Scientific and Technical Information Explosion

Abstract

A concise review of statistics concerning the expanding volume and user needs of scientific and technical information is presented. It is intended to acquaint one with the magnitude of the so called 'Information Explosion' problem and illustrate how the various forms of communication play a role in meeting the needs of the technical community. Statistics are provided on the increases in communication transfer through books, journals, semiformal media and informal means.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0717654

Entities

People

  • Barry R. Emrich

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Books
  • Engineering
  • Governments
  • Information Exchange
  • Information Transfer
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Nuclear Energy
  • Physics
  • Polymer Chemistry
  • Scientists
  • Statistics
  • Students
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States
  • United States Government

Readers

  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.