATA Conferences and to a large
extent the third one were mainly devoted to the conventional
areas of CODATA activity, namely the fields of physics,
chemistry and allied subjects. A glance at the table of
contents of this volume will show that, in accordance with
the widened scope of CODATA, nearly one half of the Tsakhcadzor
Conference was devoted to the biological sciences, to geology,
geophysics, geography, astronomy and - another important
innovation - to data of importance to industry.
CODATA1s original areas of interest were represented by
the last two sessions dealing respectively with spectroscopic
and thermodynamic data while the first two sessions of the
conference gave up-to-date reviews on data centres and, in
particular, on the use of computers in a variety of data
activities.
We are grateful to the authors for providing texts of
their contributions and for reading the proofs. Our special
thanks are due to M. Bertrand Dreyfus, Executive Secretary
of CODATA, whose broad scientific background enabled him to
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deal effectively-and painstakingly-with the many aspects of
the editorial work. In this he was ably assisted by Mrs.
Phyllis Glaeser - herself a science graduate - who in
addition was responsible for the general format of the volume
and preparation of the camera-ready copy. The result of
their efforts is an eminently readable volume which, we
believe, will be regarded for many years to come as an
indispensable contribution to data literature.
Edgar F. Westrum Jr.
June 1975 Secretary General of CODATA
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PROGRAMME
Tsakhcadzor Olympic Village, near Yerevan
Armenian S. S. R. U. S. S. R.
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June 24 - June 27, 1974
Monday, June 24, 1974
OPENING CEREMONIAL SESSION
Co-chairmen: Prof, V.V. Sytchev (USSR), Prof, E.F. Westrum, Jr, (USA)
Pref. V.A, Ambartsumian (USSR), Past President ICSU
Frnf, V.V. Sytchev (USSR), Vice-Chairman U,S,S,R, Organizing Committee
Prof. B. Vodar (France), President CODATA
DATA CENTRES IN VARIOUS FIELDS
Co-chairmen: Dr. R. N, Jones (Canada)
Dr. A. Wysocki (UNESCO)
The NSRDS Experience - Dr. David R. Lide, Jr., National Standard Reference Data Service, Washington, D.C,
State Service of Standard Reference Data - Dr, L,M, Zaks Director, All-Onion Research Institute of
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Metrological Service, Moscow, U,S.S,R,
Experience and International Cooperation of Nuclear Data Centre at Obninsk - Prof, L,N* Usatchev, Nuclear Data
Centre, Obninsk, U.S.S.R.
Network of Data Centres for Dissemination of Data - Prof, M, Kotani, Science University of Tokyo, Japan
Short communications:
Problems of a Specialized Data Evaluation Centre - Dr, 0. Kennard, Cry stallographic Data Centre,
Cambridge., U.K.
Presentation of Gaphyor: A Data Bank System for the Physics of Gases - Prof, Y.L, Delcroix & Mr,
(I. Matthieussent, Université Paris-Sud, Orsay, France
U.S.S.R. Research on Quantitative Kinetics - Academician V.N, Kondratiev, Institute of Chemical
Physics, Leningrad, U.S.S.R.
COMPUTER USAGE IN DATA SYSTEM ORGANIZATION
Co-chairmen: Prof. G. Black (UK)
Prof. Yu. Drobyshev (USSR)
Computer Task Group Report on the Freiburg Man/Machine Symposium - Dr. 0, Kennard
Role of the Regional Computer Centre in Reference Data Problems - -Prof. T. Shimanouchi, University of
Tokyo, Japan
Long-distance Handling of the Chemical Data Bank in Novosibirsk - Prof, Yu, Drobyshev, Computer Center,
Siberian Branch of the USSR Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, U,S.S,R,
On the Rules of Numerical Data Publication in the Primary Literature - Prof, D,0, Avetùsian Prof, L.F.
Sarukhanian, Institute of Scientific and Technical Information, Yerevan, U.S.S.R,
Introduction to and Presentation of Motion Pictures on Data Banks - Dr. /?. L, Wigington, Chemical
Abstracts Service, Columbus, Ohio, U.S.A.
Short communication:
Polish Work on Information Systems - Dr, J. Maluszynski, Regional Centre of Informatics, Technical
University, Poznan, Poland.
Tuesday, June 25, 1974
DATA CENTERS FOR INDUSTRIAL NEEDS
Co-chairmen: Prof. H. Jancke (GDR)
Prof. Y.S. Touloukian (USA)
Establishment of a Data Centre for the National Laboratories for Industry at the New Science City -
Tsukuba - Dr. Y. Mashiko, National Chemical Laboratory for Industry, Tokyo, Japan
Thermodynamic Data for Engineering - Dr. A. Bylicki S Dr. S. Malanowski, Institute of Physical Chemistry,
Warsaw, Poland
The Information System for Materials and Economic Use of Materials in the GDR - Dr. K, Göttlich (presented
by Dr. W. Künzel) - Amt für Standardisierung Messwesen und Warenprüfung der GDR, Berlin, G.D.R.
User Aggregation for Data Center Development - Dr, J, Murdock, Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus,
Ohio, U.S.A.
Management of Technical Data Within Industry - Mr. R. W. Mclntyre, Rolls Royce (1971) Ltd,, Bristol, U,K,
Data Center for Thermodynamic Properties of Hydrocarbons and Oils - Dr, S,D, Labinov, Thermodynamic Data
Center, Kiev, U.S.S.R.
FORMULATION OF CODATA'S ROLE IN MEETING THE NEEDS OF THE BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Co-chairmen: Dr. K.P. Ivanov (USSR)
Dr. C. Schäfer (GFR)
Characteristics of Data Collected by the Conservation Section of IBP, How They Will Meet Needs of
Life Scientists, and How CODATA Can Assist in Fulfilling Needs - Dr. G.L. Radford, International
<!r.i'*n for the Conservation of Nature S Natural Resources, Huntington, U.K.
i'L-rspectives of a National (German) Biological Information and Data Center - Dr. C, Schäfer,
Piologie-Dokumentation, Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg, Frankfurt, G.F.R.
Activities of the World Federation for Culture Collections as Related to Needs of the Working Scientist
for Non-Numerical Data - Dr. V.B.D. Skerman, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Australia
revaluation of Numerical Data in Biology and Biological Data Centers - Dr, Κ,Ρ, Ivanov, Pavlov Institute
of Physiology, Leningrad, U.S.S.R.
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Wednesday, June 26, 1974
FORMULATION OF CODATA'S ROLE IN MEETING THE NEEDS OF THE GEOLOGICAL, GEOPHYSICAL, GEOGRAPHICAL, AND
ASTRONOMICAL SCIENCES
Co-chairmen: Prof. I.G, Magakian (USSR)
Prof. P. Melchior (Belgium)
Characteristics of Data Required by Geophysicists - Prof, P, Melchior, Observatoire Royal de Belgique,
Brüssel s Belgium
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World Data Center A - Dr, A. H. Shapley, Environmental Data Service, National Oceanic & Atmospheric
Administration, Boulder, Colorado, U.S.A.
Characteristics of Data Required by Geologists; How Needs Are Being Met - Dr, G,Y, Craig, Grant Institute
of Geology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland
Cooperation in the Provision of Astronomical Data - Dr, G,A, Wilkins, Royal Greenwich Observatory,
Sussex, £/. λ'.
Spatial Data Characteristics and Handling Techniques - Dr. R.F. Tomlinson, International Geographical
Union, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Short communications:
The Role of Data Banks in Astronomy: Experience with the Stellar Data Center in Strasbourg -
Prof. J, Jung, Observatoire de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
Appreciation of Reliability of Astronomical Data Processing by Computer - Dr, R,A, Sarksian A
Dr. V.S, Khitrova, Computer Center, Academy of Sciences of the Armenian S.S.R., Yerevan, U.S.S.R.
Standardization of Sky Radiosources for Guarantee of Unity of Radiotechnical Measurements -
Dr. P.M. Geruny, Academy of Sciences of the Armenian S.S.R., Yerevan, U.S.S.R,
On Numerical Data of Earth's Physical Parameters - Prof. A.G. Aslanyan, Academy of Sciences of the
Armenian S.S.R., Yerevan, U.S.S.R,
PROGRESS IN HANDLING SPECTROSCOPIC DATA
Co-chairmen: Dr. D. R. Lide, Jr. (USA)
Prof. C.N.R. Rao (India)
Molecular Spectral Data Center of Novosibirsk - Dr, V.A. Koptyug, Institute of Organic Chemistry,
Siberian Branch of the USSR Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, U.S.S.R.
Recent Developments in the Display, Evaluation, and Storage of Molecular Spectral Data - Dr. R. N. Jones,
National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Canada
Spectra and Spectroscopic Properties of Diatomic Molecules - Dr. R. F. Barrow, Physical Chemistry
Laboratory, Oxford, U.K.
Some Recent and Ongoing Compilations of Atomic Spectral Data - Dr. W.C. Martin, National Bureau of
Standards, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
Short communications:
Standardization and Accumulation of Data Used in Interpretation of Molecular Spectra - Dr. M.A.
Elfyashevich, Minsk University, Minsk, U.S.S.R, S Dr, L.A. Gribov, Vemadsky Institute of
Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, USSR Academy of Sciences, Moscow, U.S.S.R.
Measurement Methods of Transition Probabilities in Faculté des Sciences of Brest - Prof. A.
Johannin-Gilles, Faculté des Sciences, Brest, France
Thursday, June 27, 1974
PROGRESS IN HANDLING THERMODYNAMIC DATA
Co-chairmen: I. Ansara (France)
L.V. Gurvich (USSR)
Academy of Science Series of Reference Books on Thermodynamic Properties of Substances - Dr. V.'P. Glushko,
Academy of Sciences of the U.S.S.R,, Moscow, U,S,S,R,
Key Values for Thermodynamics: A Project Servicing Science and Industry - Prof, S, Sunner, Thermochemistry
Laboratory, Chemical Center, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
The IUPAC Thermodynamic Tables Project - Dr. S, Angus, IUPAC Thermodynamic Tables Project Centre,
Imperial College of Science and Technology, London, U.K.
Thermophysical Data Project - Prof. Y. S. Touloukian, Thermophyeical Properties Research Center,
Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S.A.
Short communications:
Automatic Search System in IHT Thermophysical Center - Prof. E.E. Shpilrain & Prof. K.A. Jakimovich,
Institute of High Temperatures, Moscow, U.S.S.R,
Computer Analysis of Thermochemical Data - Dr, J.B. Pedley, University of Sussex, Brighton, Sussex, U.K,
The Compilation and Critical Analysis of Thermodynamic Data for Ternary Alloy Systems - Dr, I. Ansara,
Laboratoire de Thermodynamique et Physico-Chimie Métallurgiques, St. Martin d'Hères, France
Data for Solid State Physics Obtained by Neutron Scattering - Dr. I. Sosnowska, Institute of Experimen-
tal Physics, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
Soviet Commission on Thermodynamic Data - Prof. V.V. Sytchev, CODATA Delegate, USSR Academy of Sciences,
Moscow, U.S.S.R.
Data Tables for Metallic Mixtures - Prof. M. Laffitte, Institut de Microcalorimétrie du C.N.R.S., Marseille,
France
CLOSING REMARKS
Prof. L. V, Gurvich (USSR) - Programme Chairman
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LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
Name Institute Address
K.A. Abgaryan Moscow Engineering Institute Moscow
for Aviation U.S.S.R.
G. Adomian Department of Mathematics Athens, Georgia 30601
University of Georgia U.S.A.
A.N. Akopov Academy of Sciences of Erevan
Armenian S.S.R. U.S.S.R.
V.E. Alemasov Kazan Engineering Institute Kazan
for Aviation U.S.S.R.
H.A. Alexandryan Academy of Sciences of Erevan
Armenian S.S.R. U.S.S.R.
L.A. Alexeyeva State Research Institute Moscow
of Metrological Services U.S.S.R.
H.A. Alykhanyan Institute of Electromechanics Erevan
U.S.S.R.
V.A. Ambartsumian Academy of Sciences of Erevan
Armenian S.S.R. U.S.S.R.
S. Angus IUPAC Thermodynamic Tables London SW7 2AY
Project Centre England
Imperial College of Science
and Technology
I. Ansara Laboratoire de Thermo- B.P. 44 Domaine Universi-
dynamique et Physico- taire
Chimie Métallurgiques 38401 St. Martin d'Hères
France
A.G. Aslanyan Academy of Sciences of Erevan
Armenian S.S.R. U.S.S.R.
Ts.M. Avakyan Academy of Sciences of Erevan
Armenian S.S.R. U.S.S.R.
E.G. Azaryan Academy of Sciences of Erevan
Armenian S.S.R. U.S.S.R.
V.F. Baibuz Institute of High Temperatures Moscow
U.S.S.R. Academy of Sciences U.S.S.R.
B.H. Barnett The H.W. Wilson Co. 950 University Avenue
Bronx, New York 10452
U.S.A.
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Name Institute Address
M. P. Barnett The H.W. Wilson Co. 950 University Avenue
Bronx, New York 10452
U.S.A.
R.F. Barrow Physical Chemistry Laboratory South Parks Road
Oxford OX1 3QZ
England
A.M. Belova Soviet CODATA National Comm. Moscow
U.S.S.R. Academy of Sciences U.S.S.R.
V.B. Belyanin Commission of U.S.S.R. of Moscow
Sciences on the Problem of U.S. S.R.
"Spectroscopy of Atoms and
Molecules"
L.M. Biberman Institute of High Temperatures Moscow
Academy of Sciences U. S. S. R. U.S.S.R.
G. Black University of Manchester Oxford Road
Manchester Ml3 9PL
England
G.B. Boky Institute of Geology of Ore Moscow
Deposits, Petrography, Mineral- U.S.S.R.
ogy and Geochemistry
A. Bylicki Institute of Physical Chemistry Kasprzaka 44/52
Polish Academy of Sciences 01-224 Warsaw
Poland
V. Capo rale Istituto Zooprofilattico 64100 Teramo
Italy
M. Carapezza Istituto di Geochimica Via Archirafi 36
90123 Palermo
Italy
E.R. Cohen Science Center P.O. Box 1085
Rockwell International Corp. Thousand Oaks, California 91360
U.S.A.
G. Craig Grant Institute of Geology King1 s Buildings
University of Edinburgh West Mains Road
Edinburgh EH9 3JW
Scotland
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Name Institute Address
R.A. Demirkhanov Physics Engineering Institute Sukjumi
U.S.S.R.
Y. Deniel Laboratoire de Thermodynamique Domaine Universitaire
et Physico-Chimie Métallurgique B.P. 44
38401 St. Martin d'Hères
France
E.F. Denisov Institute of Chemical Physics Moscow
U. S. S. R. Academy of Sciences U. S. S. R.
V.V. Dorokhov Physics Engineering Institute Sukjumi
U.S.S.R.
E.K. Dregulias Therrnodynamic Data Center Kiev
U.S.S.R.
U. P. Drobyshev Computer Centre, Siberian Branch Novosibirsk
of U.S.S.R. Academy of Sciences U.S.S.R.
Z. Dunajski Institute for Organization and ul. Krakowej Rady Narodowej 55
Management Warsaw
Polish Academy of Sciences and Poland
Ministry of Science, Technology,
and Higher Education
D.L. Duncan International Union of Nutrition Bucksburn, Aberdeen AB2 9SB
Sciences Scotland
Commonwealth Bureau of Nutrition
M.A. Elyashevich Corresponding member of Minsk
Academy of Sciences of U.S.S.R.
Byelorussian S.S.R.
Minsk University
V.A. Frank-Kamenetsky Leningrad University Leningrad, V-164
Department of Crystallography U.S.S.R.
A.A. Galayan Academy of Sciences of Erevan
Armenian S.S.R. U.S.S.R.
T. Golashvili Central Research Institute for P.O. Box 584
Scientific Information and Moscow G-146
Technical Economic Studies on U.S.S.R.
Atomic Science and Technology
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Name Institute Address
V.P. Golovkov Soviet Geophysics Committee Moscow
USSR Academy of Sciences U.S.S.R,
S.V. Gorbatsevich Mendeleyev All-Union Research Leningrad
Institute of Metrology U. S. S. R.
N.I. Gorbunova State Committee of Council of Moscow
Ministers on Science and U.S.S.R.
Technology
K. Göttlich Institut für Leichtbau und DDR-Ç08 Dresden
ökonomische Verwendung von Karl-Marx-Str.
Werkstoffen German Democratic Republic
L.A. Gribov Vernadsky Institute of Geo- Moscow
chemistry and Analytical U.S.S.R.
Chemist^
USSR Academy of Sciences
S.I. Grigorian Academy of Sciences of Erevan
Armenian S.S.R. U.S.S.R.
L.V. Gurvich Institute of High Temperatures Moscow
USSR Academy of Sciences U.S.S.R.
S.S. Gusev State Research Institute of Moscow
Metrological Service U.S.S.R.
D. Hadri ,fBoris Kidrich" Institute P.O. Box 380
61001 Ljubljana
Yugoslavia
V.E. Hampel Information Research Group P.O. Box 808
University of California Livermore, California 49550
Lawrence Livermore Laboratory U.S.A.
P.M. Heruny Academy of Sciences of Armenian Erevan
S.S.R. U.S.S.R.
P. Hilliev Department of Engineering 26 Lenin Bulv.
Higher Institute of Food Industry Plovdiv
Bulgaria
U.I. Ibraev Institute of High Temperatures Moscow
USSR Academy of Sciences U.S.S.R.
K.P. Ivanov Pavlov Institute of Physiology Leningrad
USSR Academy of Sciences U.S.S.R.
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