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| NKS Programme Area: | NKS-R | | Research Area: | Waste | | Report Number: | NORD: 1986-003 | | Report Title: | Emnesorienterte prosjektkataloger - en katalysator for nordisk samarbeid? | | Activity Acronym: | AVF-3 | | Authors: | Moj Bonnevie-Svendsen | | Abstract: | There has been a fast development of documentation on databased
systems, such as the International Nuclear Information
Service (INIS) and the Nordic Energy Index (NEI). By means of
"key words" the users of such systems gain access to publications
of interest for their work. For those engaged in
special subject areas these library-directed systems may have
some disadvantages; however:
- They are inconveniently extensive and do not provide an
easily accessible survey of the work within a specific
field.
- Work in progress is mostly omitted. With few exceptions
documentalists have insufficient contact with the
scientists involved to cover unpublished work. The NEI
catalogue represents an attempt to improve this. It covers
work in progress, at least as far as it can be based on
information from the sponsoring authorities. However, in a
field like radioactive waste, only a minor fraction of all
current Nordic projects are included in the NEI catalogue
at present.
In order to promote Nordic cooperation in a specified area it
can be an advantage to issue a catalogue and distribute it to
the scientists engaged in the research. In a Nordic project
an attempt was made to establish such a system to aid persons
engaged in radioactive waste management. This work, project
NKA/AVF-3, is reviewed in the present report.
To evaluate the practical implications and benefits of such a
catalogue, a specimen copy with about 150 projects was issued
in 1982. Data sheets as completed by the responsible
scientists were copied directly and arranged according to a
simple topical 3-descriptor code with a short supplementary
cross-index. Questionnaires concerning the use of such a
catalogue and the need for periodical issues were distributed
together with the catalogue. On the basis of a positive
respons from the users, guidelines for organizing of annual
editions were drawn up. It was agreed to utilize established
library routines, but in doing so maintain a logical topical
arrangement so that the catalogue could be read without
complicated search routines. Plans were made up for a 1984
edition concurrently with the corresponding NEI catalogue.
The publication was postponed in order to avoid duplication
with the 1984 edition of lAEAs Waste Management Research
Abstracts (WMRA/15). Instead, suggestions for a future
coordination with IAEA/WMRA have been outlined, and eventually
they may be implemented after the time allotted for the
AVF-3 project has expired.
Certain conditions must be fulfilled to enable an expedient
edition of such a Nordic catalogue to be published:
- The collection of information should be coordinated with
other systems, so that the contributing scientists are not
bothered with the completion of several parallel questionnaires,
- An expert group should be available to keep in contact with
the contributing scientists, and to ascertain that the
contents are organized in a convenient way,
- An adequate economic basis is needed to finance the
editorial work and ascertain the free distribution within
the Nordic countries to all persons concerned.
No decision has been made with regard to publishing further
editions of a Nordic project catalogue for radioactive waste.
At present the need for such a catalogue is less urgent than
in 1982. For an evaluation of future needs the further
development of the WMRA and NEI catalogues must be taken into
account.
During work on the AVF-3 project it was observed that the
mere existence of a Nordic catalogue for ongoing projects
within a limited field is a useful way to promote contacts among scientists involved in the research. The edition of
special subject catalogues can thus be a constructive
contribution to Nordic cooperative efforts. | | Publication date: | 01 Febr 1986 | | Number of downloads: | 1940 | | Download: |  129.PDF |
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