NASA/DoD Aerospace Knowledge Diffusion Research Project. Report Number 21. U.S. Aerospace Industry Librarians and Technical Information Specialists as Information Intermediaries: Results of the Phase 2 Survey
Abstract
The U.S. government technical report is a primary means by which the results of federally funded research and development (R and D) are transferred to the U.S. aerospace industry. However, little is known about this information product in terms of its actual use, importance, and value in the transfer of federally funded R and D. To help establish a body of knowledge, the U.S. government technical report is being investigated as part of the NASA/DoD aerospace Knowledge Diffusion Research Project. In this report, we summarize the literature on technical reports and provide a model that depicts the transfer of federally funded aerospace R and D via the U.S. government technical report. We present results from our investigation of aerospace knowledge diffusion vis-a- vis the U.S. government technical report, and present the results of research that investigated aerospace knowledge diffusion vis-a-vis U.S. aerospace industry librarians and technical information specialists as information intermediaries. Knowledge diffusion, Aerospace engineers and scientists, Information use, U.S. government technical reports, Aerospace libraries and librarians
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 1994
- Accession Number
- ADA276020
Entities
People
- John M. Kennedy
- Rebecca O. Barclay
- Thomas E. Pinelli
Organizations
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration