V O L U M E 2 4, NO. 1, J A N U A R Y
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T H E Committee on Infrared Ab sorption Spectra about which we wrote in October, has issued the following interim report: About the first of September 1951, an announcement of the formation of this committee, its objectives and personnel was sent to about 1200 workers in the field of infra red spectroscopy. This figure rep resents about 370 organizations that sent representatives to the Colum bus symposium. Included with the announcement was a questionnaire for use by the committee in esti mating the number of sets of punch cards 1o be printed and the extent of the punching to be put on the cards prior to distribution. Eightyfour letters and questionnaires were returned (23% of the possible 370). 71 of which expressed definite in terest. On the basis of these re turns, the cost of compound cards is estimated to be of the order of 10 cents each and bibliography cards of the order of 5 cents each. The 71 quessionnaires are tabu lated as follows: Interested in compound cards At 2Γ) cents per card 21 At 15 cents per card 30 At 10 cents per card 12 No price indicated 4 Extra sets Total number of sets of compound cards Interested in bibliography cards At 15 cents per card 14 At 10 cents per card 23 At 5 cents per card 18 No price indicated 3 Laboratories which can contribute spectra Estimated number of spectra which will be available the first year Number of laboratories wishing compound cards completely punched Number of laboratories wishing compound cards punched except for wave length Number of laboratories wishing compound cards completely unpunched
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48 2900 51 10 6
There is a probability that there will be a fair amount of duplication of the spectra from the 48 labora tories, so that the 2900 spectra available the first year will yield somewhat fewer than that number of spectra for publication. There are available, however, more spectra than can probably be processed during the first year's activity. The responding laboratories may be grouped into the following types: University laboratories, % Government laboratories (50% military), % Industrial laboratories, %
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