USER REQUIREMENTS FOR CHEMICAL INFORMATION AND DATA SYSTEM (CIDS)
- 1 April 1965
- report
- Published by Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC)
Abstract
Eighty-two users of chemical information from seventeen Army installations were surveyed to determine their information requirements. Their present methods for conducting retrospective bibliographic searches and searches for specific facts and data were explored. Tools and techniques used to maintain current awareness were recorded, and information services were discussed. Preferred formats and desired response times for requests for references and chemical data, tolerance for 'noise' and overlooked relevant material, and traffic were determined. An analysis of 308 examples of questions asked by users of chemical information is included. This survey was conducted as one phase of the work involved in the design of an Army Chemical Information and Data System (CIDS).Keywords
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