1 Landmarks and Milestones in the History of Biological Abstracts/BIOSIS. - 2 The Historical Origins of Biological Abstracts Precursors-19171925 Botanical Abstracts and Abstracts of Bacteriology. - 3 The Founding of Biological Abstracts The Concept and the Publication. - 4 Coexistence with a Time Bomb. - 5 The Years of Crisis. - 6 Consolidation and Growth The Introduction of Electronic Data Processing. - 7 The Computerization of Biological Abstracts. - 8 The Mechanization of Biological AbstractslBIOSIS. - 9 Planning for the Next Fifty Years. - 10 Housing Biological Abstracts for a Half-Century. - 11 Biological Abstracts/BIOSIS as a Leader in National and International Cooperation. - 12 The Trustees of Biological Abstracts 19271976. - References. Language: English