Interferon Scientific Memoranda. A New Communication Media for Increasing the Efficiency and Effectiveness of Scientific Research

摘要

The desirability of increasing the seed of informal communications of information among investigators in well defined areas of a scientific discipline was established. The 'Interferon Scientific Memoranda (ISM)' is a part of the NIAID feasibility project responding to this increased need for communication. The ISM is an informal communication for investigators active in research on interferon. In the first year of operation, the photo-duplication medium using the mails as a communication channel was established as the vehicle for this rapid informal communication system. The test program in its first year of operation, proved the feasibility and usefulness of such a system through the elimination of unnecessary duplication of experiments, in improvement in design of experiments, and in savings in research time plus animals, supplies and facilities. The study is on the successful progress and effectiveness of its second year of operation. (Author)