The NAMDI information will be compiled by EDS for inclusion in The 

 International Journal of Marine Sciences and for the World Data Center/ 

 Oceanography Index-Referral Service. The Environmental Data Service 

 has agreed to publish annual summaries of NAMDI forms for all data 

 collected on IDOE programs. 



Data submission. After reviev^^ing the NAMDI forms, EDS or SOSC 

 vi^ill contact the data originator to work out the final details on types of 

 data to be transferred and shipment schedules. The Ofiice for the IDOE 

 will approve these agreements. Submission of the data and specimens by 

 the originator to the appropriate repository is expected within a reason- 

 able length of time after collection. Generally, this will be within six 

 months in the case of raw and original records which the data centers 

 will copy and return, or within one year in the case of processed and 

 analyzed data. Data should be submitted with adequate ancillary infor- 

 mation and notes on instrumentation and calibrations to permit subsequent 

 users to attain the greatest potential use of the information. In some 

 cases, e.g., seismic reflection profiles, the original records may be sent to 

 EDS for duplication. In such cases, the original records will be returned 

 within approximately three weeks. At the request of the originator, EDS 

 will permanently retain original records of the following types: naviga- 

 tional abstracts and trackline sheets; geophysical, XBT and STD strip 

 charts; fathograms; and supplemental records which will permit subse- 

 quent users to evaluate and process original records. 



A second level inventory will be required for data which cannot be 

 64 shipped according to the specified schedule and for special classes of 



observations such as bottom photos, biological samples and geological 

 samples. The details of this second level inventory, worked out between 

 the appropriate data center and the data originator, will be approved by 

 the Office for the IDOE. 



At the request of the originator, distribution of data by the data 

 center may be delayed for a period of up to one year. All requests for 

 deferment will be reviewed by the Office for the IDOE. During the period 

 of deferment, the data will not be made available to requesters without 

 th written permission of the originator. 



Publications, resulting in whole or in part through support provided 

 by the Office for the IDOE, should acknowledge that support. Four copies 

 of all reports and publication reprints should be sent to the Office for 

 the IDOE. One copy of each document based on IDOE data will be for- 

 warded to NODC and each data center involved in the archiving of data 

 or samples described in the document. 



