Linking the U.S. National Technical Information Service with Academic and Public Libraries

Linking the U.S. National Technical Information Service with Academic and Public Libraries
Author: Charles R. McClure
Publisher: Praeger
Total Pages: 288
Release: 1986
Genre: Computers
ISBN:

Two underlying assumptions of this volume are that academic and public libraries can serve as effective intermediaries between the U.S. National Technical Information Service (NTIS) and library clientele, and that NTIS believes academic and public libraries, as well as their clientele, may comprise markets for expanding the number of people who might use and purchase NTIS information services and products. As such this volume fills a void in the literature regarding the operations and activities of the NTIS. Due to a broad range of factors discussed throughout the volume, academic and public libraries are unable to serve as effective intermediaries between NTIS and library clientele. The link between NTIS and the academic and public library professional community can be improved through a carefully developed and implemented plan.

1979-1990

1979-1990
Author: Henryk Sawoniak
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Total Pages: 1284
Release: 2012-02-14
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 3110975068

Academic Library Use of NTIS

Academic Library Use of NTIS
Author: Charles R. McClure
Publisher: National Technical Information Services (NTIS)
Total Pages: 76
Release: 1986
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN:

Intended to assist academic librarians and other information professionals in better exploiting the information resources available through the National Technical Information Service (NTIS), this two-part manual offers practical suggestions and strategies for making NTIS information services and products available through academic libraries. Suggestions to increase academic librarians' awareness of and access to NTIS services and products are offered in the first section of the manual, including development of a knowledge base of NTIS services and products; taking into account the basic considerations of access, bibliographic control, and microfiche use; development of collections of NTIS materials; promotion of NTIS materials within and outside the library; development of an NTIS service plan; and increasing the use of NTIS materials. This portion of the text is supplemented with 6 figures, and 21 references are provided. The second part of the manual, which identifies core collections of NTIS reports, reference materials, microfiche, diskettes, and magnetic tapes within 16 major subject areas, is intended to help librarians in any setting determine which NTIS titles are significant for particular subject areas and to allow librarians to better integrate NTIS materials into their collections. Indexes by NTIS document title and by order number are included. Instructions for searching OCLC for NTIS materials and an NTIS order form are appended. (KM)

Information Sources in Grey Literature

Information Sources in Grey Literature
Author: Peter Auger
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2017-06-12
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 3110977230

The aim of each volume of this series Guides to Information Sources is to reduce the time which needs to be spent on patient searching and to recommend the best starting point and sources most likely to yield the desired information. The criteria for selection provide a way into a subject to those new to the field and assists in identifying major new or possibly unexplored sources to those who already have some acquaintance with it. The series attempts to achieve evaluation through a careful selection of sources and through the comments provided on those sources.

Department of Commerce Technology Programs

Department of Commerce Technology Programs
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Subcommittee on Science, Research, and Technology
Publisher:
Total Pages: 580
Release: 1990
Genre: Competition, International
ISBN:

Informing the Nation

Informing the Nation
Author: United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment
Publisher: U.S. Government Printing Office
Total Pages: 356
Release: 1988
Genre: Depository libraries
ISBN:

NASA/DOD Aerospace Knowledge Diffusion Research Project. Report 6: The Relationship Between the Use of US Government Technical Reports by US Aerospace Engineers and Scientists and Selected Institutional and Sociometric Variables

NASA/DOD Aerospace Knowledge Diffusion Research Project. Report 6: The Relationship Between the Use of US Government Technical Reports by US Aerospace Engineers and Scientists and Selected Institutional and Sociometric Variables
Author:
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 352
Release: 1991
Genre:
ISBN: 142898304X

A study was undertaken that investigated the relationship between the use of U.S. government technical reports by U.S. aerospace engineers and scientists and selected institutional and sociometric variables. Survey research is the methodology used for the study. Data were collected by means of a self- administered mail questionnaire. The approximately 34 000 members of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) served as the study population. The response rate for the survey was 70 percent. A dependent relationship was found to exist between the use of U.S. government technical reports and three of the institutional variables (academic preparation, years of professional aerospace work experience, and technical discipline). The use of U.S. government technical reports was found to be independent of all of the sociometric variables. The institutional variables best explain the use of U.S. government technical reports by U.S. aerospace engineers and scientists.