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Generalized Data Management Systems and Scientific Information Organisation De Coopération Et De Développement Économiques (Ocde) Generalized data management systems and scientific information Organisation de Coopération Et de Développement Économiques (ocde) To cite this version: Organisation de Coopération Et de Développement Économiques (ocde). Generalized data man- agement systems and scientific information. [Research Report] Organisation de coopération etde développement économiques (OCDE). 1978, 347 p. hal-01512694 HAL Id: hal-01512694 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01512694 Submitted on 24 Apr 2017 HAL is a multi-disciplinary open access L’archive ouverte pluridisciplinaire HAL, est archive for the deposit and dissemination of sci- destinée au dépôt et à la diffusion de documents entific research documents, whether they are pub- scientifiques de niveau recherche, publiés ou non, lished or not. The documents may come from émanant des établissements d’enseignement et de teaching and research institutions in France or recherche français ou étrangers, des laboratoires abroad, or from public or private research centers. publics ou privés. R P ( z ? GENERALIZED DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION Report of a specialist study SYSTÈMES DE GESTION DE BASES DE DONNÉES ET INFORMATION SCIENTIFIQUE Rapport d'étude de spécialistes Published by/Édité par OECD NUCLEAR ENERGY AGENCY AGENCE DE L’OCDE POUR L’ÉNERGIE NUCLÉAIRE 38 bd. Suchet, 75016 Paris France 1978 NEA WORKING GROUP ON NUCLEAR ENERGY INFORMATION GROUPE DE TRAVAIL DE L’AEN SUR L’INFORMATION DANS LE DOMAINE DE L’ÉNERGIE NUCLÉAIRE GENERAUZED DATA MANAGEMENTSYSTEMS AND SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION SYSTÈMES DE GESTION DE BASES DE DONNÉES ET INFORMATION SCIENTIFIQUE report of the specialist study on computer software rapport d’étude de spécialistes sur le logiciel d’ordinateur The use of Generalized Data Management Systems for handling Scientific Information L’utilisation de systèmes de bases de données généralisés pour le traitement de la documentation et des données scientifiques jointly organized by/organisé conjointement par OECD NUCLEAR ENERGY AGENCY AGENCE DE L’OCDE POUR L’ÉNERGIE NUCLÉAIRE and/et UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY in cooperation with/en coopération avec U.S. NATIONAL BUREAU OF STANDARDS Chairman/Président A. SHOSHANI, LAWRENCE BERKELEY LABORATORY Secretary and Editor N. TUBBS, OECD NUCLEAR ENERGY AGENCY published by/édité par OECD NUCLEAR ENERGY AGENCY AGENCE DE L’OCDE POUR L’ÉNERGIE NUCLÉAIRE 38 bd. Suchet, 75016 Paris France The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) was set up un­ der a Convention signed in Paris on 14th December, 1960, which provides that the OECD shall promote policies designed: — to achieve the highest sustainable economic growth and employment and a rising standard of living in Member countries, while maintaining financial stability, and thus to contribute to the development of the world economy; — to contribute to sound economic expansion in Member as well as non-member countries in the process of economic development; — to contribute to the expansion of world trade on a multilateral, non-discriminatory basis in accordance with international obligations. The Members of OECD are Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, the Federal Republic of Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxem­ bourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States. The OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) was established on 20th April 1972, replac­ ing OECD's European Nuclear Energy Agency (ENEA) on the adhesion of Japan as a full Member. NEA now groups all the European Member countries of OECD and Australia, Canada, Japan, and the United States. The Commission of the European Communities takes part in the work of the Agency. The primary objectives of NEA are to promote co-operation between its Member governments on the safety and regulatory aspects of nuclear development, and on assessing the future role of nuclear energy as a contributor to economic progress. This is achieved by: — encouraging harmonisation of governments' regulatory policies and practices in the nuclear field, with particular reference to the safety of nuclear installations, protection of man against ionising radiation and preservation of the environment, radioactive waste management, and nuclear third party liability and insurance; — keeping under review the technical and economic characteristics of nuclear power growth and of the nuclear fuel cycle, and assessing demand and supply for the different phases of the nuclear fuel cycle and the potential future contribution of nuclear power to overall energy demand; — developing exchanges of scientific and technical information on nuclear energy, particularly through participation in common services; — setting up international research and development programmes and undertakings jointly organised and operated by OECD countries. In these and related tasks, NEA works in close collaboration with the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna, with which it has concluded a Co-operation Agreement, as well as with other international organisations in the nuclear field. LEGAL NOTICE The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development assumes no liability concerning information published in this report ©OECD, 1978 Queries concerning permissions or translation rights should be addressed to: Director of Information, OECD 2, rue André-Pascal, 75775 PARIS CEDEX 16, France. L’Organisation de Coopération et de Développement Économiques (OCDE), qui a été instituée par une Convention signée le 14 décembre 1960, à Paris, a pour objectif de promouvoir des politiques visant : — à réaliser la plus forte expansion possible de l’économie et de l’emploi et une progression du niveau de vie dans les pays Membres, tout en maintenant la stabilité financière, et contribuer ainsi au développement de l’économie mondiale; — à contribuer à une saine expansion économique dans les pays Membres, ainsi que non membres, en voie de développement économique; — à contribuer à l’expansion du commerce mondial sur une base multilatérale et non discriminatoire, conformément aux obligations internationales. Les Membres de l’OCDE sont : la République Fédérale d'Allemagne, l’Australie, l’Autriche, la Belgique, le Canada, le Danemark, l’Espagne, les États-Unis, la Finlande, la France, la Grèce, l’Irlande, l’Islande, l’Italie, le Japon, le Luxembourg, la Norvège, la Nouvelle-Zélande, les Pays-Bas, le Portugal, le Royaume-Uni, la Suède, la Suisse et la Tur­ quie. L "Agence de l’OCDE pour l'Énergie Nucléaire (AEN) a été créée le 20 avril 1972, en remplacement de ¡’Agence Européenne pour ¡’Énergie Nucléaire de l’OCDE (ENEA) lors de l’adhésion du Japon à titre de Membre de plein exercice. L ’AEN groupe désormais tcus les pays Membres européens de l’OCDE ainsi que l’Australie, le Canada, les États-Unis et le Japon. La Commission des Communautés Européennes participe à ses travaux. L ’AEN a pour principaux objectifs de promouvoir, entre les gouvernements qui en sont Membres, la coopération dans le domaine de la sécurité et de la réglementation nucléaires, ainsi que l’évaluation de la contribution de l’énergie nucléaire au progrès économique. Pour atteindre ces objectifs, l'AEN : — encourage l’harmonisation des politiques et pratiques réglementaires dans le domaine nucléaire, en ce qui concerne notamment la sûreté des installations nucléaires, la protection de l’homme contre les radiations ionisantes et la préservation de l’environnement, la gestion des déchets radioactifs, ainsi que la responsabilité civile et les assurances en matière nucléaire; — examine régulièrement les aspects économiques et techniques de la croissance de l’énergie nucléaire et du cycle du combustible nucléaire, et évalue la demande et les capacités disponibles pour les différentes phases dv cycle du combustible nucléaire, ainsi que le rôle que l’énergie nucléaire jouera dans l’avenir pour satisfaire la demande énergétique totale; — développe les échanges d’informations scientifiques et techniques concernant l’énergie nucléaire, notamment par l’intermédiaire de services communs ; — met sur pied des programmes internationaux de recherche et développement, ainsi que des activités organisées et gérées en commun par les pays de l’OCDE. Pour ces activités, ainsi que pour d ’autres travaux connexes, l’AEN collabore étroitement avec ¡’AgenceInternationale de ¡’Énergie Atomique de Vienne, avec laquelle elle a conclu un Accord de coopération, ainsi qu’avec d ’autres organisations internationales opérant dans le domaine nucléaire. AVERTISSEMENT Les informations publiées dans ce rapport n’engagent pas la responsabilité de FOrgani- sation de Coopération et de Développement Économiques. OCDE, 1978 Les demandes de reproduction ou de traduction doivent être adressées à : M. le Directeur de l’Information, OCDE 2, rue André-Pascal, 75775 PARIS CEDEX 16, France LIST OP PARTICIPANTS IN THE STUDY Meetings held at OECD, Paris, 11.th-13th January 1977 and Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, USA, 5th-7th October 1977 Austria United States (continued) Dr. A. Nevyjel, SGAE Wien Ms. G. Hair e, LBL Dr. V. Hampel, LLL Prance M. G. Martin, CISI Saclay Dr. J. Hilsenrath, NBS Dr. H. Honeck, Savannah River Lab. Pederal Republic of Germany Dr. K. Hsu, Battelle Dr. H. Behrens, ZAED Karlsruhe Mr. T. Hughes, Library of Congress Japan Dr. E. Jones, LLL Dr. D. Knoll, NODC Dr. T. Yamamoto, Univ. of Tokyo (also representing ICSU/CODATA) Dr. D. Richards, LBL Dr. D. Ries, LLL Netherlands Ms. J. Robinson, LBL Dr. H. Rietveld, ECN Petten
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