#f©r©nct NBS Pubii - cations NBS TECHNICAL NOTE 916 °*l-AU Of NATIONAL BUREAU OF STANDARDS 1 The National Bureau of Standards was established by an act of Congress March 3, 1901. The Bureau's overall goal is to strengthen and advance the Nation's science and technology and facilitate their effective application for public benefit. To this end, the Bureau conducts research and provides: (1) a basis for the Nation's physical measurement system, (2) scientific and technological services for industry and government, (3) a technical basis for equity in trade, and (4) technical services to promote public safety. The Bureau consists of the Institute for Basic Standards, the Institute for Materials Research, the Institute for Applied Technology, the Institute for Computer Sciences and Technology, and the Office for Information Programs. THE INSTITUTE FOR BASIC STANDARDS provides the central basis within the United States of a complete and consistent system of physical measurement; coordinates that system with measurement systems of other nations; and furnishes essential services leading to accurate and uniform physical measurements throughout the Nation's scientific community, industry, and commerce. The Institute consists of the Office of Measurement Services, the Office of Radiation Measurement and the following Center and divisions: Applied Mathematics — Electricity — Mechanics — Heat — Optical Physics — Center for Radiation Research: Nuclear Sciences; Applied Radiation — Laboratory Astrophysics 2 — Cryogenics 2 — Electromagnetics 2 — Time and Frequency ". THE INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS RESEARCH conducts materials research leading to improved methods of measurement, standards, and data on the properties of well-characterized materials needed by industry, commerce, educational institutions, and Government; provides advisory and research services to other Government agencies; and develops, produces, and distributes standard reference materials. The Institute consists of the Office of Standard Reference Materials, the Office of Air and Water Measurement, and the following divisions: Analytical Chemistry — Polymers — Metallurgy — Inorganic Materials — Reactor Radiation — Physical Chemistry. THE INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED TECHNOLOGY provides technical services to promote the use of available technology and to facilitate technological innovation in industry and Government; cooperates with public and private organizations leading to the development of technological standards (including mandatory safety standards), codes and methods of test; and provides technical advice and services to Government agencies upon request. The Insti- tute consists of the following divisions and Centers: Standards Application and Analysis — Electronic Technology — Center for Consumer Product Technology: Product Systems Analysis; Product Engineering — Center for Building Technology: Structures, Materials, and Life Safety; Building Environment; Technical Evalua- tion and Application — Center for Fire Research: Fire Science; Fire Safety Engineering. THE INSTITUTE FOR COMPUTER SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY conducts research and provides technical services designed to aid Government agencies in improving cost effec- tiveness in the conduct of their programs through the selection, acquisition, and effective utilization of automatic data processing equipment; and serves as the principal focus within the executive branch for the development of Federal standards for automatic data processing equipment, techniques, and computer languages. The Institute consists of the following divisions: Computer Services — Systems and Software — Computer Systems Engineering — Informa- tion Technology. THE OFFICE FOR INFORMATION PROGRAMS promotes optimum dissemination and accessibility of scientific information generated within NBS and other agencies of the Federal Government; promotes the development of the National Standard Reference Data System and a system of information analysis centers dealing with the broader aspects of the National Measurement System; provides appropriate services to ensure that the NBS staff has optimum accessibility to the scientific information of the world. The Office consists of the following organizational units: Office of Standard Reference Data — Office of Information Activities — Office of Technical Publications — Library — Office of International Relations — Office of International Standards. 1 Headquarters and Laboratories at Gaithersburg, Maryland, unless otherwise noted; mailing address Washington, D.C. 20234. 2 Located at Boulder, Colorado 80302. 0? 6TANDAE0Q r.IRRABT JUN 1 V 1976 Software Exchange Directory for University Research Administration 05753 Zella G. Ruthberg and Gloria R. Bolotsky Systems and Software Division Institute for Computer Sciences and Technology National Bureau of Standards Washington, D.C. 20234 Sponsored by the Research Management Improvement Program National Science Foundation Washington, D.C. 20550 «Hgk J U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, Elliot L. Richardson, Secretary James A. Baker, III, Under Secretary Dr. Betsy Ancker-Johnson, Assistant Secretary for Science and Technology NATIONAL BUREAU OF STANDARDS, Ernest Ambler, Acting Director « t < Issued April 1976 National Bureau of Standards Technical Note 916 Nat. Bur. Stand. (U.S.), Tech. Note 916, 215 pages (Apr. 1976) CODEN: NBTNAE U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1976 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402 (Order by SD Catalog No. C13.46:916). Price $2.80. (Add 25 percent additional for other than U.S. mailing). PREFACE We wish to thank all the respondents who contributed in any way to the contents of this report and Directory. Many man-hours of effort are represented by the responses from the institutions that have entries in the Directory or contributed statistical information. The decision not to send us information also, in many instances, involved a detailed appraisal of administrative systems in the light of the survey questions so that even those not appearing in the Directory still contributed time to this under- taking. We also wish to thank all those who advised us during the development of the survey instrument. In particular, the comprehensive suggestions of our consultants and the validation efforts of our test schools were of immeasurable value. A special thank you goes to Dr. Thomas C. Lowe, Chief of the Systems Architecture Section, for his valuable suggestions throughout this undertaking. It is our hope that this report and Directory will be of use to the university research adminis- tration community in saving time and money. m . 1 i i Table of Contents '. PREFACE i i i ABSTRACT 1-1 PART I THE SURVEY 1 INTRODUCTION 1-1 2 SURVEY METHODOLOGY 1-2 2.1 The Survey Instrument 1-2 2.1.1 The Software Package Data 1-2 2.1.2 The Administrative Data 1-2 2.1.3 The Consultants 1-2 2.1.4 The Test Schools 1-2 2.2 Collecting the Data 1-3 3. OVERVIEW OF DATA COLLECTED 1-3 3.1 Administrative Data 1-3 3.1.1 The Responses 1-3 3.1.2 The Reporting Units 1-3 3.1.3 Administration Parameters 1-3 3.1.4 Computer Usage 1-3 3.1.5 Administrative Functions for Federally Sponsored Research 1-4 3.1.6 Administrative Comments 1-5 3.2 Package Summaries 1-5 3.2.1 Function Distribution 1-5 3.2.2 Other Traits 1-5 3.2.3 History and Availability 1-6 3.2.4 Operational Comments 1-7 4. CONCLUSIONS 1-8 4.1 Transferability 1-8 4.2 Research Administration Programs 1-8 4.3 Future Directions 1-8 TABLES 1. Institutions Using Networks 1-4 2. Research Administration Functional Areas - Automated and to be Automated - As Reported by the Respondents 1-4 3. Functional Areas Tabulated in Descending Order of Number of Packages Reported 1-5 4. Data Base Management Systems Reported, Listed by Package Number 1-6 5. Packages Developed Elsewhere 1-6 6. Packages Used Elsewhere, Listed With Function Code 1-7 REFERENCES 1-9 PART II SOFTWARE EXCHANGE DIRECTORY PREFACE 2-i GUIDE TO THE DIRECTORY "2-i 1 DIRECTORY TABLE OF CONTENTS 2-i 2. INSTITUTION ENTRIES IN THE DIRECTORY 2-'ii 2.1 Administrative Information Entries 2-i 2.2 Software Package Summary Entries 2-i i 3. COMMON ABBREVIATIONS IN THE DIRECTORY 2-iv 3. Entry Short-Forms 2-iv 3.2 Abbreviations 2-iv 4. FOOTNOTES 2-iv 4.1 Footnote [1] 2-iv 4.2 Footnote [2] 2-v 4.3 Footnote [3] 2-v 4.4 Footnote [4] 2-v 5. INDEXES 2-v DIRECTORY TABLE OF CONTENTS 2-vi DIRECTORY 2-1 ' APPENDIX A HIERARCHIC FUNCTION OUTLINE, INDEX A A-l A. 1 Index A A-2 TV 2 APPENDIX B INDEXES BY SCALE OF RESEARCH ADMINISTERED B-l B.l Index by Funding Size in FY 74, Index B.l B-l B.2 Index by Total Size of Research Staff, Index B.2 B-2 B.3 Index by Number of Federal Agencies Awarding Grants/Contracts, Index B.3 B-3 B.4 Index by Number of Grants and Contracts Awarded by Federal Agencies, Index B.4 B-4 APPENDIX C INDEX BY COMPUTER USED, INDEX C C-l APPENDIX D INDEX BY LANGUAGES USED, INDEX D D-l APPENDIX E THE SURVEY PACKET E-l E . 1 Cover Letters E-2 E.2 Question and Answer Sheet E-3 E.3 Respondent List E-4 E.4 Return Postcard E-5 E.5 Instruction Sheet, Part I E-6 E . 6 Part I of Survey E-7 E.7 Instruction Sheet, Part II E-9 E.8 Part II of Survey E-10 E.9 Function Guide E-l APPENDIX F RETURN CRITIQUE F-l SOFTWARE EXCHANGE DIRECTORY FOR DIVERSITY RESEARCH ADMINISTRATION by Zella G. Ruthberg Gloria R. Bolotsky ABSTRACT uiiivci silica emu ^ui icycj i clc i v my trie laiyc^o icucrai i tmu i mm. iui i c^cqilii emu ueve I uuincii I were sent an Office of Management and Budget (0MB) approved survey instrument developed for this purpose at ICST. Seventy-five institutions sent responses suitable for 83 Directory entries under Administrative Information and 315 Directory entries under Software Package Summaries. An administrative entry contains information on the reporting unit, the basic administrative structure and parameters, computer usage, automated functional areas, and comments.