Excerpt from Critical Evaluation of Data in the Physical Sciences: A Status Report on the National Standard Reference Data System, January 1977 The last report on the status of the National Standard Reference Data System appeared nearly two years ago. Since that time a number of new data projects have been started, and the management structure of the Office of Standard Reference Data has been substantially changed in order to focus more strongly on the use of reference data in the attack on important national problems. The progress of the system, the plans for the future, and the relationship of the National Standard Reference Data System to other organizations are summarized in this Status Report. The National Standard Reference Data System is intended to provide a basic service to the entire scientific and technical community of the United States. The success of the program depends very critically on feedback from the users of the output. We welcome all comments, suggestions, and criticisms on the program. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.