LEADER 04829nam 2200613 a 450 001 9910778966203321 005 20230124181215.0 010 $a0-8330-4348-X 010 $a0-585-24550-9 035 $a(CKB)111004368714964 035 $a(EBL)3031481 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000163562 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12001469 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000163562 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10117535 035 $a(PQKB)10537745 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3031481 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr2004579 035 $a(OCoLC)191925685 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3031481 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111004368714964 100 $a19990624d1999 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aGlobal science & technology information$b[electronic resource] $ea new spin on access /$fCaroline S. Wagner, Allison Yezril 210 $aSanta Monica, CA $cScience and Technology Policy Institute, RAND$d1999 215 $a1 online resource (84 p.) 300 $a"MR-1079-NSF"--P. [4] of cover. 311 $a0-8330-2755-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 73-76). 327 $a""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"" 327 $a""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 8a??? 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"" 327 $a""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"" 327 $a""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"" 327 $a""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"" 606 $aScience$zUnited States$xInformation services$xEvaluation 606 $aTechnology$zUnited States$xInformation services$xEvaluation 606 $aGovernment information agencies$zUnited States$xEvaluation 615 0$aScience$xInformation services$xEvaluation. 615 0$aTechnology$xInformation services$xEvaluation. 615 0$aGovernment information agencies$xEvaluation. 676 $a338.97306 700 $aWagner$b Caroline S$0989586 701 $aYezril$b Allison$01489144 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910778966203321 996 $aGlobal science & technology information$93709703 997 $aUNINA