NATO Scientific and Technical Information Service (NSTIS): Function Description.

Abstract : This report provides a functional description of the requirements for a NATO Scientific and Technical Information Service (NSTIS). The user requirements and much of the background information in this report were derived primarily from interviews with more than 60 NATO Headquarters staff members between 2 March and 25 March 1987. In addition, representatives of the Supreme Headquarters Applied Powers Europe (SHAPE) Technical Center (STC), the Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic (Anti-Submarine Warfare Research) Center (SCLANTCEN), the NATO Communications and Information Systems Agency (NACISA), The Advisory Group for Aerospace Research Research and Development (AGARD), the U.S. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) and the Technical Documentation Center for the Armed Forces in the Netherlands (TDCK), were interviewed, either in person or by telephone.