DEEP-OCEM BIBLIOGRAPHY FILE 



The deep=ocean studies bibliography file contains over 2000 entries 

 which include books,, reports^ articles from scientific journals, and 

 papers presented at various symposia and congresses » The subject matter 

 of this bibliography covers the entire spectrum of the sciences and 

 arts involved in deep=ocean work. 



Of these 2000 entries approximately 750 have been entered into a 

 manual keyword information-retrieval systemo This system is based on 

 the assignment to each reference of a number of keywords which describe 

 the content of the reference. These terms or keywords are selected by 

 an examination of the reference^ an abstract j, a table of contents, or 

 in some cases where none of these are available, the title of the reference. 



Each reference entered into this bibliography is assigned an 

 accession number. After analysis for keywords^, the accession number 

 is posted to all of the appropriate keyword cards in the keyword file. 

 It is then possible, by consulting the keyword file, to discover any 

 reference which contains information on the subject described by a 

 keyword or combination of keywords o 



In addition to the keyword file, which contains only 750 accession 

 references at present, all 2000 entries are indexed by author and 

 issuing agency. 



An intensive effort has been made to contact all known suppliers 

 of equipment and devices for high=pressure research, oceanographic 

 measxirements, and deep=sea investigations. This effort has resulted 

 in the accumulation of an extensive reference file concerning equipment 

 and instruments for these applications. 



FUTURE PLMS 



Ocean Environment Research Facilities 



The second STU (2^ months exposure at a depth of 6,000 feet) is 

 scheduled for placement late in FY-63. It is anticipated that subsequent 

 STU's will be placed at a rate of one per year unless an urgent need 

 for this type of research develops. 



On the basis of experience with the first STU and the problems 

 presented by its loaded weight (about 7000 pounds), it is anticipated 

 that future STU's will be constructed of a lightweight, corrosion- 



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