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[NASA/DOD Aerospace Knowledge Diffusion Research Project. Paper 4:] Technical communications in aerospace: An analysis of the practices reported by US and European aerospace engineers and scientistsResults are reported from pilot surveys on the use of scientific and technical information (STI) by U.S. and NATO-nation aerospace scientists and engineers, undertaken as part of the NASA/DOD Aerospace Knowledge Diffusion Research Project. The survey procedures and the demographic characteristics of the 67 scientists and engineers who responded to the survey are summarized, and the results are presented in a series of tables and discussed in detail. Findings emphasized include: (1) both U.S. and NATO respondents spend around 60 percent of their work week producing or using STI products; (2) NATO respondents are more likely than their U.S. counterparts to use 'formal' STI products (like technical reports and papers) and the services of librarians and online data bases; (3) most of the respondents use computers and information technology in preparing STI products; and (4) respondents who had taken courses in technical communication agreed on the value and ideal subject matter of such courses.
Document ID
19910035176
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Pinelli, Thomas E.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Barclay, Rebecca O.
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, United States)
Kennedy, John M.
(Indiana University Bloomington, United States)
Glassman, Myron
(Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 15, 2013
Publication Date
September 1, 1990
Subject Category
Documentation And Information Science
Accession Number
91A19799
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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