# Presentation: 869093

## OSS  97Global Security & Global Competitiveness:  Open Source Solutions

***Scientific and Technical Intelligence:  Cooperative Efforts and Directions***

- September 4, 1997

## Separate Agencies, Common Challenges:  An Introduction to CENDI	

*Presented by*
- Gail Hodge
- CENDI Secretariat

- September 4, 1997

## CENDI Agencies

**C**OMMERCE - National Technical Information Service (NTIS)
**E**NERGY - Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI)
**N**ATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION -
- 	Scientific and Technical Information Program (NASA STI)
**N**ATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE (NLM)
**D**EFENSE - Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) and the National Air Intelligence Center (NAIC)
**I**NTERIOR - USGS Biological Resources Division (BRD)
***Information Managers Group***

## CENDI Goals

- Coordination and Leadership
- Joint Projects
- Education

## CENDI Working Groups

- Information Exchange Working Group
- 		- Promote exchange of information on key technologies for
-                  information acquisition, processing, distribution and access
- Cataloging Working Group
- 		-  Standardize cataloging practices that support sharing of
-                   database records
-  User Education Working Group
- 		-   Promote an understanding of STI information management
-                   issues through educational opportunities

## Common Challenges

-  **STI Issues (*****National & International)***
- 		-  Revised legislation on government printing
- 		-  Intellectual property (national and
- 		   international database protection; copyright)
- 		-  Federal WWW guidelines
- 		-  Security and privacy issues

## Common Challengescontinued

**Informing others about STI issues and the **
**    ****importance of STI to the success of federal **
**    ****R&D and technology transfer**
- 		-  White papers and discussions with key policy makers
- 		-  Joint exhibits and presentations
- 		-  CENDI publications
- 		-  CENDI WWW site
- 			http://www.dtic.mil/cendi/

## Common Challengescontinued

-  **Effective use of technologies**
- 		  **“****Extending Access:  A Study of Search**
**	****	****     ****Engine Technologies”**    (*joint CENDI/ *
*	**	**      **COSPO project*)
***	******	******	******	******               ******Dr.****** ******Inderjeet Mani***
**	****	****	****	****           ****Artificial Intelligence Technical Center, MITRE**

## Common Challengescontinued

-  **Effective use of agency resources**
- 		  **“****Beyond Hardcopy:  CENDI Image Exchange **
**	****	****      ****Guidelines”**
- 					  ***Barbara Bauldock***				            *Chair, Information Exchange Working Group** *
- 			               DOE, Office of Scientific and Technical Information

## Common Challengescontinued

-  **Staff training and professional development for**
**     ****the networked information environment**
- 		  **“****Do We Still Need Cataloging Standards?”**
***	******	******	******	******	******	******Tanny Franco***
***	******	******	******	******         ******Chair, Cataloging Working Group***
**	****	****	****	****                  ****Defense Technical Information Center**

## Common Challengescontinued

-  **The Internet as a resource**
- 		  **“*****HELP!!!*****  The Impact of the Internet on **
**	****	****    ****Customer Service”**
***	******	******	******	******	******        ******Cheryl Hunter***
***	******	******	******	******     ******Chair, User Education Working Group****** ***
**	****	****	****	****                  ****Defense Technical Information Center**