Excerpt from The Utilization of Information Sources During R& D Proposal Preparation The overriding questions of the design and scale of information systems can only be solved, however, with better'knowledge of the information needs of the users and an understanding of the role which technical information plays in research and development. A first step in this direction is the measurement of both the relative de pendence upon and benefits derived from specific sources of infor mation. Information handling serves two principal functions: (i) management; i.e. Direction, coordination, reporting, and control, and (2) technical problem solution. This report is concerned primarily with the second function. Following Menzel (l962) the study con siders the use of and interaction among three general sources of tech nicai information. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.