PAGE TEN THE MICHIGAN DAILY TUESDAY. APRH, 12=' 1 qag A ETNT E MC IA AIYTT aVAIf. 9in .. aq.aSa. A t a. a1LK7arrs..[ . nr iilit ifr, IYUh a Scientific Agencies Seek To Reduce Lag Between Discovery, Reporting 'U' Offers Undergraduates Opportunities for Research WE'LL BUY ALL YOUR (Continued from Page 1) to SIE deal with the nuances of ne wideas and novel concepts." The scope of SIE has expanded to cover on-going research in the medical, biological and physical sciences, any researcher in a rec- ognized scientific laboratory be- ing free to use SIE's services with- out charge. The files, cross-in- dexed under 10 subject heads per report and 20-30 items of infor- mation, contain over 100,000 rec- ords of who is doing what, where, when and how much, plus a 200 word summary of the technical detail. The SIE storehouse is growing at a rate of more than 2000 proj- ect reports a week and the SIE's computers are referred to over 3000 times a week, according to Director Dr. Monroe Freeman. Currently over 90 per cent of these queries come from federal- S e Y 'r i T T 5 _ , * s s a a'T 3 S 5' 2^o 7e' 'T < .. : x a a S 3 3 _ I AC.ross am us rt A, TUESDAY, APRIL 12 4 p.m.-VOICE will sponsor a lecture by Prof. Marshall Sahlin of the anthropology department on "The Peace Offensive and the Ky Regime" in the Multipurpose Rm. of the UGLI. 8 a.m. - Registration for the "Symposium on Remote Sensa- tions of Environment" followed by the opening sessions, starts in Rackham lobby. 8:30 a.m.-Management Devel- opment Seminars on "Basics of. Supervision" will begin in the Un-; lon. 1:30 p.m.-Management Devel- opment Seminars on "On-the-Job. Coaching and Counseling" will be- gin in the Union. 4:00 p.m.-Prof. John Milnor of Princeton University will speak on "Some Algebraic Tools of Topol- ogy," in Aud D. 4:10 p.m.-Prof. William Sears of Florida Atlantic University will speak on "The Interpretation of Archaeological Data in Social and Political Terms" in Aud B. 7 p.m.-The Brass Ensemble of the music school will give a public recital in the North Campus Reci- tal Hall. 8:30 p.m. - The Professional Theatre Program will present "Barefoot in the Park" in Hill Aud. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13 4 p.m.-Prof. John Milnor of Princeton University will speak on "Some Algebraic Tools in Topol- ogy," in Aud D. 4:15 p.m. - Dr. James Neel, chairman of the medical school department of human genetics will speak on "Atomic Bombs, Inbreed- ing, and Japanese Genes," in Aud. A. 8:30 p.m.-The Symphony Or- chestra will give a public concert in Hill Aud. THURSDAY, APRIL 14 8:30 a.m.-Management Devel- opment Seminars on "Manage- ment Orientation" will begin in the Union. 7 and 9 p.m.-Cinema Guild will present "A Man Escaped," in the Architecture Aud. FRIDAY, APRIL 15 4 p.m.-Prof. John Milnor of Princeton University will speak on "Some Algebraic Tools in Top- ology," in Aud D. 8:30 p.m.-The Arts Chorale, Prof. Maynard Klein conducting, will give a concert in Hill Aud. SATURDAY, APRIL 16 10 a.m.-Prof. John Milnor of Princeton University will speak on "Some Algebraic Tools in Topol- ogy," in Aud D. 7 and 9 p.m.-Cinema Guild will present "Nicholas Nickleby" in the Architecture Aud. SUNDAY, APRIL 17 7 and 9 p.m.-Cinema Guild will present "Nicholas Nickleby" in the Architecture Aud. employed persons, but Freeman hopes more universities and indus- tries will register their projects with SIE. While the work of the last dec- ade in the area of science informa- tion flow has been largely theoret- ical, the NSF is currently conduct- ing several pilot projects which have great implications for more efficient information exchange programs. One was begun in 1965 in con- junction with the Chemical Ab- stracts Service. The CAS will at- tempt to create a structure for the handling of information about organic compounds that can code nearly one million compounds with an identification number and reas- sign the number to . the com- pound each time it appears. Computer programs are being designed during the two-year proj- ect that will identify the com- pounds and make the latest in- formation available to chemists in automated form. A similar study is being done by NSF and the American Insti- tute of Physics with the British "Physics Abstracts." NSF is help- ing the "Engineering Index" and the American Society for Metals coordinate their efforts in similar information services. The location of relevant, useful data is a first step in the revo- lutionizing of science information flow. The easy accessibility of the research article behind the cata- logue card is equally important and the solution of this problem mayy well mean a significant change in the current structure of library systems. TOMORROW: The Library in the Future. (Continued from Page 1) the ability and the right kind of temperament for research work. In either case, the participants are carefully selected and the very few who display the interest and capability necessary are offered the opportunity to work on indi- vidual projects conducted tutor- ially or as assistant to a project beginning about the eighth week of classes. In several cases, the researcher may be permitted access to private business equipment and University facilities if these would be helpful in his work. Work is not restricted to stu- dents in the department in which the grant is available either. For example, students in the mathe- matics department recently work- ed on sponsored research in the botany department, aiding in sta- tistical work which has become a great part of experimental botany. This interdisciplinary approach is especially exciting on the under- graduate level because it allows a student to understand the applica- tion of various fields of science in the entire research picture. Widespread Approach This approach is not restricted or centered on one school, but many programs are being carried on at the present time in prac- tically every department. Many departments curricula i n c l u d e courses in research methods as a part of the course selections and chances for students to work more or less independently. Many of the projects being car- ried out are not extensive, for very often even humble successes at research work will encourage the student to go on to do more com- plicated work in graduate school using techniques learned now. While it is true that many of the jobs begin with such routine work as washing test tubes, if a student distinguishes himself in the proj- ect. he may quickly work his way up to a very responsible position. A few theses based on such programs have been published and results from the studies on grants are often bound and are made available for reference by depart- ment libraries. These programs are often in- valuable in helping a student know whether he has the qualities which suit him for work in academic life. He may find after a year on a project that he lacks the patience or simply is not qualified for the work. Those who "see the light" and find they are interested in aca- demic pursuits become even more enthuastic over the science. They gain the ability to evaluate and understand research techniques which will provide a good back- ground for the further work un- dertaken. 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