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About the Polymer Library
Welcome to
the Rapra Polymer Library, an online library providing
valuable information to the rubber, plastics, adhesives and
composite industries.
We’ll help you find the information you need,
without having to wade through the information you don’t,
saving you time, money and a lot of
frustration!
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Facts and figures
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Over 900,000 records dating back as far as 1972 |
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This equates to approx. 2.5 million pages of original, published, literature |
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Approximately 32,000 new records added every year (roughly 1,200 every two weeks) |
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Source material
Source
materials include over 300
journals, together with conference papers, specifications
and standards, books, reports, press releases, company
literature, data sheets and directories. We also have Patent
records from 1994 - 2001.
Coverage is fully international with source material in a
wide range of languages from 30 different countries including
North America, Australia, Europe, Japan and China.
Should you know of further material
that may be of interest to the Polymer Library then please
contact our helpdesk
You will find a number of different abstract
and record types on the database, which have a variety of
displays depending upon the content.
We have selected a few sample titles for certain topics to give you an indication of the type of records we hold.
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Why we’re better
than an internet search engine!
We only take
articles relating to polymers, and our specialist abstractors
provide thorough and accurate keywords, therefore your search
results will more extensive, but with fewer false hits.
We only take published information, so the articles
have probably been selected by an editor and may be peer
reviewed whereas anybody can post anything on the internet.
Many technical articles are unlikely to appear on the internet
for free - it’s not in the publishers' interest!
Virtually all items mentioned in the Polymer Library can be ordered directly
from us via our Document
Delivery service. Many can be downloaded instantly, others
can be e-mailed, faxed or posted within 24 hours.
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How to access the Polymer Library
When you choose to enter the database you will be
asked for a User ID and Password. If you do not have a
password but would like to obtain one, then please see the subscription details section.
The Polymer Library can be accessed
via a number of external hosts, which enable multi-database
searching, alternative retrieval methods and a variety of
reporting functions:
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Coverage
All aspects of the science, technology and business of polymeric industries are covered, including:
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