NASA/DOD Aerospace Knowledge Diffusion Research Project. Paper Twenty Seven.Knowledge Diffusion and U.S. Government Technology Policy: Issues and Opportunities for Sci/Tech Librarians

摘要

Federal involvement in stimulating economic growth through the development andapplication of technology policy is currently the subject of serious debate. A recession and the recognition that an internationally competitive economy is a prerequisite for the attainment of national goals have fostered a number of technology policy initiatives aimed at improving the economic competitiveness of American industry. This paper suggests that the successful implementation of U.S. technology policy will require the adoption of a knowledge diffusion model, the development of user oriented information products and services, and a more activist approach on the part of sci/tech librarians in the provision of scientific and technical information (STI). These changes will have a dramatic impact on the sci/tech library of the future and the preparation of sci/tech librarians.