04884nam 2200637 a 450 991081227780332120200520144314.00-8330-4348-X0-585-24550-9(CKB)111004368714964(EBL)3031481(SSID)ssj0000163562(PQKBManifestationID)12001469(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000163562(PQKBWorkID)10117535(PQKB)10537745(Au-PeEL)EBL3031481(CaPaEBR)ebr2004579(OCoLC)191925685(MiAaPQ)EBC3031481(EXLCZ)9911100436871496419990624d1999 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrGlobal science & technology information a new spin on access /Caroline S. Wagner, Allison Yezril1st ed.Santa Monica, CA Science and Technology Policy Institute, RAND19991 online resource (84 p.)"MR-1079-NSF"--P. [4] of cover.0-8330-2755-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. 73-76).""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""Global science and technology informationScienceUnited StatesInformation servicesEvaluationTechnologyUnited StatesInformation servicesEvaluationGovernment information agenciesUnited StatesEvaluationScienceInformation servicesEvaluation.TechnologyInformation servicesEvaluation.Government information agenciesEvaluation.338.97306Wagner Caroline S989586Yezril Allison1627759MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910812277803321Global science & technology information3964494UNINA