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22 March 2007
[Federal Register: March 21, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 54)]
[Notices]
[Page 13249]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Survey of
Information Habits and Preferences of Millennial Scientists
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before May 21, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th
and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet
at dHynek@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions
should be directed to Terrie Wheeler, Assistant Chief, Information
Services Division, at (301) 975-3772, terrie.wheeler@nist.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This study will determine how the next generation of scientists,
frequently referred to as the Millennial Generation, will seek
scientific information in their research. This generation was born
between 1982 and 2000. Having grown up with information technology,
general studies show this population has technological preferences for
receiving and integrating content, and this study is to learn if this
extends to the scientific content among young scientists. It will
identify most useful (and most desired) devices and formats, so that
the Information Services Division can plan to serve the next generation
of scientists. The findings will impact how digital scientific content
is harvested, identified using metadata, stored, accessed, and
disseminated. The project will identify young scientists' preferences
for content format and ease of assimilation into current processes.
Specifically the project aims to learn: (1) Which library resources and
information services are most valuable and why, and (2) what scientific
library resources do not exist that could, or are not yet robust enough
to be valuable. Further the study aims to learn: (3) In what specific
ways are commercial Internet tools both successful and unsuccessful in
helping find answers, (4) which platforms and devices are most helpful
and why, and (5) which technologies help support collaboration with
peers. The project plans to use Summer Undergraduate Research
Fellowship (SURF) students who work at the National Institute of
Standards and Technology every summer as the test population. The
survey is voluntary, and all information gathered will be carefully
safeguarded.
II. Method of Collection
The study will use an electronic survey form. SURF students will
have the URL sent to them in an e-mail message so they may take the
survey on any computer with a Web browser if they choose.
III. Data
OMB Number: None.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Students enrolled in the NIST SURF program for
2007.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 100.
Estimated Time per Response: 20 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 33.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information;
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of
automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.
Dated: March 14, 2007.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E7-5097 Filed 3-20-07; 8:45 am]
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