On the Dissemination of Research Information

This paper deals with the importance of obtaining and disseminating the maximum amount of technical information. The usefulness of technical briefs and periodicals is questioned and the interrelation of all flelds of science is stressed. It is advocated that the inclination of selected key scientists to specialize be kept at a minimum and that their training, educationally and practically, cut across all fields of science. These scientists ae then utilized to extract from a wide variety of reports and publications the maximum amount of technical data, which is then passed on to the working scientist.