A quarterly electronic publication from the

NASA Scientific and Technical Information (STI) Program

October 1999

NCTP Overview

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STI Program Plan

...From Glenn

...From Goddard

...From Johnson

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STI Bulletin Listserv Membership Increases

The STI Bulletin's listserv membership has increased by 683 percent since April 1998. If you would like to

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Focus on Acquisition of STI

The NASA STI Program has focused on increasing the size and scope of the STI Database. More than

232,763 new records were added to the STI Database in Fiscal Year 1998. To date, more than 88,700 new

records have been added in Fiscal Year 1999, bringing the 2-year total to more than 321,463 new records.

The STI Database has seen a 14 percent growth in overall size since the end of Fiscal Year 1997. This

growth does not include the NASA Image eXchange (NIX) meta-search engine, which accesses more than

500,000 NASA digital images, or the links to IEEE/IEE, which have been made accessible to NASA within

the last year. Primary sources for additions to the database in Fiscal Year 1998 and 1999 were AIAA and

Engineering Index. Additional focus is being put on obtaining more NASA-produced and nontraditional

STI. Efforts in these areas include (1) working with NASA Headquarters procurement to obtain current

listings of all new contracts with the STI clause, (2) rewording the NASA FAR that relates to STI, and (3)

working with external vendors to identify NASA-produced STI that might not have been tracked by the

NASA centers.

STI Program Co-Sponsoring Conference

The NASA STI Program, through its NASA STI Program Office, is co-sponsoring the Fourth International

Conference on Grey Literature,"New Frontiers in Grey Literature," to be held at the Kellogg Conference

Center, Washington, DC, October 4-5, 1999. For information about the sessions, you can view the GL'99

Pre-Program at http://www.konbib.nl/infolev/greynet/GL'99.htm.

Subscriptions Available for Aerospace Medicine and Biology and Aerospace Engineering

Due to popular demand, Aerospace Medicine and Biology and Aerospace Engineering are once again

available. They can be delivered via e-mail in PDF format or as hardcopy. These popular bibliographies can

be ordered on an annual subscription basis only. Individual back issues are available and sold separately.

Subscriptions for electronic versions costs domestic users $600 and international users $1,200. Discounts

are available to qualified users registered with the Center for AeroSpace Information (CASI). Because of the

increased expense of producing hardcopy versions, they are priced higher. To order either AeroMED or

AeroENG, contact the Help Desk at 301-621-0390.

CASI Staff Updates NASA Publication

Work is being conducted to update The NASA Scientific and Technical Information System: Its Scope and

Coverage. The document is a working guide for anyone interested in knowing those subjects of interest to

NASA, as well as what might be found in, or submitted to, NASA's STI database.

Improvements to the STI Website

Improvements have recently been made to the STI website, with the addition of information on published

conference proceedings, press releases related to available STI, and new videos. Content continues to be

updated biweekly, in order to reflect new STI reports available from CASI. Users can sign up for E-SCAN

to see some of those new additions.

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...STI Program Plan

In part, the NASA STI Program states, "The NASA Scientific and Technical Information

Program is an integral part of NASA's future. The program supports the Agency's missions to

communicate scientific knowledge and understanding to help transfer NASA's research and

development to the aerospace and academic communities. By ensuring a fast, two-way process

of internal and external information exchange, the STI Program helps NASA avoid duplication

of research, time, and cost and to make its wealth of information available to benefit its

customers. Each Center is responsible for acquiring, tracking, and producing, or having

produced, NASA STI related to their Center mission; and for ensuring that Center STI reaches

the STI Database [at the NASA Center for AeroSpace Information]."

To that end, each NASA Center executes the STI Program mission and objectives by way of a

team of individuals that applies professional publishing standards to all scientific and technical

information passing through its doors. Whether the information will result in a document to be

distributed through the traditional print and mail process or an electronic document available on

the Internet--or both--the team is responsible for making it happen, going through the process

step-by-step with each customer. For information about the STI Program at any NASA Center,

visit http://stipo.larc.nasa.gov/sti_link4text.html.

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...From Glenn

Modifications to Glenn Technical Library Services

In order to meet FY 2000 budget guidelines, the Glenn Technical Library is:

Discontinuing 301 selected journals and accompanying electronic access (see Library list

at http://ltid.grc.nasa.gov/TechLib/Dropadds.html)

Discontinuing copy services as of September 1999 (will continue to provide copy

services for NASA reports and other Government documents)

Discontinuing procurement of office copies of industry standards and specifications

Reducing the number of patron computer workstations (to eliminate ODIN charges)

Reducing the number of books purchased

Journal subscriptions represent one of the more significant Library costs. With this in mind, the

Library staff conducted a thorough review of all journal renewals in an effort to retain titles

critical to our customers' needs and eliminate those journals that could not be justified.

Criteria for non-renewal included information gathered from the existing customer database, staff

experience, customer feedback, procurement of office subscriptions, journals available through

on-line databases, titles currently available through special programs (e.g., IEEE/IEE Electronic

Library), titles obtained less expensively through research association memberships, and titles

available free to qualified users based on publisher requirements. In addition, journals that are

available through various websites were not renewed.

The Library will continue to provide and maintain:

Reference searching and reference materials

Web page access to indexes, abstracts, research databases, and annotated sources

User training

In-house CD's and networked literature sources

Core journals in paper and/or electronic format Interlibrary loans up to the limits of

guidelines issued by the National Commission on Technological Uses of Copyrighted

Works

Document delivery, with the Library picking up the charges until a vendor service is in

place. Requesters will then use their bankcards to pay for needed articles.

Project documentation service: industry requirements, specifications, standards, and

guidelines used in the development of microgravity experiments, Expendable Launch

Vehicle (ELV) payloads, and aeronautics programs are obtained and continuously

updated for registered users.

Specifications and standards on a CD system, including SAE Aerospace Standards,

Information Reports, Recommended Practices, and Materials Specifications; the Annual

Book of ASTM Standards; the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code; and military

and other Government specifications (current and historical). Abstracts of industry or

worldwide standards, such as ISO Aerospace/Fuels/Energy/Transportation Section, DIN

Fasteners/Aerospace Section, IPC Standards, ISA standards, EIA standards, complete

ANSI standards, complete ASME standards, and the NFPA National Fire Codes will be

available until August 2000.

For further information contact Susan Oberc at (216) 433-5766 or Susan.Oberc@grc.nasa.gov.

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...From Goddard

News From the Goddard Library

The Goddard Library is listed in the "Hotspots" section of The New Scientist website

http://www.newscientist.com/keysites/hotspots/hotspots.html. "Hotspots" is The New Scientist

website's pick of science-related sites. You will find The Goddard Library listed under the topics

of Space Sciences and Reference, as well as alphabetically.

The New Scientist website www.newscientist.com is the online voice of New Scientist

Magazine, the world's leading science and technology weekly.

News From Goddard's Technical Information Services Branch

Goddard Space Flight Center's Technical Information Services Branch, in conjunction with the

Library Services Information Branch, held its third outreach activity, or expo. The "Carnival of

Services" was designed to acquaint Center personnel responsible for producing STI with the

many resources--including audiovisual support, auditorium scheduling, conference support,

cost-per-copy, copy management, duplicating, photography, printing, publications and

graphics--available to them through TISB. The expo lasted three hours and took place just

outside Goddard's library in Building 21. The event attracted numerous people unfamiliar with

TISB and eager to explore new opportunities to showcase their products. For more information

on TISB products, services, and personnel, please visit the TISB website at

http://tisb.gsfc.nasa.gov.

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...From Johnson

The Johnson Space Center has published NASA Special Publication 534, "Extended Duration

Orbiter Medical Project; Final Report 1989-1995." This full-color publication, edited by Charles

Sawin, Gerald Taylor, and Wanda Smith, includes a wealth of information for researchers, in both

aerospace and industry. The Extended Duration Orbiter Medical Project (EDOMP) has formed the

basis for medical studies of crew members living for three to five months aboard the Russian space

station Mir, and is being used in preparation for the construction and habitation of the International

Space Station. The flight studies which comprise the EDOMP yielded substantial amounts of data

in eight areas of space biomedical research: cardiovascular deconditioning, regulatory physiology,

functional performance, environmental health, neurovestibular dysfunction, human factors, landing

site medical facilities, and spaceflight hardware and ground support items.

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...From History Office

Symposium on Developing U.S. Launch Capability to be Held

The NASA History Office is planning a one-day historical symposium titled, "Developing U.S.

Launch Capability: The Role of Civil-Military Cooperation," to be held in Washington, DC, on

November 5, 1999.

For further information contact the NASA History Office at (voice) 202-358-0384, (fax)

202-358-2866, (address) Code ZH, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546, or (e-mail)

histinfo@hq.nasa.gov.

Apollo Historical Publications From the NASA History Office

In commemoration of the Apollo anniversary, the NASA History Office published three

historical products. First, Managing the Moon Program: Lessons Learned From Project Apollo

(Monograph in Aerospace History #14), was released in June 1999. This work contains the edited

transcript of an oral history workshop moderated by John M. Logsdon with six key managers of

the Apollo effort. Second, the CD-ROM Remembering Apollo 11: The 30th Anniversary Data

Archive has a variety of detailed technical reports and data such as the Mission Operation Reports,

news references, and press kits from all the Apollo missions in PDF format. Finally, the NASA

History Office produced a commemorative poster about Apollo, a mosaic of the famous

photograph of Buzz Aldrin on the Moon, created from images taken by the astronauts using the

Hasselblad cameras aboard the spacecraft.

For further information, contact the NASA History Office at (202) 358-0384 or

histinfo@hq.nasa.gov.

Apollo 11 Thirtieth Anniversary Website

To commemorate the 30th anniversary of Apollo 11, the History Office created a new website at

www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/ap11ann/introduction.htm.

The site includes a variety of newly available information such as interviews with the three crew

members and interesting historical documents. It also includes links to many other useful pages

on Apollo, both within and outside NASA. We recommend this site to journalists, students,

scholars, and anyone interested in Apollo 11.

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The NASA Commercial Technology

Program... An Overview

The NASA Commercial Technology Program encompasses a national network of specialized

centers and organizations that assist U.S. businesses and industry in accessing, utilizing, and

commercializing NASA-funded research and technology. The organizations work closely with

each other to provide a full range of technology transfer and commercialization services and

assistance. The NASA Commercial Technology Network (NCTN) consists of the Commercial

Technology Organizations at each of the NASA field centers, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the

National Technology Transfer Center (NTTC), the six Regional Technology Transfer Centers

(RTTCs), NASA Tech Briefs, UNISPHERE, and other specialized organizations and services. All

are dedicated to fostering dual-use technology partnerships and the transfer and commercialization

of NASA-sponsored research and technology.

The NCTN provides access to a wide variety of information resources that can be searched and

consulted for research and technology, patents, technical expertise, and R&D facilities, as well as

for technology partnering, licensing, and commercialization opportunities. In addition to serving as

an integrated information resource, the NCTN is developing into an electronic marketplace for

NASA-sponsored technology, facilitating communications, transactions, and partnerships between

NASA and the U.S. private sector.

Visit the NCTN website at http://www.nctn.hq.nasa.gov for more information on the NASA

Commercial Technology Program and the members of its network.

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NASA's premier publication, Spinoff, features over 40 companies annually that have successfully

utilized NASA technology in commercial products and processes. The main purpose of the

publication is to generate greater awareness of the practical benefits resulting from the nation's

investment in aerospace research and development.

Each year NASA distributes tens of thousands of Spinoffs through trade shows, conferences, and

special requests. The Spinoff website, located at http://www.sti.nasa.gov/tto/spinoff.html, includes a

searchable database with an entry for every article, as well as manufacturer information for articles

published since 1986. Online versions of Spinoff 1996, 1997, and 1998 can also be accessed through

this site.

The Spinoff publication focuses on NASA's contributions to areas in the private sector, including

health and medicine, transportation, public safety, home and recreation, environment and resources,

computer technology, and industrial productivity.

The Spinoff team welcomes new information regarding companies with successfully transferred

NASA technology into the development of a commercial product. If you know of any companies that

have done so, please contact the Spinoff editors, Ms. Zoë Rush, at zrush@sti.nasa.gov

(301) 621-0244, or Mr. David Ferrera, at dferrera@sti.nasa.gov, (301) 621-0242.

To receive a print copy of Spinoff, please contact the National Technology Transfer Center (NTTC)

at (800) 678-6882 or visit the NTTC website at http://www.nttc.edu.

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