ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
A number of people should
be acknowledged for their help and participation in the GILS Evaluation
project. The Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative (COTR) was
Peter Weiss at the Office of Management and Budget. The Co-COTR was Lisa
Weber at the National Archives and Records Administration. Individuals
that served on the project Advisory Group were Chuck Arnason (Department
of Defense), Eliot Christian (U.S. Geological Survey), T. C. Evans (Government
Printing Office), Steve Hufford (Environmental Protection Agency), Vicki
Ries (Government Printing Office), Lisa Weber, Peter Weiss, and Roxanne
Williams (Department of Agriculture). In addition to providing general
suggestions regarding the development of the project, they also reviewed
and commented on drafts of the final report.
A number of individuals assisted members
of the study team in the data collection activities. We especially wish
to acknowledge the assistance of those who helped schedule the site visits:
Steve Hufford at the Environmental Protection Agency, Vicki Ries and T.
C. Evans at the Government Printing Office, Kurt Molholm at the Defense
Technical Information Center, and Gladys Myatt and Helen Whatley at the
Department of Treasury.
Many other individuals and groups also participated
in the study. First there are those who assisted the study team by arranging
focus group sessions, interviews, and other data collection activities.
In addition, a large number of people participated directly in the study
through site visits, interviews, focus groups, completing surveys, and
providing other information to the study team. Finally, a number of students
assisted in the project by participating in the online user assessment.
There simply are too many participants to name individually, but the study
team greatly appreciates their contributions.
In addition, a number of individuals were
kind enough to review drafts of the final report and provide the principal
investigators with suggestions and comments. Again, we greatly appreciate
your time and effort.
A nod of thanks goes to other members of
the GILS Evaluation study team. J. Timothy Sprehe (Sprehe Information Management
Associates), John Carlo Bertot (University of Maryland Baltimore County),
Jeff Rubin and Steven K. Wyman (Syracuse University), and June Koelker
and Erin Stewart (University of North Texas) all provided a range of assistance
with project development, data collection and analysis, report writing,
and other aspects of the study. Special thanks goes to Erin Stewart for
her tireless work and dedication to this project. Without all their help
this project could not have been completed successfully.
The Coalition for Networked Information provided
the listserv used by the project Advisory Group throughout the project,
and thanks go to Craig Summerhill for his assistance.
We also appreciate the assistance of various
staff at the University of North Texas, including the support of Academic
Computing Services and the Office of Sponsored Programs. We especially
acknowledge the help provided by office and administrative staff in the
School of Library and Information Sciences: Paula King, LeAnne Coffey,
Greg Straughn, Sharon Willis, and David Zych. And a special thanks to Ginger
Boone for computer support, and Kim Kilman and Gloria Shobowale, master’s
students at the School for their efforts in copyediting, HTML markup, and
other project support.
Despite the range of assistance and involvement
from others, however, the content of the final report is the responsibility
of the principal investigators.
William E. Moen
Charles R. McClure
June, 1997