The DoD Gateway Information System: Prototype Experience.
Abstract
The Department of Defense (DoD) Research and Engineering community requires rapid, easy access to scientific and technical information relevant to its mission. This information is contained in a multiplicity of databases maintained within the federal and commercial sectors. The DoD Gateway Information System (DGIS) is being developed to provide this community with a modern tool for accessing these databases and extracting information products from them. DGIS is designed to provide the DoD researcher with a single, user-friendly system front-end that can be used to identify, access, interrogate, and post-process information from numerous databases. The DGIS transforms these database and processing resources into a single entity - a virtual database. The Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) is responsible for managing the design, development, and implementation of DGIS. A prototype version of DGIS is now undergoing test and evaluation. Eight information services have been selected as targets of the prototype gateway. The utility of DGIS will rest on the early acceptance and widespread participation of users. The design accommodates, transparent to the user, the complexities of accessing, downloading, merging, and processing information from diverse sources. This paper describes DGIS developments and evaluations to date. Keywords: Intelligent Gateway, Front-End, Interfaces, Downloading, Networking, Libraries, End-Users.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1986
- Accession Number
- ADA166200
Entities
People
- Gladys A. Cotter
Organizations
- Defense Technical Information Center