204 EFFECTIVENESS OF THE COMMITTEE ON OCEANOGRAPHY 



offering degree credit level instruction in oceanography will be requested by the 

 panel to report such courses, their level, fields covered, degrees offered, etc. These 

 data will then be assembled into an oceanography educational directory for distri- 

 bution to institutions and students seeking such information. The panel is 

 scheduling completion of this directory by spring. 



The panel is of the opinion that its efforts to provide a better understanding of 

 scientific manpower problems in oceanography represent only a beginning. If 

 this type of work is to be maximally useful, a continuing and consistent surveillance 

 over the manpower situation is required. 



Mr. Dingell. Are there any other witnesses to be heard this 

 morning? 



Commander Anastasion? 



Commander Anastasion. Yes, sir, Air. Wakelin suggested that 

 you call the Chairman of the data center. He is here. If you do not 

 have the time, we can file his statement. 



Mr. Dingell. We would appreciate it, Doctor, you would have 

 no objection to filing your statement, would you? 



Dr. Jacobs. No, sir. I might point out that this prepared statement 

 was rather hurriedly prepared. I have a couple of areas where I 

 think the language is a little unfortunate, if I could have an oppor- 

 tunity to correct these? 



Mr. Dingell. Doctor, in order to be perfectly fair, we intendlto 

 keep the record open for a substantial period, to have an opportunity 

 to add information as appears necessary to the departments and to 

 the committee, so would 10 days be sufficient for you to refine the 

 statement to your satisfaction? 



Dr. Jacobs. Yes, sir. 



Mr. Dingell. Well, if you have no objection to that, then, I 

 would suggest you don't file it today, and then you have 10 days in 

 which to do it, submit it to the committee, or even briefly more than 

 that, if you desire. 



(The following was furnished for insertion:) 



Statement of Dr. Woodrow C. Jacobs, Director, National Oceanographic 



Data Center 



Mr. Chairman, gentlemen, I would first of all like to express my appreciation 

 for this opportunity to appear before you for the purpose of presenting the organ- 

 ization, accomplishments, and plans for the National Oceanographic Data Center 

 (NODC). It would appear quite appropriate to make such a presentation at 

 this time in view of the continued interest your committee has had in the center 

 since it was first proposed by the Interagency Committee on Oceanography early 

 in 1960. 



BACKGROUND 



In the decade prior to 1960, the need for a central depository and service 

 agency for oceanographic data had been expressed many times by the scientific 

 community and by representatives of government, and, in June 1960, as a result 

 of this expressed need, the Federal Council for Science and Technology unan- 

 imously recommended that a National Oceanographic Data Center be established. 

 This action, itself, was based upon the specific recommendation submitted to it 

 by the Interagency Committee on Oceanography. This action will probably be 

 looked upon in the historical sense, as the first formal action taken toward the 

 implementation of a national oceanographic program. We trust that historj 7 

 will also show that the establishment of the center was the logical and most 

 practical first step to take toward augmentation of our national research and 

 survey effort in oceanography. 



On December 23, 1960, an interagency agreement for the establishment and 

 operation of a National Oceanographic Data Center was signed by the Director 

 of the National Science Foundation, the Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of 

 the Interior, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Acting Chairman of the United 



