NASA DATA STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01139A000300030023-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 4, 2002
• Sequence Number: 23
• Publication Date: August 27, 1965
• Content Type: MF

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29 August 1965
MEMORANDUM FOR : Mr. Paul A. Sorel
SUBJECT: NASA Data Storage and Retrieval
REFERENCE: Letter to Admiral Rsborn from. NASA dated 24 August 1965
1. Task Team III is engaged in a study of the overall effectiveness
of a0 =unity programs for procuring and processing selected foreign
lications. It was felt desirable that, during the course of delibe-
rations on processing of foreign publications, techniques and procedures
utilized by activities other than those in the community be identified
and analyzed.
2.. In this context, visited Mr. Mel Day 25X1 A
of the Scientific and Technical Information Division, NASA on 30 June
1965. Mr. Day discussed the overall NASA do nt storage and retrieval
system as well as the production system for their various S&T reports.
Emphasis was placed by Mr. Day on the role of foreign publications as
sources of potentially valuable scientific and technical information.
3. NASA has a translation capability primarily for inhouse, ad
translation requests. These translations and translations from h
sources are abstracted and indexed in NASA's journal, cientific and
al +er s ace Re r s , and appear in publications owe
.ng house NASA's translations which have a distribution
limitation are announced only in the Classified Scientific and Technical
Aer amt ;. Still other translations of Interest are
abstracted and indexed in the American Institute of Aeronautics and
Astronautic's journal, InerrnatioW l,erosoece Abstracts,
4. Mr. Day noted that NASA utilizes the Joint Publications Research
Service extensively as a source for translations of foreign langu;e items.
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5, At the time of the briefing, it was 'felt by the undersigned
that current NSA efforts in the field of document storage and retrieval
and the production of their reports in a timely and efficient manner as
disclosed by hr. Day had significance beyond the foreign publications
aspect. Consequently. It appears desirable that CODIB might wish to
accept an offer made by Mr. Day to visit NASA's Scientific and Technical
information Facility and be briefed on current operations..t the time,
he noted that the facility was moving shortly to a ndw-location and that
after this move had been accomplished, a CODIB tour might be arranged.
You will recall that Documentation Inc. mans the NASA Scientific and
Technical Information Facility.
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CDIB Support Staff
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