Government data centers [[electronic resource] ] : meeting increasing demands / / Committee on Coping with Increasing Demands on Government Data Centers, Committee on Geophysical and Environmental Data Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910456226603321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2003
• ISBN: 0-309-50721-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (71 p.)
• Disciplina: 352.3
• Soggetti: Government information agencies - United States; Public administration - United States - Data processing; Data libraries - United States; Information storage and retrieval systems - United States; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Front Matter""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary, 1""; ""1 ABOUT THE DATA CENTERS 7 ""; ""2 CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES 15 ""; "" Challenges in Data Availability and Access, 15 ""; "" Standard Translatable Formats, 18 ""; "" Network and On-Line Random Access, 19 ""; "" Database Technologies, 21 ""; "" Metadata Management, 22 ""; "" Hardware and Software, 24 ""; "" Implementation, 26""; ""REFERENCES 31 ""; ""Appendix A Biographical Sketches of Committee Members 35 ""; ""Appendix B Workshop Agenda 39 ""; ""Appendix C Workshop Speakers and Participants 43 ""; ""Appendix D Workshop Discussions 45 """"Appendix E Glossary 51 ""; ""Appendix F Acronyms 55 ""