Latest content added for UNT Digital Library Collection: Office of Technology Assessmenthttps://digital.library.unt.edu/explore/collections/OTA/browse/?fq=str_year:1978&start=10&fq=untl_institution:UNTGD&fq=untl_decade:1970-19792011-08-20T21:15:27-05:00UNT LibrariesThis is a custom feed for browsing UNT Digital Library Collection: Office of Technology AssessmentImpact of a Department of Education on Federal Science & Technology Activities2011-08-20T21:15:27-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc39389/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc39389/"><img alt="Impact of a Department of Education on Federal Science & Technology Activities" title="Impact of a Department of Education on Federal Science & Technology Activities" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc39389/small/"/></a></p><p>A report by the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) examining "a range of congressional options available for ensuring the integrity of the educational process for professional scientists and engineers is maintained" during the creation of the Department of Education (p. iii).</p>Nutrition Research Alternatives2011-08-20T21:15:27-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc39390/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc39390/"><img alt="Nutrition Research Alternatives" title="Nutrition Research Alternatives" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc39390/small/"/></a></p><p>A report by the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) that analyzes "nutrition research alternatives-alternative goals and priorities, alternative definitions and funding, and alternative research personnel requirements" (p. iii).</p>Policy Implications of the Computed Tomography (CT) Scanner2011-08-20T21:15:27-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc39391/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc39391/"><img alt="Policy Implications of the Computed Tomography (CT) Scanner" title="Policy Implications of the Computed Tomography (CT) Scanner" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc39391/small/"/></a></p><p>A report by the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) that looks specifically at the Computed Tomography (CT) scanner and examines "current Federal policies and current medical practices to determine whether a reasonable amount of justification should be provided before costly new medical technologies and procedures are put into general use," (quoted from p. iii).</p>A Preliminary Assessment of the National Crime Information Center and the Computerized Criminal History System2011-08-20T21:15:27-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc39392/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc39392/"><img alt="A Preliminary Assessment of the National Crime Information Center and the Computerized Criminal History System" title="A Preliminary Assessment of the National Crime Information Center and the Computerized Criminal History System" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc39392/small/"/></a></p><p>A report by the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) concerning the growing use of computer and communications technology to the criminal justice system, analyzing possible issues that could arise in the Federal-State system (p. iii).</p>Renewable Ocean Energy Sources: Part 1 - Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion2011-08-20T21:15:27-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc39393/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc39393/"><img alt="Renewable Ocean Energy Sources: Part 1 - Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion" title="Renewable Ocean Energy Sources: Part 1 - Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc39393/small/"/></a></p><p>A report in a series by the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) considering renewable ocean energy sources as a possible energy supply. This report focuses on ocean thermal energy conversion and analyzes the feasibility of using it and evaluates current research on the topic (p. iii).</p>The Role of Demonstrations in Federal R&D Policy2011-08-20T21:15:27-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc39394/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc39394/"><img alt="The Role of Demonstrations in Federal R&D Policy" title="The Role of Demonstrations in Federal R&D Policy" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc39394/small/"/></a></p><p>A report by the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) that "analyzes the Nation's experience with demonstration projects to provide Congress with a perspective and a set of guidelines for evaluating and shaping proposed demonstrations" (p. iv).</p>A Technology Assessment of Coal Slurry Pipelines2011-08-20T21:15:27-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc39395/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc39395/"><img alt="A Technology Assessment of Coal Slurry Pipelines" title="A Technology Assessment of Coal Slurry Pipelines" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc39395/small/"/></a></p><p>A report by the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) on the "possible effects on society of coal slurry pipeline development, a comparison of pipeline and unit train costs, and an analysis of relevant legal and regulatory issues" (Foreword).</p>An Analysis of the ERDA Plan and Program2011-08-20T21:15:27-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc39379/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc39379/"><img alt="An Analysis of the ERDA Plan and Program" title="An Analysis of the ERDA Plan and Program" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc39379/small/"/></a></p><p>A report prepared by the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) analyzing a plan put forth by the Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA). This report assesses the plan and "is intended to provide the Congress with much of the background information necessary for an effective analysis of ERDA's energy R&D programs" (p. vii).</p>