- Author
- Jason, N. H.
- Title
- Fire Information Challenges of the 21st Century. Conference Report.
- Coporate
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
- Journal
- Fire Technology, Vol. 28, No. 3, 283-284, August 1992 <b>AND</b> SFPE Bulletin, 5, July/August 1992,
- Keywords
- information dissemination
- Abstract
- Two recent conferences, the First International Fire Information Conference (IFIC) held at Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloustershire, England, April 27-May 1 and the Conference for Exploration of a National Engineering Information Service, held at Palm Coast, Florida, June 14-19, 1992 illustrate how the information field, and specifically the fire information field, is preparing itself, the fire protection engineer and the fire scientist for the challenges of the 21st Century. According to research cited at the Exploration conference, over $8.2 billion is spent annually in support of information access by engineers. This figure takes into account the cost of time spent by engineers in seeking and accessing information vital to their daily activities. Even a small improvement in efficiency in this process could return substantial savings.