Study on the Long-Term Retention of Selected Scientific and Technical Records of the Federal Government : Working Papers /

Study on the Long-Term Retention of Selected Scientific and Technical Records of the Federal Government : Working Papers /

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Imprint:Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1995.
Description:1 online resource (vii, 127)
Language:English
Subject:
Scientific archives -- United States.
Archives, Technical -- United States.
Archives, Technical.
Scientific archives.
United States.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11134430
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Other authors / contributors:Dozier, Jeff.
National Research Council (U.S.). Steering Committee for the Study on the Long-term Retention of Selected Scientific and Technical Records of the Federal Government.
National Research Council (U.S.). Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications.
ISBN:0309573823
9780309573825
Notes:Committee chair: Jeff Dozier.
Support for this project was provided by the National Archives and Records Administration (under Contract No. NAMA-S-92-0019), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (under Contract No. 50-DGNE-3-00105), and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (under Contract Nol S-54040-Z).
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Other form:Print version: Study on the long-term retention of selected scientific and technical records of the Federal Government. Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1995
Table of Contents:
  • Study on the Long-term Retention of Selected Scientific and Technical Records of the Federal Government
  • Copyright
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • APOCRYPHAL GOVERNMENT SERVICE AGENCY 1970s RECORD RETENTION RULES
  • I Report of the Physics, Chemistry, and Materials Sciences Data Panel
  • Contents
  • 1 INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW
  • What Data Should Be Preserved?
  • Who Should Save the Data?
  • Contents of This Report
  • 2 CHARACTERISTICS OF DATA IN PHYSICS, CHEMISTRY, AND MATERIALS SCIENCES
  • Characteristics Distinguishing Data in Physics, Chemistry, and Materials Sciences from Data in Field ... The Nature and Kinds of Electronically Recorded Data in Physics, Chemistry, and Materials Sciences
  • 3 DATA MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS
  • Metadata, Algorithms, and References
  • Classification
  • Locator System
  • Speed of Retrieval
  • Storage Media
  • Data Formats
  • 4 ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES OF ELECTRONIC RECORDS FROM PHYSICS, CHEMISTRY, AND MATERIALS SCIENCES
  • Original Experimental Records
  • Example 1: Atmospheric and Underground Nuclear Weapons Test Results
  • Compiled DataExample 2: JANAF Thermochemical Tables
  • Example 3: Evaluated Neutron Cross Sections
  • Example 4: Center for Information and Data Analysis and Synthesis
  • Example 5: Radiation Chemistry Data Center
  • Engineering Data
  • Example 6: Aluminum Fracture Toughness Data Bank
  • NARA's Laboratory Data Holdings
  • 5 DATA RETENTION AND RECORD PRESERVATION CRITERIA
  • The Current System Is Effective Most of the Time
  • 6 SUGGESTED ROLE OF THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
  • Need for a “Repository of Last Resortâ€?
  • Broadening the Definition of “Archivableâ€? and of “Secondary Userâ€? for Scientific DataMore Flexibility on Data Formats and Storage Media
  • Scientific and Technical Competence
  • Interagency Cooperation and Communication
  • Need for a Locator System
  • Approaching the Idealâ€?Guidelines for the Preservation of Archivable Information
  • 7 SUMMARY CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • II Report of the Space Sciences Data Panel
  • Contents
  • 1 INTRODUCTION
  • 2 OVERVIEW OF SPACE SCIENCE DATA
  • Planetary Data
  • Structure of the PDSThe Central Node
  • Discipline Nodes
  • Data Nodes
  • The National Space Science Data Center
  • Functions of the PDS
  • Data Peer Review and Ingestion
  • Data Distribution
  • Support of Active Missions
  • Promotion of Research
  • Examples of Ingesting Data into the PDS
  • Restoration of Data from an Inactive Planetary Mission
  • Ingestion of Data from an Active Planetary Mission
  • Magellan Venus Mission Case Study
  • Lessons Learned from the Magellan Data Management Experience
  • Summary of Findings and Conclusions

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