Dissemination of Information on Materials: An Analysis of a Survey of Materials Information Users to Determine Effectiveness of Information Dissemination

摘要

The study is concerned primarily with what materials people think about dissemination of information, particularly with regard to materials information centers and collections supported by the Department of Defense. Reference is made to information activities of other agencies such as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Atomic Energy Commission, and the Department of Commerce. The materials people in industry, government, research institutes, and the universities feel that the Department of Defense is, in general, doing all that it should in dissemination of information. However, the survey results indicate quite clearly that the centers and collections and their coverage, service, and accessibility should be publicized more effectively. Alnalyses show that university, administrative, and basic research people and those interested in research materials make comparatively little use of DOD centers in their quest for information. The Defense Metals Information Center is better known and much more used than any of the other ten DOD materials information centers and collections, and it is used most extensively by people in applications and design work. (Author)