I. JUNE 1998 ADDITION - SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION

A monograph entitled "SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION" was added to the web site in June 1998. This thirty page document describes two novel complementary approaches for systematically enhancing the process of innovation and discovery. One approach is workshop-based and the other is literature-based. Both approaches have the common feature of exploring knowledge from very disparate technical disciplines and technologies, and transferring insights and understanding from one or more disparate technical areas to other technical areas. While either approach can be performed independently to enable innovation and discovery, it is highly recommended that the approaches be combined into a single process. This integrated approach utilizes the strengths of each component technique to provide a synergy which can lead more efficiently to innovation than the sum of the two approaches performed separately. It has the potential to be a major breakthrough for the systematic promotion of innovation and discovery.

II. APRIL 1998 ADDITION - SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYMETRICS

A monograph entitled "SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY METRICS" was added to this web site in April 1998. The document describes:

1. why S&T assessment and evaluation have become important;
2. why metrics have become important for quality S&T evaluation;
3. what types of metrics are available for S&T evaluation, and
4. how metrics have been and can be applied to prospective and retrospective S&T assessment and evaluation.

Many case studies of metrics applications are summarized. The monograph discusses how metrics can be integrated with other evaluation tools to address the requirements of the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (GPRA). This comprehensive metrics monograph is self-contained, with 14 Appendices, and can serve as an information resource with over 5600 text and suggested reading references.

III. AUGUST 1997 ADDITIONS - ASSESSMENT/ PEER REVIEW/ROADMAPS

There are three other documents on this web site of potential interest to science and technology managers/ sponsors/ administrators/ planners/ transitioners/ researchers and developers/ evaluators and assessors. They are:

1. The Handbook of Research Impact Assessment
2. Research Program Peer Review: Principles, Practices, Protocols
3. Science and Technology Roadmaps

All three documents:

1. provide extensive background on the importance of the topic;
2. present the theory and principles underlying successful utilization of the methods and techniques discussed;
3. describe many case studies of successful applications, and
4. provide thousands of useful references.

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