Federal Governments System For Distributing Its Unclassified R D Reports

A study was conducted to determine the present degree of effectiveness and possible improvements in disseminating, within the entire Government R + D str cture, newly generated technical reports of Government sponsored research. Primary consideration is given to the expeditious furnishing of new reports to Government R + D activities and their contractors and grantees who have a need for the information at the time it is documented. The study involved 31 Government inf rmation activities; an appraisal of informati n distribution systems, including the development of an analytical model for effective dissemination; an analysis of currently-produced technical information; and research involving environmental factors affecting the distribution process. Conclusions reveal that the present degree f effectiveness is unsatisfactory, and improvements to the Federal technical information distribution system are possible in several areas. (Author).

Lists citations with abstracts for aerospace related reports obtained from world wide sources and announces documents that have recently been entered into the NASA Scientific and Technical Information Database.