- Author
- Jason, N. H.
- Title
- Evolution of a United States Information System.
- Coporate
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
- Book or Conf
- National Fire Protection Association and International Association of Fire Chiefs. inFIRE (international network for Fire Information and Reference Exchange.) Annual Conference. Proceedings. April 28-30, 1993, Norwood, MA, Barnhart, A.; Swing, A., Editors, 89-98 p., 1993
- Keywords
- information dissemination | libraries | information retrieval
- Identifiers
- National Research and Education Network (NREN); Internet; inFIRE Uses and Users; FIREDOC; National Energy Information Service
- Abstract
- As part of the current information activities in the United States, the Conference for Exploration of a National Engineering Information Service is discussed, in addition to the Internet and the proposed NREN (National Research and Education Network). Challenges to the fire community to bridge the information gap are presented.