Engineering topics

Eckert, P. F.

Publications and source records attributed to Eckert, P. F..

5 records

NASA NTRS1985

Aerospace bibliographic control

Current and historical aerospace bibliographic control techniques are surveyed with emphasis on the NASA experience. Topics covered include early NACA and NASA bibliographic control, NASA historical research, STAR and IAA, NASA/RECON, NASA selective dissemination of information, the NASA Library Network, and the NASA Technology Utilization System. Consideration is also given to aerospace serials control, NASA subject categories, foreign aerospace bibliographic control, and aerospace picture, film, and microfiche control. An extensive, partially annotated bibliography is provided.

Buchan, R. L.↗

NASA NTRS1981

Networks and external sources of information, section 12

The basic functional aspects of telecommunications, text searching, and networking are reviewed. Some of the information services, both commercial and noncommercial, which are operational in the United States and Europe are described. The ARPANET, TELENET, TYMET, and EURONET packet networks are described. External online bibliographic data bases and factual data banks are reviewed. Details of services offered, specific topics available, and contact points are given for: (in the United States) the NASA/RECON, DOE/RECON, Defense RDT and E, Lockheed Information System (DIALOG), SDC ORBIT, and the bibliograhic Retrieval systems; and (in Europe), ESA/IRS, the International Atomic Energy Agency, TELESYSTEMS, SPIDEL, INKA DIMDI DATA-STAR, BLAISE, and PERGAMON-INFOLINE systems.

Eckert, P. F.↗

NASA NTRS1978

Acquisition and sources

Suggestions and ideas for acquiring documents or their surrogates for a planned or fledgling information system are offered. The problems of selectivity of documents or their surrogates, both in superabundant quantities, and duplicate checking are highlighted. Acquisitioning flow, a semiautomated duplicate search technique, and alerting methods for prospective documentation are described. Appendices include two category systems, selected definitions and acronyms, and a selected address list for document procurement.

Eckert, P. F.↗

NASA NTRS1970

NASA metric system study

Statistical analysis of metric and English unit usage and trends in technical documents generated by NASA Centers

Carlson, O.↗

NASA NTRS1966

Guide to the processing, storage, and retrieval of bibliographic information at the NASA Scientific and Technical Information Facility

Handbook of bibliographic and subject information processing, storage, and retrieval at NASA SCIENTIFIC and Technical Information Facility

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