Volume 06, No. 1 Publication of the Defense Technical Information Center

R. Paul Ryan was appointed the new Administrator of the

Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) in November

2005. He had been Acting Administrator since November

2004.

Previously at DTIC, Ryan was the Deputy Administrator

responsible for the daily operations, budget, and personnel for

the Center. He transformed DTIC from a paper-based workflow to an electronic environment. His leadership skills were

exemplified when, in 2004, DTIC was established as a

Department of Defense (DoD) Field Activity, aligned with the

Director, Defense Research and Engineering, in the office of

the Under Secretary of Defense, Acquisition, Technology and

Logistics.

Of his appointment, Ryan said, “I have been with DTIC

for over 20 years and look forward to this opportunity to lead

the organization. My motto is ‘mission first, people always.’ I

like to remind the DTIC staff that what we do everyday is

important for the DoD and for our military members fighting

for freedom around the globe.”

He was also DTIC’s Director, Office of User Services and

Marketing and held positions with the U.S. Army at Picatinny

Arsenal, Dover, N.J. and the Ballistic Research Laboratory,

Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. A native of Philadelphia,

Ryan holds degrees from Villanova University and Drexel

University. His awards and honors include both the

Meritorious Civilian Service and the Exceptional Civilian

Service Awards.

Active in the scientific and technical community at the

local, national, and international levels, Ryan is a former

President and member of the Board of Trustees of the National

Federation of Abstracting and Information Services (NFAIS).

He was Chair and Deputy Chair of the NATO Advisory Group

for Aerospace Research & Development (AGARD) Technical

Information Panel. He has been a member of the Board of

Trustees of the Harford County (Md.) Public Library System

in addition to serving as its Treasurer and Board Chair.

R. Paul Ryan Appointed DTIC Administrator

R. Paul Ryan

New Deputy Administrator Named

K. Pete Suthard was named the Deputy Administrator of DTIC in November 2005. He was DTIC’s Director of

Operations from 2000 until being named Acting Deputy Director in 2004 and was instrumental in leading the transition of

DTIC to becoming a DoD Field Activity in 2004.

Previously at DTIC, Suthard was Director, Directorate of Information Science and Technology. Within that Directorate

he was project manager for the design, development, and implementation of the Center’s Electronic Document

Management System (EDMS), which became operational in 1995. The EDMS continues today as improvements are made
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to meet customer needs regarding indexing and full text, compound document formats, and online dissemination of reports.

He served as Director of Technology and Telecommunications for the Department of Energy, Office of Scientific and

Technical Information, Oak Ridge, Tenn. He began his government career at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and

Space Museum (1977-1989), where he established the first archival program for its research collection, designed and setup an external archival facility at Silver Hill, Md., and produced a series of videodiscs for preservation, use, and dissemination of the museum’s extensive and historical archival photo collection.

Suthard is a graduate of the University of Maryland, College Park. He completed the Federal Executive Institute

Program (Charlottesville, Va.) in 1998. Among his awards, he has received the Defense Information Systems Agency

Meritorious Service Medal and two National Performance Review “Hammer Awards.”

DTIC 2006 Set For April

The DTIC 2006 Annual Conference, “Defense Research & Engineering: Information for the Warfighter,” will take place

at the Hilton Alexandria Old Town, Alexandria, Va., starting Monday, April 3 and running through Wednesday, April 5.

This year, DTIC will host its first Commanders Conference concurrently with the 32nd edition of its Annual Conference.

* Kenneth J. Krieg, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (AT&L) invites

all Combatant Commanders to send representatives to DTIC’s 32nd Annual Conference.

* The Commanders Conference will focus on information directly applicable to the needs of the warfighter.

* Commanders, science advisors and other personnel associated with the Unified Commands will learn about 

the resources available to them within the DoD Scientific and Technical Information Program (STIP).

* Emphasis will be given to the mission-support opportunities available in current and potential products and 

services of the Director of Defense Research and Engineering (DDR&E) and DTIC.

The DTIC Annual Conference will continue for two additional days with a program aimed at the research, development

and acquisitions communities. Speakers from government, private industry and DTIC will address evolving information

technologies of interest. The agenda features many thought-provoking sessions specifically tailored to provide customers

with the most up-to-date scientific and technical information. The conference will also feature a number of government and

commercial exhibitors demonstrating and discussing the latest information services and technologies.

For more information, visit DTIC’s Annual Conference Web page at www.dtic.mil/dtic/annualconf/ or contact DTIC’s

Conference Coordinator at (703) 767-8236/DSN 427-8236. The email address is confinfo@dtic.mil.
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A New Look for Private STINET

DTIC’s Private STINET service is migrating from a legacy computer system to the latest Web-based environment. As

a result of this move, you will notice several enhancements:

* Bibliographies are in a new format that is easier to read

* Bibliographies are now available as PDF documents as well as HTML output

* Bibliographies are now processed when they are requested instead of on the hour (Turn around time will vary 

depending on server traffic)

* There are additional display formats for Research Summaries and Independent Research and Development 

(IR&D) Summaries, including the ability to create custom displays

* Hierarchy searches for Descriptors and Corporate Source Codes are now available in both Research Summaries

and IR&D Collections

If you have questions or need assistance, please contact:

Search Assistance: (703) 767-8265/DSN 427-8265

Email: private-stinet@dtic.mil

or

Reference: (703) 767-8274/DSN 427-8274

Email: ref@dtic.mil

DTIC Participates in FLICC Orientation Series

As part of a series of orientations to libraries and information centers, the Federal Library and Information Center

Committee (FLICC) recently offered the opportunity for federal librarians to become acquainted with DTIC. This two-hour

briefing was held at the Library of Congress on February 14, 2006. The presentations can be viewed at

www.dtic.mil/dtic/index.html.

R. Paul Ryan, DTIC’s Administrator, opened the program with an overview of the organization. His presentation included a brief history of DTIC and its mission. He discussed DTIC’s content repository and the importance of safeguarding and

preserving information. He also spoke about DTIC’s new search page (see page 4), the Research & Engineering (R&E)

Portal and the important roles played by DTIC-sponsored Information Analysis Centers (IACs) in support of warfighters.

He was accompanied by DTIC staffers Roberta Schoen, Director, Directorate of Operations; Philip Tomposki, Senior

Analyst, Reference and Retrieval Branch, Directorate of User Services; and Helen Sherman, Team Leader, Reference and

Retrieval Branch, Directorate of User Services.

Schoen explained how DTIC databases benefit the R&D community and noted significant increases in the percentage

of electronic vs. paper document submissions in recent years. Tomposki discussed the wide range of Defense information

available on Public STINET and what DTIC can do for its customers. Sherman concluded the briefing with a presentation

of the numerous DTIC sources available to federal librarians.

DTIC’s participation in the FLICC series was one of the many briefings periodically offered by FLICC. For further

information on additional events, visit the FLICC Educational Programs Web site at www.loc.gov/flicc/edutraining.html.
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STINET MultiSearch: Your Portal to the Deep Web

STINET MultiSearch (http://multisearch.dtic.mil) is a feature that enables the DoD community to access pertinent scientific and technical information over a wide range of sources. This Web-based tool is a portal to the Deep Web for scientific and technical information.

The Deep Web is content that resides in selected searchable databases and accessed only by a direct query to the database. STINET MultiSearch allows customers to search content not directly available through commercial and government search engines. In addition to publicly releasable DTIC information, other resources found on STINET MultiSearch

include:

* Air University Library’s Index of Military Periodicals

* DefendAmerica

* DOE Research & Development Accomplishments

* EPA Technical Reports Database

* NASA Web Site Database

* NLM PubMed

Additional sources continue to be added. This service is available through both Public (http://stinet.dtic.mil) and

Private STINET.

If you have question or comments, please send them to stinet@dtic.mil.

Now Available: 2006 Technical Reports (TR) Database on DVD

DTIC is pleased to announce that the 2006 Technical Reports (TR) Database on DVD is now available to U.S. government

agencies and their contractors with export-controlled access.

The annual fee for this product is $375 with periodic updates automatically mailed to you.

For more information about the TR Database and how to register for this product, visit www.dtic.mil/dtic/prodsrvc/ trdvd.html.

New DTIC Search Options

www.dtic.mil

As part of its continuing commitment to customer service, DTIC has enhanced access to Defense information through

three new search options:

* DTIC Science and Technology (S&T) – Publicly available information from the DTIC Technical Reports 

collection with an advanced search capability

* DoD Wide Science and Technology – S&T-related sites throughout the DoD with the ability to narrow the search

to the DoD Laboratory community or specific organizations

* All DoD Web sites – Public Defense information throughout the Department or by agencies, unified commands,

military services or other DoD components

And, as always, you will be able to access other DTIC products and services through the DTIC Homepage at

www.dtic.mil/dtic/index.html.

If you have any questions, please contact a search analyst at (703) 767-8274 ext. 3004/DSN 427-8274 ext. 3004 or by

email: private-stinet@dtic.mil.
Meetings of Interest

Computers in Libraries

March 22-24, 2006

Washington, D.C.

www.infotoday.com/cil2006

DTIC 2006 Conference

April 3-5, 2006

Alexandria, Va.

www.dtic.mil/dtic/annualconf

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The RDDS Search Page

As part of DTIC’s ongoing support to the DoD research, development, test and evaluation community, a Web site is

available that provides the ability to search Research and Development Descriptive Summary (RDDS) documents that are

published annually on DoD service and agency Web sites. 

The RDDS search page (www.dtic.mil/descriptivesum), which is accessible to the public, allows users to access and view

Program Element (PE) document content using two different document retrieval approaches. If the user knows the service

or agency that the document is associated with and has the PE number, then the user can select the service/agency and

directly access the document by clicking the appropriate link on the ensuing page which lists PE numbers. This will immediately display the document in the browser. The other approach uses the search capability incorporated into the RDDS

page. This method employs the Verity search engine, which provides both textual as well as fielded capabilities. Fields that

can be searched include the PE title and number, budget activity, fiscal year, and agency or service. Search results are displayed as links to the documents that meet the criteria. As with any search capability, entering any of these criteria will

allow the user to drill down to a group of documents that match the criteria. The more the user knows, the more concise

the list will be.

The RDDS page also provides the user with a sort option for displaying retrieved documents from the Verity search.

This capability, along with well-defined search criteria, allows the user to access documents stored in the collection with

ease.

Electronic Resources & Libraries 2006

March 23-25, 2006

Atlanta, Ga.

www.electroniclibrarian.com/conf2006/

conf2006htm

BookExpo America

May 19-21, 2006

Washington, D.C.

www.bookexpoamerica.com

SLA 2006 Annual Conference

June 11-14, 2006

Baltimore, Md.

www.sla.org

ALA 2006 Annual Conference

June 22-28, 2006

New Orleans, La.

www.ala.org

Internet Librarian

International 2006

October 16-17, 2006

London, U.K.

www.internet-librarian.com

Internet Librarian 2006

October 23-25, 2006

Monterey, Ca.

www.infotoday.com/il2006

Interservice/Industry Training,

Simulation & Education Conference

(I/ITSEC)

December 4-7, 2006

Orlando, Fla.

www.iitsec.org

7th Annual NDIA Science & Engineering

Technology Conference/DoD Tech Expo

April 18-20, 2006

Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

DDR&E/DTIC Booth #405

www.ndia.org

AFCEA Belvoir - PEOEIS

Industry Day 2006

March 16-17, 2006

Bethesda, Md.

DDR&E/DTIC Booth #131

www.peoeis.com