Checking the Literature
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Reasons
Don’t reinvent the wheelAcknowledge those that came beforeLearn what is known about an objectLook for new ideasLearn how to writeGet your paper published!
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Reviewer
Will check references for accuracyWill use references for learning about a
subjectExpects good references; otherwise,
suspects your research
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Basic searching - Simbad
Best starting point for individual objectsNot perfect - many GSC stars, for example,
not catalogued. More up to date info often located elsewhere
http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/SimbadMirror at http://simbad.harvard.edu/Simbad
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Astrophysics Data System
http://adsabs.harvard.eduhttp://adsabs.harvard.edu/
abstract_service.htmlContains both recent and historical literatureRecent literature often has restrictionsOvercome restrictions via preprint, or direct
author query
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Preprint server
http://xxx.lanl.govhttp://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/astro-phSometimes used for self-publishing; don’t
even think about it!
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VizieR
http://vizier.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/VizieRhttp://vizier.cfa.harvard.edu/vizier/Best source for published data
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Specific catalogs
http://dogwood.physics.mcmaster.ca/Cepheid//HomePage.html
Downes CV catalogGoogle works wonders
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Specific surveys
ASASNSVSOGLE/MACHOSDSSTASSAAVSO database!
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Variable-star journals
IBVSJAAVSOPeremennye Zvezdy
http://www.astronet.ru/db/varstars/http://var.astro.cz/oejv
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Other resources
O-C gateway http://var.astro.cz/ocgate/index.php?lang=en
Web pages of individual researchersMaillists (cvnet, baavss, vsnet, etc.)google
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Summary
You must do literature searching before writing a paper
It is easy in the Internet Era