Global Science and Technology Information : A New Spin on Access.

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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