Heck A. Information Handling in Astronomy 2000 torrent

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The pilot boat just moved away and'its lights are already fading towards the coast of Northeastern Queensland over which Saturn is going to set. There is still quite some time to go before dawn. The big ship has now regained her cruise speed following its roughly northwesterly route in the South Coral Sea along the chain of nearby reefs. Few people are around at this time, except a dozen early birds sharing some 'shipshaping' exercise on the top deck and taking advantage of the relative coolness of the night. On my way down to the stateroom, I cannot but stop once more in front of that elegant composition by British artist Brigid Collins (1963-) hanging in the monumental staircase between Decks 7 and 8. That piece 2 of art, a 1.8x 1.8m oil on canvas plus collage entitled Berinl in honour of the Danish explorer, gathers together many navigation-related themes of the time: Suns, Moons, planets, sky maps, astrolabes, small telescopes, as well as drawings, diagrams and charts of all kinds. It is somehow a digest of how astronomical information was then collected, made available, and used.
Information in Astronomy: The Role of the IAU
Astronomy and the News Media
Public Outreach in Astronomy: The ESO Experience
New Frontiers in NASA Data Management
The Fits Experience: Lessons Learned
The Use of the IRAF System at NOAO
Starlink
Computer-Assisted Context Analysis of Databases Containing Scientific Literature
Computational Astronomy: Current Directions and Future Perspectives
Information Handling for the Hubble Space Telescope
To be Editor in Chief of a Primary Scientific Journal
Astronomy Libraries 2000: Context, Coordination, Cooperation
Astronomy Education
Astronomy Teaching at the Open University
The Role of the Planetarium
Data Handling in the AAVSO: An Example from a Large Organization of Amateur Astronomers
From Data Files to Information Hubs: Beyond Technologies and Methodologies