1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910455179303321

Autore

Wagner Caroline S

Titolo

Global science & technology information [[electronic resource] ] : a new spin on access / / Caroline S. Wagner, Allison Yezril

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Monica, CA, : Science and Technology Policy Institute, RAND, 1999

ISBN

0-8330-4348-X

0-585-24550-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (84 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

YezrilAllison

Disciplina

338.97306

Soggetti

Science - United States - Information services - Evaluation

Technology - United States - Information services - Evaluation

Government information agencies - United States - Evaluation

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"MR-1079-NSF"--P. [4] of cover.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 73-76).

Nota di contenuto

""PREFACE""; ""FIGURE AND TABLES""; ""SUMMARY""; ""AN EVOLVING GOVERNMENT ROLE IN PROVIDING ISTI""; ""DETERMINING GLOBAL ASSESSMENT NEEDS FOR THE FUTURE""; ""OPTIONS FOR RESPONDING TO THE THIRD TRANSITION""; ""ACCOUNTING FOR SUCCESS""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""ABBREVIATIONS""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""OBJECTIVE AND APPROACH""; ""BACKGROUND""; ""DEFINITIONS""; ""ORGANIZATION OF THIS REPORT""; ""THE HISTORY OF PROVIDING ISTI SERVICES: RESPONDING TO CHANGING NEEDS""; ""THE ORIGINS OF GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT: THE TRANSITION""

""MEETING THE JAPANESE CHALLENGE: THE SECOND TRANSITION""""A THIRD TRANSITION IN THE DEMAND FOR ISTI SERVICES""; ""The Globalization of Industry""; ""U.S. Technological Strength""; ""The Information Revolution""; ""DETERMINING GLOBAL ASSESSMENT NEEDS FOR THE FUTURE""; ""INTERVIEW METHODOLOGY""; ""RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS ABOUT TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT GENERALLY (QUESTIONS 8� 14)""; ""Other Sources of ISTI and Their Usefulness (Questions 8, 9, and 12)""; ""Future Needs for ISTI Services (Questions 10, 11, and 13)""; ""RESPONSES BY USER CATEGORY""; ""CONCLUSIONS""



""OPTIONS FOR RESPONDING TO USER NEEDS""""NEW CHALLENGES FOR GOVERNMENT IN PROVIDING ISTI NEEDS""; ""GOVERNMENT OPTIONS FOR MEETING THE NEEDS OF THE THIRD-TRANSITION USERS""; ""Applying New Tools: Information Gathering and Coordination""; ""Applying New Tools: Seeking Expert Judgment""; ""Applying New Tools: Dissemination""; ""SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""ASSESSING THE OUTPUTS AND OUTCOMES OF GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT""; ""A NEW ERA OF ACCOUNTABILITY""; ""Applying Measures to Assessment Activities""; ""Qualitative Measures""; ""Quantitative Measures""; ""Impact Measures""

""Matching Measurement Tools to Goals""""Setting Goals and Measuring Progress for an Alternative Approach""; ""RESULTS OF RESPONSE TO WTEC QUESTIONS ON STUDY USER INTERVIEWS""; ""HISTORY OF THE JTEC AND WTEC""; ""WTEC OPERATIONS""; ""WTEC CUSTOMERS AND SPONSORS""; ""Government Sponsors""; ""ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF WTEC REPORTS""; ""WTEC QUESTION RESPONSES""; ""Familiarity with WTEC/JTEC (Questions 1 and 2)""; ""The Usefulness of the Reports (Questions 3 and 4)""; ""Quality and Impact (Questions 5, 6, and 7)""; ""Response by Type of User""; ""WTEC-SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS""

""LIST OF WTEC REPORTS AND TABLES OF CITATIONS""""SERVICES PROVIDING SOURCES OF ISTI INFORMATION""; ""GOVERNMENT SOURCES OF ISTI""; ""Literature Reviews and Monitoring""; ""Snapshot Assessments""; ""Analytic Reports on Technology""; ""NONGOVERNMENT SOURCES OF ISTI""; ""SRI""; ""MCC""; ""ATIP""; ""FOREIGN SOURCES""; ""Journals and Publications""; ""EXAMPLES OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL ASSESSMENTS FROM SRI, MCC, ONR (ASIA AND EUROPE), AND ATIP""; ""SRI""; ""MCC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES""; ""ONR ASIA REPORTS""; ""ONR EUROPE NEWSLETTERS""; ""ATIP PUBLIC REPORTS""; ""BIBLIOGRAPHY""



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Record Nr.

UNISA996385274203316

Autore

Scott John <1639-1695.>

Titolo

The Christian life . Part III [[electronic resource] ] : wherein the great duties of justice, mercy, and mortification are fully explained and inforced, vol. IV / / by John Scott .

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Printed by R.N. for Walter Kettilby ..., 1698

Edizione

[The second edition.]

Descrizione fisica

[18], 316, [5] p

Soggetti

Christian life - Anglican authors

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Reproduction of original in Union Theological Seminary Library, New York.

Table of contents: p. [7]-[18]

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0160