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DATE;
November,
1990
SGI J
SGI J
FROM;
TO;
Director
,
DT-S
SUBJECT;
Proposal
-for
and
initial
specifications
of
Project
SUN STREAK bibliographic database.
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re;
Memorandum,
"Database programming
for
SUN STREAK bibliography
<U)",
NOV 90
1.
(U)
In accordance with
verbal
tasking received
on
OCT 90,
the
following
design
for
a
bi bl i ographi c database has been
generated
and
requires approval
before programming
can
continue.
2.
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PURPOSE;
To provide Operation
SUN STREAK with
a bibliographic
database which
will
allow timely retrieval
of
information about books,
articles,
papers,
etc.
in print
on subjects related
to SUN STREAK
theories,
principles,
and SUN STREAK.
3.
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EQUIPMENT:
The database programming
will
use DATABASE
1 11+ as a
database vehicle,
working
on
a Zenith 248 stand-alone system
(IBM
compatible)
.
4.
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PROGRAM SPECIFICATIONS:
In-house generated programming will
handle input/output operations,
set
up
of
data fields,
input
of
data,
and
backup and maintenance
of
the data files.
a.
DATA
INPUT:
1)
Programming will
include
a specialized
user
interface
program which will
allow simple
input,
editing,
and deletion
of
records
by more than
one user.
2)
Provision
is made for
bulk entry,
typed
in
from
bibliographic
lists,
or
by single entry,
as any one Project Officer finds
a new book
or magazine article and wants
it
added
to the database.
3)
Programming will
allow for merging
of
data records which
have been
input by several
different users on different machines.
b.
INFORMATION RETRIEVAL:
The database fields will
be
specifically designed
to meet the following retrieval
requirements;
1)
Find
an entry according
to title
(or from
input
of
only
a
part
of
the title,
if
that
is
all
the requestor
can remember).
2)
Find
an entry according
to author.
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3)
Find
an entry according
to
e:<act
or approximate date.
4)
Generate
a
list
of books/articles/papers dealing
with
any
one selected subject
matter
(see
Item 4.c.,
below).
5)
Generate
a
list
o-f books/articles/papers which
have been
published
by any one publisher,
author,
magazine,
college press,
or
other
publishing
source.
6)
The database should
also
indicate whether
or not
the
material
is
in
our
library.
c.
Subject matter
-fields which
will
be tracked are
as fallows
(in
alphabetic
order):
1)
Animal
ESF'
2)
Automatic writing
3)
Bilocation
4)
Biological
aspects
of
ESP
5)
Channeling/ mediumship
6)
Clairvoyancy
7)
Dowsing
8)
ESP aids
(use of
hypnosis,
drugs,
etc.)
9)
Evaluation techniques
10)
Governmental
(foreign
& domestic)
involvement
11)
History
of
ESP
12)
Levitation
13)
Out-of-body experiences
14)
Personalities
15)
Psychokinesis
16)
Poltergeist phenomena
17)
Predictive methodologies
18)
Reincarnation
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19)
Research
20)
Search
21)
Techniques
used
in
ESP
22)
Telepathy
/ mental
transference
23)
Terminology
24)
Theories
of
ESP
25)
Viewing
(remote viewing)
d '
FORMATS
Both
data entry and
information retrieval
will
be
accomplished using
the
an
input
screen similar
to the
-following
(new
fields may
be added
as the program
is finalized)
+
—
+
!
TITLES
*
i
i
i
!
AUTHOR:
DATE:
!
! PUBLISHER:
IN OUR LIBRARY:
_
!
+
+
SENTRY DEALS WITH:
(Place
an
X
in every category which
applies!
{
<
i
i
!
Animal
ESP _
Auto. Writing _
Bilocation
_
Biological
_
!
!
Channeling _
Clairvoyance _
Dowsing
_
ESP aids _
!
!
Evaluation
History
Levitation
_
Q0BE _
i
!
Persons
_
PK
__ Poltergeist
_
Prediction
__
!
!
Reincarnat
__
Research _
Search
_
Techniques _
!
!
Telepathy _
Terminology _
Theory _
Viewing
__
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+
1)
Data entry will
be accomplished
by filling
out
the blanks
with
the appropriate data and appending
the record
to the database.
2)
Information retrieval
will
be accomplished by filling
in
those fields which
are desired
or
known
and pressing
a request button
for
the record,
the
list
of
records,
or for
a notice that
no such
record
exists.
5.
PROJECTED WORK SCHEDULE:
The following proposed
time schedule should
allow for unforseen
interruptions:
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TASK
PROPOSED COMPLETION DATE
PHASE
I
Initial
DB programming
NOV 90
Request
for desired OUTPUT sent
NOV 90
Receipt
of
desired OUTPUT info
09 NOV 90
Completion
of
DB programming
14 NOV 90
Input
of
data begins
14 NOV 90
Completion
of
Phase
I
input
'
NOV 90
Final
test
of
Database retrieval
22 NOV 90
Report
of
Phase
I completion
23 NOV 90
PHASE
II
Input
of
data begins
26 NOV 90
Status reports
Monthly
STATUS
Done
Done
SGI J
SFC,
USA
DT-S
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