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Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. – 1991
The purpose of the bill (S. 343), as reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, is to establish a federal commitment to the advancement of high-performance computing, improve interagency planning and coordination of federal high-performance computing and networking activities, authorize a national high-speed computer…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Databases, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
Peer reviewedRand, Roberta Y. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1995
Describes a prototype online search system called ASK (Assisted Search for Knowledge) that will provide Internet and dial-up access to an array of databases related to environmental and demographic change. The Global Change Data and Information system that is being organized by federal agencies is described. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Databases, Demography
Department of Energy, Washington, DC. Office of Energy Research. – 1991
This report, profusely illustrated with color photographs and other graphics, elaborates on the Department of Energy (DOE) research program in High Performance Computing and Communications (HPCC). The DOE is one of seven agency programs within the Federal Research and Development Program working on HPCC. The DOE HPCC program emphasizes research in…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Computer Networks, Computer Science, Computer Software
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. – 1991
This report of a hearing begins with an opening statement by Senator J. Bennett Johnston, Chairman of the Committee, and prepared statements from Committee members Larry E. Craig and Pete V. Domenici. The text of the bill, which provides for continued U.S. leadership in high-performance computing, is then presented, followed by additional…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Databases, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
Proceedings of the ASIS Mid-Year Meeting, 1992
Lists the speakers and summarizes the issues addressed for 12 panel sessions on topics related to networking, including libraries and national networks, federal national resources and energy programs, multimedia issues, telecommuting, remote image serving, accessing the Internet, library automation, scientific information, applications of Z39.50,…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Computer Networks, Conferences, Databases
La Caille John, Patricia – 1992
The Rural Information Center (RIC), a project of two agencies of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, has served rural information needs since 1988. The targeted audience for the RIC is local officials and citizens, rather than scientists and federal officials, and the thrust of its information is rural development rather than production…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agriculture, Computer Networks, Databases
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. – 1990
This committee report is intended to accompany S. 1067, a bill designed to provide for a coordinated federal research program in high-performance computing (HPC). The primary objective of the legislation is given as the acceleration of research, development, and application of the most advanced computing technology in research, education, and…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Science Education, Computer Software Development, Computer System Design
