Carlsbad, California February 16, 2006 The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has announced that its award-winning scientific journal, Gems & Gemology, is now offering its entire archive of 19341980 back issues free through its website at www.gia.edu.
Even during its early years as a small black-and-white publication, Gems & Gemology was a forum for groundbreaking gemmological research. The journal featured seminal articles on identification techniques, new gem localities, and synthetics and imitations. Regular contributors included some of the world's most influential gemmologists, such as Basil W. Anderson, Edward J. Gübelin, and Robert Webster, as well as GIA's own Richard T. Liddicoat and G. Robert Crowningshield.
To obtain free, unlimited electronic access to Gems & Gemology's entire archive of 19341980 back issues, go to www.gia.edu/gemsandgemology and click on the "Issues 19341980" button. PDF files of all 192 issues are provided, exactly as they appeared on the printed page.
The "Issues 19341980" page also contains a useful guide to the first 35 years of G&G: searchable subject and author indexes for every issue through 1968 (the final 12 years are still in preparation). These indexes were compiled as a gift to gemmology by a pair of distinguished academics, Dr. Richard V. Dietrich of Central Michigan University and the late Dr. Alfred A. Levinson of the University of Calgary.
To order Gems & Gemology, go to www.gia.edu/gemsandgemology or contact Circulation Coordinator Debbie Ortiz toll-free at 800-421-7250, ext. 7142. Outside the U.S. and Canada, call 760-603-4000, ext. 7142.
About GIA: An independent non-profit organisation, the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) is recognised as the world's foremost authority in gemmology. Established in 1931, GIA has translated its expert knowledge into the most respected gemmological education available. In 1953, the Institute created the International Diamond Grading System which, today, is recognized by virtually every professional jeweller in the world. Through research, education, gemmological laboratory services, and instrument development, the Institute is dedicated to ensuring the public trust in gems and jewellery by upholding the highest standards of integrity, academics, science, and professionalism. Media queries contact: Laura Simanton 760-603-4112.
Image: [Gems & Gemology is offering its archive of back issues from 1934 to 1980 for free online.
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23rd March 2006