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Research
Summaries Database
What
is the Research Summaries Database
Research Summaries (RS), the Defense Technical
Information Center's (DTIC®) second-largest database, was established
to provide a rapid exchange of technical and management data describing
ongoing Department of Defense (DoD) research and technology efforts at
the Work Unit level and is an integral part of the management and conduct
of DoD Research Development Test & Evaluation (RDT&E) programs.
It provides summary descriptions of the technical content, performers,
monitors, and funding sources of DoD research or technology efforts. Research
Summaries increase the effectiveness of the DoD RDT&E program by providing
descriptions of Research & Development (R&D) efforts to DoD and
other Government scientists, engineers, managers, and their contractors
in industry and academia. It identifies R&D efforts in a full range
of scientific and technology disciplines; allowing managers to coordinate
programs, eliminate overlap and duplication of effort. Resulting in cost-effective,
complete research and a thorough end product. It also provides defense
contractors access to data on planned, ongoing and completed work so their
efforts can focus on issues of direct benefit to DoD.
Why you should submit Research
Summaries to DTIC
DTIC's collection development efforts reflect
the immediate and anticipated long-term information requirements of contractors
and DoD personnel to strengthen the technology base and support the nation's
warfighters. The benefits of submitting your information to the RS database
are evident:
- Increases your audience by making it
available to an unlimited number of interested parties through secure
Web-based access.
- Identifies DoD individuals working in
areas of mutual interest.
- Helps to find other projects to share
lessons learned and eliminate duplication of effort.
- Enables others to locate current technical
projects that impact on their work.
- Accelerates the interchange of fast-breaking
scientific findings.
- Enhances communication, efficiency, and
cost effectiveness of DoD work to better focus on military requirements.
- Streamlines the search for relevant information.
- Simplifies storage, reproduction, distribution
and preservation of information.
- Helps to identify contractors with experience
in technological areas.
- Permits managers to coordinate programs
with others of similar goals.
- Builds on related works within the same
technological area.
- Promotes sharing and transfer of related
work throughout many R&D communities.
How to Register
1.Submit your DTIC on-line registration
form at https://register.dtic.mil/DTIC.
2. Once you have received a User Code,
Login, and Password, contact the RS Program Manager at (703) 767-8031
to continue the registration process.
Input
System for submitting Research Summaries to DTIC
The Scientific and Technical Information
Transfer (STINT) database has also made submitting RS data easier. This
web-based input system was designed for users to report new starts or
record progress on previously submitted R&D efforts. STINT employs
sophisticated technology while remaining intuitive and user-friendly and
the system provides an attractive, effective method to input, retrieve,
and update information for RS records. DTIC adds this information to the
database at least three times a month. STINT is available from DTIC at
no cost to any RS contributor. The STINT community is comprised of three
classes of users: Contributors, Focal Points, and Administrators. Each
user is assigned a user class. The class determines a user's privileges
and access rights.
Contributor - is responsible for
the creation and update of a Research Summary.
Focal Point - is an experienced user that collects, edits, and
submits Research Summaries received from contributors to DTIC.
Administrator – is responsible for the administration of the
entire STINT system, they are technical leaders or RS project managers.
Who can access Research Summaries
through DTIC
- Employees of a DoD organization, DoD
contractor or potential DoD contractor
- Employees of a U.S. Federal Government
agency or U.S. Federal Government agency contractor
- Universities or colleges funded by DoD
or a U.S. Federal Government agency for research throughout the U.S.
Related Links to the Research Summaries Database
RS records are made available on DTIC's
RS database through its Private STINET and DROLS systems. In addition
RS records are harvested and displayed by other databases, such as VTE
(Virtual Technology Expo), MATRIS, and T2 (Technical Transfer). Virtual
Technology Expo (VTE) is designed to allow subscribers to access information
on the current research/products by DoD and industry, similar to the experience
found at a Tech Expo. The MATRIS database
contains over 13,000 records describing various aspects of people-related
research. Both past, completed research, and current, active research
are included.
Records are continuously added, updated,
and verified for accuracy. Although the database is heavily focused on
U.S. Department of Defense research, there are also contributions from
other agencies including Merit Systems Protection Board, NASA, FAA, NATO
and private industry. The T2 database
provides descriptive information on U.S. Department of Defense current
and recently completed research and development (R&D). The data is
gathered from the DROLS (Defense RDT&E Online System) database on
a quarterly basis. The originating laboratories have indicated that these
R&D efforts have a high technology transfer potential. There are also
contributions from other agencies including NASA, FAA, NATO and private
industry.
Electronic Mailing List
DTIC encourages contributors to subscribe
to its free Research Summaries (RS) electronic mailing list. The RS electronic
mailing list offers a fast and easy mechanism for contributors to communicate
with DTIC and other contributors in a discussion group. Contributors are
able to ask questions, identify problems, submit suggestions, and stay
abreast of new developments.
To subscribe, send an email message :
To: rs@dtic.mil
Subject: Listserv request
Message: Request subscription to STINT-L .
Points Of Contact
For more information about the Research
Summaries Database Program, contact the
Acquisition Branch (DTIC-OCA) at:
Phone: (703) 767-8031 or (703) 767-9000
Email: rs@dtic.mil
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