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AD-759 494 PROCEEDINGS OF MILITARY LIBRARIANS WORK- SHOP (i6th) HELD AT HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA, ON 2-4 OCTOBER 1972. TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER Army Missile Command Redstone Arsenal, Alabama 1972 DISTRIBUTED BY: U. S. SEPARTMENT OF CUMMERCE 5285 Port Royal Ro, SpringM Va. 22151 OW * ISCLAIMEI NO)TICE THIS DOCUMENT IS BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE. THE COPY FURNISHED TO DTIC CONTAINED A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF PAGES WHICH DO NOT REPRODUCE LEGIBLY. PROCEEDINGS of 16th MILITARY LIBRARIANS' WORKSHOP held on 2-4 OCTOBER 1972 t MY7 1973 l Host REDSTONE SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION CENTER US ARMY MISSILE RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING LABORATORY US ARMY MISSILE COMMAND REDSTONE ARSENAL, ALABAMA 35809 bp•roduced by NATIONAL TECHNICAL INFORMATION SERVICE USPoD~~tmfiwt of ComOrTCO Springfield VA 22151 AftJ \~A-~ 10th MILITARY LIBRARIANS' WORKSHOP Sponsor: US Army Missile Commend Redistone Arsenal, Alacumi Worksop Chairmen: Mrs. Cleo S. Cason Mrs. Jane F. Bentley Reostration Chairman: Mrs. Clara T. Roomr Headquarters: Sheraton Motor Inn ( ~ Huntsville, Alabama j- CONTENTS Program ......................................................... vii Keynote Address TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER ................. Julian S. Kobler ..... I Workshop Sessions STECHNOLOGY TRANSFER ................. Stanley Kalkus 9 PROCUREMENT ......................... Mariana Thurber ..... 15 POSITION DESCRIPTIONS ................ Ingierd 0. Omdahl ..... 17 EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT ........... Herbert Holzbauer ..... 21 INTEGRATED ON-LINE NETWORKS AND DEFENSE RDT&E ON-LINE SYSTEM ......... Joseph M. Powers ..... 53 WORK MEASUREMENT AND STATISTICS ........................... Lt Col Claude Johns ..... 59 UTILIZATION OF FINANCIAL AND HUMAN RESOURCES .................... Gerald M. Coble...... 63 ORGANIZATION OF DOCUMENT COLLECTION ............................... Sara Dearman ..... 83 Business Sessions .................................................. 93 Participants ...................................................... 95 Sponsors of Military Librarians' Workshops .............................. 105 Precedlig pge blank \\ FOREWORD The 16th Military Librarians' Workshop began with a warm welcome extended by BG Louis Rachmeler, the Army Missile Command's Acting Commanding General during the temporary absence of MG Edwin I. Donley. He expressed appreciation to the assembled group -- the leading librarians of the Department of Defense -- for their attendance and participation in the discussions on technology transfer and its implications in defense missions. Approximately 200 librarians took an active part in the Workshop Sessions on selected topics, aid in the Army, Navy, and Air Force Group Meetings. No attempt has been made in the proceedings to reproduce the discussions as they developed in the sessions or meetings. The essence of the discussions, particularly the conclusions and recommendations reached by each group, are reported by the Discussion Leader, or in some cases by subgroup leaders. Cleo S. Cason Jane F. Bentley Co-Chairmen 16th Military Librarians' Workshop rMagog page blank vi Chairmen Mrs. Cleo S. Cason Mrs. Jane F. Bentley Mrs. Clara T. Rogers Miss Ada E. Schwartz Dr. Julian S. Kobler Director Keynote Speaker Army Library Program vt PROGRAM I "TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER" S~SUNDAY 1 October 1972 1600-1800 Registration Sheraton MONDAY 2 October 1972 0800-1000 Registration Sheraton Coffee & Rolls 1000-1130 Opening Session - Ms. Cleo S. Cason, Sheraton Presiding Welcome BG Louis Rachmeler, Deputy CG US Army Missile Command Keynote Address - "Technology Transfer" Dr. Julian S. Kobler, Director Redstone Scientific Information Center 1130 Buses leave Sheraton for Officers' Club 1200-1300 Lunch Officers' Club 1300 Buses leave Officers' Club for RSIC 1330-1630 Tour of Redstone Scientific Information Center 1630 Buses leave RSIC to return to Sheraton N' vii TUESDAY 3 October 1972 0900-1015 Workshop Segsions * Sheraton 1015-1045 Coffee & Rolli Sheraton 1045-1200 Workshop Sessions * Sheraton 1200-1330 Lunch Sheraton 1330-1430 Workshop Sessions * Sheraton 1430-1500 Coffee Sheraton 1500-1630 Workshop Summaries - Ms. Cleo S. Cason, Sheraton Presiding 1800 Buses leave Sheraton for Officers' Club 1830-2100 Social Hour and Dinner Officers' Club 2100 Buses leave Officers' Club to return to Sheraton *WORKSHOP SESSIONS (Assigned Areas) GROUP TOPICS DISCUSSION LEADER 1 Technology Transfer Mr. Stanley Kalkus 2 Procurement Ms. Mariana Thurber 3 Position Descriptions Ms. Ingjerd 0. Omdahl 4 Employee Development Mr. Herbert Holzbauer (Cancelled) 5 Integrated On-Line Networks Mr. Joseph M. Powers 6 Work Measurement & Statistics Lt Col Claude Johns 7 Utilization of Financial and Mr. Gerald M. Coble Human Resources 8 Organization of Document Ms. Sara Dearman Collections viii KAM --- WEDNESDAY 4 October 1972 0900-1030 ANAF Group Meetings Sheraton Army - Ms. Ada E. Schwartz Navy - Ms. Pearl 0. Robinson Air Force - Mr. John L. Cook 1030-1100 Coffee & Rolls 1100-1200 Business Session - Ms. Virginia E. Eckel, Presiding Report of Federal Library Committee - Mr. F. Kurt Cylke Report of Long Range Planning Committee - Ms. Margrett B. Zenich HLD Announcements 1200-1330 Lunch Open 1330 Buses leave Sheraton for tour of Alabama Space & Rocket Center. See Mr. Frank M. London, Transportation Officer, for details. ix - - - Keynote Address TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER I Dr. Julian S. Kobler Director, Redstone Scientific Information Center One of the most critical problems facing us as information specialists within DOD is the transfer of technology. The general nature of the task, and some of the existing mechanisms for achieving it, can be illustrated by the technology interface system established at the Army Missile Command. A large technology base, continually fed by research, must be related to hardware and finally converted into weapon systems; The research is conducted in discrete functional disciplines involved in missile technology, for example, propulsion, guidance and control, aerodynamics, ground support equipment, and new systems concepts. All the stored and newly developed data oust be applied in support of all types of systems -- close support, general support, air defense, and multipurpose -- and at all stages -- concep- tual, development, or fielded. Thus, technology transfer might be defined as the channeling of advanced technology in promising directions for significant purposes other than the immediate use for which it was developed. In actuality, of course, the problem cannot be packaged that neatly: you have inputs from the outside and then must have output to the external environment, so the problem becomes one of relationships. In technology, the participants in these relationships are the generators and the users. These part;.cipants must have a relationship to each other, and they must have that same relationship to technology and the ability to transfer that technology. The technology transfer process goes through four successive stages: 1) search, 2) adaptation, 3) implementation, and 4) maintenance. The search stage takes the generator and user from an unrecognized transfer opportunity to establishment of a viable contact. Before this contact can be achieved, the generator's capabilities must be related to the user's needs, and contact channels must be mutually provided. Adaptation can be termed the "go- no go" stage, the point at which a decision is made to proceed with the technology offered or move into another area. To develop a basis for this decision, a transfer project is formulated. The user makes a preliminary evaluation of the potential effectiveness and the socio-economic implications, and investigates the desirability of alternatives. The generator meanwhile is evaluating the user's environment, the feasibility of the technology, and the costs 14 Keynote Address TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER Dr. Julian S. Kobler Director, Redstone Scientific Information Center One of the most critical problems facing us as information specialists within DOD is the transfer of technology. The general nature of the task, and some of the existing mechanisms for achieving it, can be illustrated by the technology interface system established at the Army Missile Command. A large technology base, continually fed by research, must be related to hardware and finally converted into weapondisciplines systems; involved The inresearch missile is technology,conducted infor discrete example, functional propulsion, guidance and control, aerodynamics, ground support equipment, and new systems concepts. All the stored and newly developed data must be applied in support of all types of systems -- close support, general support, air defense, and multipurpose -- and at all stages -- concep- tual, development, or fielded. Thus, technology transfer might be defined as the channeling of advanced technology in promising directions for significant purposes other than the immediate use for which it was developed. In actuality, of course, the problem cannot be packaged that neatly: you have inputs from the outside and then must have output to the external environment, so the problem becomes one of relationships. In technology, the participants in these relationships are the generators and the users. These participants must have a relationship to each other, and they must have that same relationship to technology and the ability to transfer that technology. The technology transfer process goes through four successive stages: 1) search, 2) adaptation, 3) implementation, and 4) maintenance. The search stage takes the generator and user from an unrecognized