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~ FEDERAL RESEARCH IN PROGRESS DIALOG INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SERVICE t FILE DESCRIPTION The FEDERAL RESEARCH IN PROGRESS (FEDRIP) database provides access to information about ongoing federally-funded research projects in the fields of physical sciences, engineering, and life sciences. Project descriptions generally include: project title, keywords, start date, estimated completion date, principal investigator, performing and sponsoring organizations, summary, and progress report. Record content varies depending on the source agency. The FEDRIP database is produced by the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) and continues, in part, the database functions of the now defunct Smithsonian Scientific Information Exchange (SSIE). FEDRIP provides a unique nonbibliographic information resource of research in progress. Thus, it can be used to avoid research duplication, locate sources of support, identify leads in the literature, stimulate ideas for planning, identify gaps in areas of investigation, locate individuals with expertise, -and complement bibliographic data. . - SUBJECT COVERAGE FEDERAL RESEARCH IN PROGRESS covers physical sciences, life sciences, and engineering, and . includes but is not limited to, the following: • Agriculture • Instrumentation • Earth Sciences • Medicine • Electronics • Occupational Safety and Health • Engineering • Transpbrtation SOURCES Research summaries are contributed by the following U.S. federal agencies. (Other agencies may be added in the future.) . Department of Agriculture • National Institutes of Health • National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) • Transportation Research Board • Notional Bureau of Standards • U.S. Geological Survey • National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health • Veterans Administration /[ ~ DIALOG FILE DATA Inclusive Dates: Current research Update Frequency: Semiannual (reload) File.Size: 71,704 research summaries as of November 1983 ORIGIN FEDERAL RESEARCH IN PROGRESS is compiled and distributed by the National Technical Information Service (NTIS). Questions concerning file content should be directed to: Alan R. Wenberg Telephone: 703/487-4807 Product Manager Telex; 64617 FEDERAL RESEARCH IN PROGRESS NTIS GO CD 0 5285 Port Royal Road Springfield, VA 22161 No speciol terms or conditions. CD GD N ,Ca iJ DIALOG is a ervicemark of DIALOG Information Services, Inc. Reg. U.S. Pat. & Trademark Office. ®DIALOG Information Services, Inc., 1983. AIl,rights reserved. ;.;