BCRA > Publications > Cave Science Indexes

The BCRA Science Index is a "legacy" item and might no longer be actively maintained. It is being kept online because the information is still of value and it covers a slightly different range of journals to our other databases. The data is held on a third-party web site which might no longer be available, although some "pre-searched" lists are still accessible, but these may be very old. For searching C&KS you are advised to use the British Caving Library catalogue, or to use Google to search BCRA's pages, which you can do by typing your search string into the search box that appears at the top of each of our web pages.

There is also an online searchable index to our CREG journals (updated when each new journal is placed online) and BCRA's current periodicals all have online contents lists and downloadable content, accessible via our Bookshop page. For further information about 'archive' material please see the notes on our Bookshop page.

Also see: Searching Our Website.


On-line Indexes
  This cumulative index to all BCRA's science publications has been compiled to aid workers in searching and making use of the large volume of material that has now been published. In addition, indexes to the publications of BCRA's predecessor organisations, the BSA and the CRG, have been produced in a similar format. BCRA's peer-reviewed science journal is currently published under the title of Cave & Karst Science. The indexes are viewable online as a set of 'pre-sorted' files in Author and Subject order. You can also do your own active search by following the appropriate link below.  
  Cave Science Journals (BCRA, CRG, BSA, UBSS & WPCST)
bullet Online Search (Last modified 26 Feb 2023)
bullet Pre-searched lists and Information (Last modified 29 Sep 2009)
The Transactions of the British Cave Research Association (1974-1982; ISSN 0305-859X) was re-titled Cave Science (1982-1993; ISSN 0263-760X), and then Cave and Karst Science (from 1994; ISSN 1356-191X). The searchable index includes all the above publications as well as those of BCRA's predecessors, CRG and BSA; and the publications of William Pengelly Cave Studies Trust. In this form, the index is also available on paper (see below). The online database also includes a draft index to the Proceedings of the University of Bristol Spelæological Society.
 
  BCRA Special Interest Group Journals
bullet Online Search (Last modified 26 Feb 2023)
bullet Pre-searched lists and Information (Last modified 29 Sep 2009)
Indexes are available for the Cave Surveying Group's former journal Compass Points (ISSN 1361-8962) and the Cave Radio and Electronics Group's Journal (ISSN 1361-4800). See also: CREG search engine (updated when each new journal is placed online).
 
  Mining History
bullet Online Search (Last modified 26 Feb 2023)
bullet Pre-searched lists and Information (Last modified 29 Sep 2009)
An index to the Bulletin of the Peak District Mines Historical Society is included here, together with Memoirs/Monographs from the Northern Mine Research Society and its predecessor, the Northern Cavern and Mine Research Society. There are also many references to Mine Exploration and Mining History in the earlier journal of the British Speleological Association, 'Cave Science' (see above).
 
  Caves & Caving
bullet Contents Lists
The BCRA Bulletin (from 1973) was re-titled Caves & Caving (1979-2002; ISSN 0142-1832). Contents listings are available in an old format.
 
  Speleology
bullet Contents Lists
Caves and Caving was re-titled to Speleology ( ISSN 1478-999X) in 2003. Publication continued until 2013. A contents list for Speleology is available on-line.
 
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Paper Indexes
 

The paper edition of these indexes was published in two volumes in which each publication has a separate Author and Subject Index. Please see our Publications List. The Source material for these indexes is listed below but note that the indexes to BCRA's Cave & Karst Science and to UBSS Proceedings are only available in the online versions.

 
 
The British Cave Research Association
  Cave and Karst Science (1994 onwards) On-line index only
  Cave Science (1982 - 1993) Combined Indexes - Volume I, August 1996
  Transactions (1974 - 1981) Combined Indexes - Volume I, August 1996
The Cave Research Group
  Transactions (1948-1973) Combined Indexes - Volume I, August 1996
The British Speleological Association
  Journal: 'Cave Science'  (1947-1973) Combined Indexes - Volume II, March 1999
  Proceedings (1963-1967) Combined Indexes - Volume II, March 1999
  Journal 'Caves & Caving' (1937-1938) Combined Indexes - Volume II, March 1999
University of Bristol Spelaeological Society
  Proceedings - Part III  (1996 onwards) On-line index only
  Proceedings - Part II (1966 - 1996) On-line index only
  Proceedings - Part I (1919 - 1965) On-line index only
The William Pengelly Cave Studies Trust
  Studies in Speleology (1995 onwards) On-line index only
  Studies in Speleology (1964 - 1995) Combined Indexes - Volume II, March 1999
The Peak District Mines Historical Society
  Bulletin - Part III (2002 onwards) On-line index only
  Bulletin - Part II (1981 - 2001) On-line index only
  Bulletin - Part I (1959 - 1980) On-line index only
 
  bullet Bibliographic Data
A list of ISSNs to the above journals is available.
 
  Credits
The main cave science indexes indexes were first compiled by Peter Cousins and Graham Mullan. The indexes to Compass Points, the CREG Journal and the PDMHS Bulletin were based on earlier work by Chris Trayner, David Gibson and Dave Williams respectively. The online search engine was written in Perl by Derek Cousins; this provides the basis for a full Author-, Subject- and Title-searching facility across all the journals.
 


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