Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!uunet!bionet!pucc.princeton.edu!A71BISHO%SUVM From: A71BISHO%SUVM@PUCC.PRINCETON.EDU Newsgroups: bionet.general Subject: (none) Message-ID: <8908101233.AA09120@net.bio.net> Date: 10 Aug 89 17:07:45 GMT Sender: lear@NET.BIO.NET Reply-To: BITNET Futures List Lines: 36 We are participating in a study, sponsored by the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment (OTA), on the impact of computer networks on scientific research and will be reporting our results to OTA this fall. Several bills are now before Congress that could significantly affect the development of research networks, and we feel that the views of the research community must be represented. We would appreciate your insight into some basic questions: - Have computer networks changed the ways we do research (in the broadest sense: research methodologies, analytic techniques, conceptualization, project administration, etc.)? - What particular problems or issues do researchers face when using networks (technical, institutional, economic, psychological, or other problems)? - Are patterns of scholarly communication changing (the informal communication among colleagues or the formal publication process)? Any sort of response you may offer is appropriate -- personal anecdotes, opinions, complaints, or whatever. We are especially interested in the role that computer networks play in the way you conduct research. Thanks for your help! Ann Bishop, Philip Doty, Charles R. McClure School of Information Studies, Syracuse University