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The Division of Science Resources Statistics (SRS) fulfills the legislative mandate of the National Science Foundation Act to . . .

To carry out this mandate, SRS designs, supports, and directs about 14 periodic surveys as well as a variety of other data collections and research projects. These surveys yield the materials for SRS staff to compile, analyze, and disseminate quantitative information about domestic and international resources devoted to science, engineering, and technology. Each year SRS produces about 30 publications, which can be roughly divided into the following categories:

• Detailed Statistical Tables reports containing an extensive collection of tabulated data from each of SRS's surveys;
  
  
• InfoBriefs highlighting results from recent surveys and analyses;
  
  
• Periodic "overview" reports, such as Science and Engineering Indicators or National Patterns of R&D Resources;
  
  
• Periodic reports on focused topics such as Women, Minorities, and Persons With Disabilities in Science and Engineering and International Science and Technology Data Update; and
  
  
• Special reports, such as Undergraduate Origins of Recent Science and Engineering Doctorate Recipients and International Resources for Science and Technology.

SRS activities often require close cooperation with other Federal agencies, such as the National Institutes of Health, the National Center for Education Statistics, the Bureau of the Census, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Immigration and Naturalization Service, and the Department of Commerce's Patent and Trademark Office and International Trade Administration. All of the Federal agencies that perform research and development (R&D) participate in providing the data for the SRS Federal Funds reports. In addition, SRS staff work closely with universities, industrial firms, professional associations, and international organizations.

Upon completion of the data processing for the major surveys, SRS staff prepare InfoBriefs that summarize and highlight findings in the new data prior to the lengthier publishing process for the more detailed statistical reports and analyses. The data are also provided to users in a variety of formats and customized publications.

In addition to the SRS surveys, designed and managed by SRS staff and conducted primarily by contractors, the Division also supports a small program of extramural research on such topics as methodologies and models for scientific and technological data collection, modeling for the scientific and engineering labor markets, changing patterns of national and international research performance, and the relationship between science and technological development.

Publications are grouped according to the program that produces them. The three programs are listed below.

• Research and Development Statistics
• Human Resources Statistics
• Science and Engineering Indicators

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Division of Science Resources StatisticsPhone: (703) 292-8774 4201 Wilson Blvd., Suite 965Fax: (703) 292-9092 Arlington, VA 22230E-mail: srsweb@nsf.gov

Office of the Division Director
Information and Technology Services Program
Human Resources Statistics Program
Research and Development Statistics Program
Science & Engineering Indicators Program

 Office of the Division Director

  Information and Technology Services Program

  Human Resources Statistics Program

  Research and Development Statistics Program

  Science & Engineering Indicators Program

Last Modified:  Jun 07, 2004. Contact SRS